#Ascension parish sheriff me professional#

Four years ago Byron Hill, with ardent support from CJ Matthews and a few other former APSO deputies, offered the same vague characterizations against a department over which Bobby Webre had presided for less than one calendar year. How he came by the purported quote attributed to Sheriff Webre is anyone’s guess though we agree that Webre has “the vote of the parish.” Let’s get back to law enforcement and remove the oppressive burden of politics. If elected Sheriff, changes for the better will be implemented immediately, and processes will be streamlined.

#Ascension parish sheriff me professional#

Does that sound like a professional to you who cares about his employees? He has also blocked me and my supporters from the APSO Facebook page. The current sheriff stated “CJ may have the vote of the department, but I have the vote of the parish”. Unfortunately, the situation at APSO is in dire straits, and morale is at an all time low.

More than a few lamented their former colleague’s denigration of APSO. To a man, their support of Sheriff Webre was passionate. He went further on Tuesday, claiming that Ascension Parish Government is also corrupt without bothering to back it up with fact or detail of any kind.Ĭonsidering the counter-narrative emanating from the Matthews’ camp, we canvassed dozens of APSO deputies on Thursday, including several who worked closely with the upstart candidate during his three-decade stint with the department. Matthews, who regularly touts his service in criminal investigations during a 30-year tenure with the department, should know that presenting actual evidence might be conducive to his being taken seriously. Thus, Matthew’s screed of unsubstantiated accusations of unspecified corruption against Sheriff Webre’s APSO was recorded. We have all taken our oath from God, and we are perfectly willing to make the supreme sacrifice in the name of all things we hold so dear life, freedom, peace and the desire to live without fear,” Sheriff Webre addressed hundreds.Īmong the handful of listeners to Matthews’ speech at Gilla Brewing on Tuesday was an individual from the enemy camp. “As I speak, your deputies are suited up armor, shield and sword and they’re standing on the wall guardians of our community, protectors of our citizens and champions of justice. Sheriff Webre with Parish President Clint Cointment Whenever your campaign supporters take to social media in defense of the fundraiser turnout, insisting the images you yourself posted are not an accurate reflection of the event’s success…things are not trending your way. It was the…well, it coulda been worse but appears bad enough by comparison…Īt the risk of being too dismissive of CJ Matthews’ campaign to unseat Webre, this has the feeling of a 75%-25% race in the incumbent’s favor (we’ll take Webre and the over). Sheriff Webre’s likeliest opponent (Election Qualifying is August 8-10) is former deputy CJ Matthews who, for some reason, decided to have his own fundraiser two days earlier. Having attended quite a few steak-and-potato fundraisers in support of another Ascension Parish sheriff, Thursday’s version was the most successful in terms of attendees. As yet, only Webre has drawn an opponent for the October 14 election date.įrom east and west they came, old and young, black and white…an awful lot of ordinary citizens who hold Bobby Webre in high regard and consider him a friend. Along with every other parish-wide elected official who showed up in support of Sheriff Bobby Webre at a Thursday fundraiser.