‘Depart the B.S. at residence.’ Iberville Parish officers subject stern warning to troublemakers forward of Mardi Gras parades

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) – 4 Mardi Gras parades will run in Iberville Parish this season. And, Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi says his deputies should not going to let a couple of troublemakers break all of the enjoyable for everybody else.

On Monday night, Feb. 14, the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Workplace responded to photographs fired referred to as at an house advanced on Tenant Highway, type of behind Plaquemine Excessive.

“And, fortunately nobody was hit,” stated Sheriff Stassi.

This image reveals the bullet gap within the window.

The rise in crime, particularly amongst juveniles, on the west facet of the river has Sheriff Stassi on alert.

“As we prepare for the parade season, we had obtained some data that there may be some gun-play concerned in a few of the parades. A few of the residents of the parish had referred to as me and requested me what our plan was, and what we have been going to do. And, I simply needed to let the general public know that we have been going to have the manpower from the sheriff’s workplace, the town PD, for all 5 of the parades that we’re concerned in. 4 in Iberville Parish and one in Pointe Coupee Parish that we’re going to help in,” stated Stassi.

The sheriff says no nonsense will likely be tolerated, particularly when households wish to have fun Mardi Gras after a two-year absence due to COVID.

“I don’t wish to be the sheriff who shuts down a parade. However, I would like the residents to know that this isn’t only a regulation enforcement drawback. It is a neighborhood drawback, and we have to be sure that we’re conscious of what’s occurring. And, should you hear of one thing, let regulation enforcement know,” stated Stassi.

He stated there have been a couple of shootings at a few of these Mardi Gras parades a few years in the past, and this time round, you’ll be seeing much more of his deputies on the parade route.

“Not everyone likes good regulation enforcement, some individuals like common regulation enforcement. However, we wish to give them good regulation enforcement. And, typically we going to bump heads with the general public, however we’re not going to permit these few troublemakers to break the enjoyable of the remainder of this neighborhood,” stated Sheriff Stassi.

It’s a sentiment echoed by Iberville Parish Councilman Raheem Pierce.

“Depart the B.S. at residence,” he stated.

“What do you imply by that?” questioned WAFB’s Lester Duhe’.

“The bullsh*t. The violence, the combating, the capturing, go away all that at residence,” stated Councilman Pierce, District 6.

On Fb, he posted, “If you happen to don’t plan on spending the remainder of your life at one in all these locations under, PLEASE BEHAVE.”

“If you happen to don’t plan on dwelling in Angola or Elayn Hunt Correctional Heart for the remainder of your life, don’t come out right here with that violence. You realize we making an attempt to have enjoyable, grasp with households, prepare dinner,” stated Pierce.

“I hope that every one these parades exit with no hitch. However, we going to have the manpower to handle no matter occurs,” stated Sheriff Stassi.

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