Police chiefs talk about communication

On Jan. 23, Morgan City Police Chief James F. Blair hosted a meeting of the chiefs of police and a representative of the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Department in Morgan City to enhance communication between the agencies within St. Mary Parish. Those newly elected and appointed chiefs include Garrett Grogan of Patterson, David Leonard Sr. of Berwick and Morris Beverly of Franklin. Newly elected Sheriff Blaise Smith was unable to attend but was represented by St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Department’s Chief Deputy Gary Driskell. Pictured from left are Chief Hal Hutchinson, Chitimacha Police Department; Leonard; Blair; Grogan; Assistant Chief Mark Griffin Jr. of the Morgan City Police Department; Driskell; Tina Thibodeaux of the Franklin Police Department; and Beverly.