Behind The Scenes With Sheriff Jason Ard

In this episode, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard focuses on fentanyl overdose awareness, family loss, recovery, and cooperation between families, communities, and law enforcement. Angela Shockley discusses the death of her daughter Morgan from a fentanyl overdose, the creation of her nonprofit Mo’s Movement, and the need for education, prevention, and support.
Glen Muse of Texas Pictures describes his documentary work on fentanyl poisoning and how families have shared their experiences. Shockley closes by stressing the difference between helping and enabling, and encouraging families to learn about addiction and set boundaries during active use.

Timestamps
02:05 Morgan’s Addiction Battle
12:32 Taking Dealers Off Streets
15:32 Cell Phones and Evidence
19:37 Filmmaker’s Mission
25:54 Community Views Unite
31:43 Billboard Awareness Campaign
38:02 Angela’s Prevention Message
42:21 Hope and Resources

Keywords
Livingston Parish, Sheriff Jason Ard, Podcast, Mo’s Movement, Texas Pictures,

In this episode of LPSS District Download, Livingston Parish Public Schools Superintendent Jody Purvis sits down with Livingston Parish Public Schools Business Manager Jason Ard as they cover the important partnership between the sheriff and Livingston Parish Public Schools. The Sheriff discusses many programs including the Safety Detail, SRO’s, Truancy Officers and New Laws in Louisiana regarding drugs within a certain radius of a public school,

Timestamps
00:15 Safety Partnership
02:05 SRO Program Begins
06:43 School Security Team
14:33 Tax Plan Reworked
17:46 Handling Threats Fast
24:28 Truancy Support
30:27 New Marijuana Law
33:28 Traffic Safety Reminders

#LPSO #LivingstonParish #publicschools #louisiana #districtdownload #podcast

In this episode, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard sits down with Livingston Parish President Randy DeLatte as he discusses how opioid settlement funds are being used locally, with spending focused on prevention, education, training, and recovery services. They discuss the parish’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, outreach efforts in schools and the detention center, and the overdose trends and enforcement actions that followed the addition of narcotics agents and arrests of major dealers. 

Timestamps
00:43 Parish Partnership Begins
04:14 Limits on Settlement Funds
06:54 Education Over Addiction
27:17 Jail Space 
39:34 Growing a Destination Parish
44:27 Future Projects and Leadership

Keywords
Livingston Parish,2016 flood,podcast,behind the scenes,louisiana,Randy Delatte,

In this series of “Behind The Scenes”,  Sheriff Jason Ard recounts the August 2016 flood in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.  The Sheriff sits down with former Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves as they discuss his fight in Washington to secure funding for this disaster and crash through the red tape, from securing housing for flood victims to ending the “duplication of benefits” clause with FEMA.

Timestamps
07:00 Finding Housing 
16:00 D.C. red-tape
25:00 Protecting Families
30:00 Aftermath

Keywords
Livingston Parish,2016 flood,podcast,behind the scenes,louisiana,Garret Graves,

In this series of “Behind The Scenes”,  Sheriff Jason Ard recounts the August 2016 flood in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.  The Sheriff sits down with former Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks as they recall aspects of responding to the disaster from both a state and federal level including FEMA, the National Guard and other state agencies amid mounting concerns of closed bridges, looting and shortages of shelters.  

Timestamps
05:09 Families in the Flood
13:11 Leadership Under Pressure
24:36 The First Days After
32:55 A Changed Parish
36:40 Air View of Damage
39:56 The Hardest Challenge

Keywords
Livingston Parish,2016 flood,podcast,behind the scenes,louisiana,Layton Ricks,