BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The men and women whose job it is to keep you safe were honored Thursday at the 9th annual Capital Region Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon.

The Award of Excellence was given to six heroes currently serving in our community, as well as three groups; the 19th JDC Attorney’s Victim Assistance Bureau, the Violent Crimes Unit from Ascension Parish, and the Iberville Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Corporal Michael Conrad

Detective Tiffany Smith

19th JDC Attorney’s Victim Assistance Bureau

Sergeant Otto Harshbarger

Sergeant Chance Boudreaux

Iberville Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau

Deputy Jason Armstrong

APSO Violent Crimes Unit

Sergeant Cody Jarreau

PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Captain Patrick Washi

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