ACADIA PARISH — A friend, a leader, a man of service — those are just some of the words people in Acadia Parish used to describe retired Assistant Police Chief Carl Thibodeaux, whose life and legacy were honored Monday with a law enforcement funeral procession through Church Point. Community members lined the streets as it was one last chance to say "thank you" to a man who spent 35 years in uniform serving and protecting the town.

Church Point Police Captain and Commander Larry Charlot reflected on the lessons he learned from Thibodeaux during their time together in the department. “He was a good assistant chief and a good man, taught me a lot when I was working with him,” Charlot said. “The whole thing is to treat people the way you wanna be treated. If you do that, your job is a whole

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