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16-05-2025
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Lafayette police honor Jolivette and Middlebrook in Memorial Week
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — It's Police Memorial Week, and the Lafayette Police Department has honored two fallen officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. When it comes to remembering Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette and Cpl. Michael Middlebrook, the Lafayette Police Department, has a saying, 'Lost but never forgotten,' to keep their memory and legacy of service alive. A memorial wall dedicated to Sr. Cpl. Jolivette and Cpl. Middlebrook is displayed at the Lafayette Police Department Precinct 4. 'It is a loss for our department, but we will never forget them,' and it's a way to remember and honor all Jolivette and Middlebrook did while serving their community.' said Sgt. Robin Green 'We appreciate their dedication and their sacrifice, and so this memorial is very special for that reason.' Nyjal Hurst indicted in connection with the death of Lafayette Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now When it comes to remembering Jolivette and Middlebrooke, Cpt. Thaddeus Sices said he worked closely with Sr. Cpl. Jolivette as both his captain and sergeant. He said it was an honor to work with Jolivette and remembers how much the community loved him. 'Segus was well-liked in his community. You know, he exemplified our mission statement. He operated with a sense of courage, dedication, compassion, and integrity. He was very well-liked by his peers, and every assignment that he was given, he always completed,' Sices said Sgt. Green said Cpl. Middlebrook is remembered for his heart for people, especially how he cared for the less fortunate. She said there were many times Middlebrook would go to convenience stores and see if they had food that was not expired, but they were taking it off the shelf. 'He wouldn't allow them to throw it away. He would take that food, and he would pass it out to the homeless just to make sure that they had something to eat.' Green said. LPD said both Jolivette and Middlebrooke will forever be in their hearts as they celebrate police memorial week. Latest news Lafayette police honor Jolivette and Middlebrook in Memorial Week LPSS teachers get salary raise, starting at $50K St. Landry Evangeline Sexual Assault Center loses funding Hot & Dry Days Through the Weekend With Showers Possible Next Week… Father condemns Lafayette teachers after allegedly assaulting a student Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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16-05-2025
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LPSS teachers get salary raise, starting at $50K
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– The Lafayette Parish School Board has reached a decision to increase pay for all teachers within the parish. With the item approved, teachers would receive a starting salary of $50,000, which is $2,000 more than any other starting pay in the district. These salary increases are from savings in LPSS' budget from the district office optimization and consolidation and staffing adjustments. This comes after feedback was received from two teacher focus groups, four informational meetings at school sites, and multiple advisory panels about the impact of the increase in salary. In addition to this, there will also be stipends for clubs and organizations, teacher assignments, playoff stipends, and stipends for meeting certain student performance standards. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Other pay incentives for teachers included compensation for working extended seasons, compensation for working with student clubs and organizations, and compensation for teachers who teach courses with state assessments. Lafayette police honor Jolivette and Middlebrook in Memorial Week LPSS teachers get salary raise, starting at $50K St. Landry Evangeline Sexual Assault Center loses funding Hot & Dry Days Through the Weekend With Showers Possible Next Week… Father condemns Lafayette teachers after allegedly assaulting a student Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10-05-2025
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Tupelo, Oxford and Booneville to host memorials for fallen police officers next week
TUPELO – At least three Northeast Mississippi communities will host ceremonies as part of National Law Enforcement Memorial Week. The Northeast Mississippi Law Enforcement Memorial Service, hosted by Wives of Warriors and C.O.P.S. (Concerns Of Police Survivors), will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 12, outside the theater at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo. The memorial service was started more than a quarter-century ago by John Harmon after his son, Casey Harmon, was shot and killed while working as a jailer at the Lee County Juvenile Detention Center in March 1998. Northeast Mississippi Community College Police Chief Jason Jackson will be the speaker at the event, which will include the playing of taps, the reading of the names of the area's officers who have been killed in the line of duty and a candlelight vigil. Thursday morning, the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers Association will host its annual ceremony on the courthouse lawn. Representatives from area agencies will report if any officers were killed or injured in the line of duty. Following the laying of a wreath at the Public Safety Memorial at the courthouse, the Oxford Police Department honor guard will give a 21-gun salute. The Prentiss County Sheriff's Office will hold their annual ceremony at the Prentiss County Justice Center at 6 p.m. Thursday. Recently appointed First Circuit District Attorney Jason Herring will be the guest speaker. The event will include the laying of a wreath on the memorial to the agency's only officer lost in the line of duty, Michael Hisaw. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy established May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week around that day is National Police Week. There will be a pair of events in Jackson on Tuesday. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety will host their memorial service at 10 a.m. at their 1900 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue headquarters. Lt. Col. Matt Lott will be the keynote speaker. Robin Whitfield will offer comments about the late Lee Tartt, an MBN agent who was killed during a February 2016 standoff. The same day at 6:30 p.m., the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police and the Mississippi Sheriff's Association will host their annual fallen officer candlelight vigil at the State Capitol Mall in downtown Jackson. The national memorial will also be held Tuesday night at 7 p.m. with a candlelight vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. That event, which will be livestreamed on social media by the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund, will include the reading of the names of fallen officers, including the 148 who died in 2024.
