Officers President………….……..……..Carroll Falcon President-Elect…………..….….Kathy Benoit Secretary-Treasurer……............John Doucet Past President……………….Bobby Marcello Board of Directors Danny Cavell Kevin Gros Shay Holloway Skipper Holloway Patrice Oncale

Sgt-at-Arms………………..….Craig Stanga Bulletin Editor…………….…Janice Tregre Web Master……………….….Kathy Benoit Program Chair……….……...Ken Chadwick Ken.chadwick@nicholls.edu Foundation Chair………….....Skipper Holloway 2015-16 Dist. 6200 Governor: .… Francis Nezianya 2015-16 International Pres. …..John Germ

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Captain Frank Besson joined the Louisiana State Police in April 1999 after serving five years with both the Grand Isle Police Depart-ment and the Lafourche Par-ish Sheriff’s Office. After working for three years as a road trooper investigating traffic crashes, he was re-assigned to the Criminal Pa-trols Unit where he per-formed highway interdiction on Louisiana’s Interstates. In 2009, Captain Besson was promoted to the rank of Ser-geant in Operation Develop-ment’s Research Unit in Ba-

ton Rouge. Captain Besson has since moved up through the ranks during his tenure at Headquarters to reach the rank of Captain. In March of 2016, Captain Besson trans-ferred and assumed the role as Troop Commander at Troop-C in Gray, LA. During Captains Besson’s years of service with State Police, he has served in vari-ous roles In the fall of 2002, Frank was elected to the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Trooper’s Association. He served five years on the

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board before he was elected to the office of Statewide President in the Fall of 2007. In 2006, he was elected to the Board of Trus-tees of the Louisiana State Police Retirement System where he currently serves as a Chair-man of the Board. In 2015, he graduated from the National FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Captain Besson provided the Rotary club with an informative presentation on the role of the State Police Troop C which encom-passes Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. James, and St. John. Troop C employs 53 troopers. There are 4 shifts and 7 troopers on each shift. Troop C focuses on data driven information in order to effectively police the jurisdiction. Captain Besson credits partner-ships as being critical to successful law en-forcement.

Area Clubs for Meeting Makeup's Town Day/Time Location Houma Wed/Noon Quality Inn Houma Sunrise Tue/7:30 AM Cannata’s Cafe Houma-Terre Thur/Noon Quality Inn Patterson Wed/6:30 PM. Harbor Seafood Inn Grand Isle Wed/7:00 PM. Community Center Donaldsonville Thur/Noon Café Lafourche Lockport Thur/Noon C’est Cajun Catering Morgan City Thur/Noon Petroleum Club Golden Meadow Thur/7:00 PM P.J.’s Fed Pond EarlyAct Club 1st/3rd Tue/7:55 AM St Charles Elem. NSU Rotaract 2nd&4th Thurs 4:30 PM LeBijou

THIBODAUX ROTARY CLUB MEMBERSHIP OCTOBER 2016 

Upcoming Speakers

OCT 25 Karim Belhadjali

Louisiana 2017 Masterplan

NOV 1 Club Assembly

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