Justice Department Awards Over $3 Million to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement

U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has awarded $3,364,666 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement ("LCLE") to provide resources to help Louisiana agencies fight the drug epidemic and violent crime throughout the state of Louisiana.

The project activities include providing state and local units of government funding to enforce drug control laws and to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on violent crime and serious offenders. Expected outcomes for this program include continuing programs to improve drug control via enforcement of the laws against violent and non-violent crime; addressing recidivism by strengthening the areas of the criminal justice system that focus on prevention of crime and on drug abuse intervention; and responding to the need for specialized law enforcement and prosecution training. Subrecipient activities will be determined by data gathered from district planning meetings, as well as information collected by the Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission staff and policy board. These activities along with other statutory program areas will include promoting law enforcement, prosecution and adjudication efforts necessary to provide for a safe and drug-free society.

LCLE is a foundation located in Baton Rouge dedicated to improving the operations of the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems and to promoting public safety by providing progressive leadership and coordination within the criminal justice community.

For more information about this award, please contact the OJP Office of Communications at 202-307-0703 or [email protected].