Law Enforcement Exploring

This photograph was taken by members of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 1324 while visiting the Grand Canyon National Park. Post members where on a field trip as part of the 2002 National Law Enforcement Explorer Conference held in Flagstaff, Arizona.

About Us

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 1324 was chartered in December 1998 with the creation of the Explorer Coordinator Position within the Sheriff's Department. Since that time well over 100 youth from throughout St. Tammany Parish have participated in our program. Currently our membership stands at 25 active and 10 associate members (college students away from home).

Post members are involved in numerous community service projects: Child Fingerprinting, Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner, Community Safety Events and the St. Tammany Parish Fair just to name a few. To obtain additional information contact Lt. Sterling Hebert at 985-875-2616 or email: stpsocrc@bellsouth.net Click to view pictures from these events as well as other post activities.

Additional information and program activities

Welcome to the St. Tammany Parish Junior Deputy/Explorer Post 1324. This page is dedicated to providing information about the program and the activities members participate in. The most important aspect of this program is that it is youth based and adult supervised. Candidates that wish to become a part of this program must meet certain minimum performance standards:

• Have completed the 8th grade & be between the ages of 14 and 21
• Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher
• Attend meetings as set by adult advisors or youth board
• Participate in various community service projects supported
  by the Sheriff's Office
• Have no Criminal Record

This is just a glimpse of the requirements youth members must follow. The Junior Deputy/Explorer Program consist of more than work and community service. Members are trained in all aspects of law enforcement, some of which are:

• Criminal Law
• Self Defense
• Emergency First Aid and CPR
• Firearms
• Radio Procedures
• Community Service
• Child Fingerprinting
• Child Passenger Safety
• Crime Scene Investigations
• Arrest Techniques

Although the main focus for the post in Law Enforcement, members are involved in other aspects, the Junior Deputy/Explorers are also part of the Boy Scout's Of America's Learning for Life Schools to Careers Program. It is a program for both young men and women, who have an interest in a public service career or law enforcement. Our members are exposed to all that scouting has to offer, some of which are:

• Camping & Outdoor skills
• Map Reading
• Outdoor Cooking
• Knot Tying
• Local & National Competitions
• Written Examinations
• Wilderness Survival
• Super Activity (a week long trip to a specified destination)

Our youth members are dedicated to their program and the community we all serve. We are one of the top rated youth service programs in South Louisiana. Our staff consists of Sheriff's Office personnel and adult volunteers from the community. We consider them second to none.

If you would like additional information about becoming a Junior Deputy or an adult volunteer, please contact the program coordinator as follows:

Lt. Sterling Hebert - E-MAIL
Training Division
985-863-3478

Learning for Life