Heart of Law Enforcement Recognition
The mission of Beyond the Badge is to educate the public about ordinary law enforcement officers performing extraordinary acts of kindness in their communities throughout Louisiana. BTB recognizes a select group of officers nominated by the public or agencies at its annual Heart of Law Enforcement Recognition Ceremony.
Heart of Law Enforcement Awards
All Honorees
2024
Captain Kenneth Albarez West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Deputy Wanda August Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Chase Craig Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office Major Lafate Elliott Day, Jr. Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Officer Anjel Jaurides Blanchard Police Department
Deputy Michael Jenkins Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office
Captain Patrick Johnson Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Sara Leger Lafayette Police Department
Deputy Erica Plaisance Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Brian Reeves Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Clayton Rucker Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
Senior Trooper Michael Smith Louisiana State Police
Sergeant Christoper Sollie Louisiana State Police
Officer Michael Taylor Greenwood Police Department
2023
Sheriff Jason Ard, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Jorge Badilla, Baton Rouge Police Department
TFC Jeffrey Bennett, Louisiana State Police Troop A
Trooper Brandon Blackburn, Louisiana State Police Troop A
Corporal Robin Ducote, Baton Rouge Police Department
Deputy Paul Golmon, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sr. Trooper Carl Holiday, Louisiana State Police Investigative Support Section
Sr. Trooper Chase Huval, Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations
Deputy Michael Menard, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Benji Phelps, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office
TFC Taylor Scrantz, Louisiana State Police, Troop A
Constable Terrica Williams, Baton Rouge Constable’s Office
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2020-2021
Deputy Kristen Fortenberry, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Daniel Mason Hagan, Dodson Police Department
Chief Deputy Marcus Mashaw, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Travis Mier, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
Officer Emily Nichols, Zachary Police Department
Detective Bradley Peck, Slidell Police Department
Sergeant Michael Richardson (ret.), Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Michelle Robinson, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant David Roddy, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Jerry Steele, Greenwood Police Department
2018
Deputy Turner Barran, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Michael Birdwell, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Captain Cortrell Davis, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Tyson Dennis, Gonzales Police Department
Deputy Stephanie Hicks, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Reserve Deputy Tate Lefort, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Michael McCarley, Baton Rouge Police Department
Corporal Laterial Sawyer, Baton Rouge Police Department
Officer Gavin Shelton, Alexandria Police Department
Deputy First Class Chad Tyson, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Chris Wayne, Zachary Police Department
2022
Deputy 1st Class D’wanya Black, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office
Captain James Colvin, Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office
Detective Jill Feverjean, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Keniyelle “Nikki” Frank, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office
Chief Shayne Gibson, Greenwood Police Department
Deputy Ethan Hemphill, Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Matt Henderson, Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office
Detective Keniel Henry, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office
Joanie Huffman, Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office
Trooper William Huggins, Louisiana State Police
Deputy Bre Lovett, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Kenneth Tramble, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Alex Troxclair, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Joseph Valencia, Baton Rouge Police Department
Corporal Alex Zaunbrecher, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office
2019
Deputy Salvatore Angilletta, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Jared Bennett, Pineville Police Department
Deputy Kasey Boudreaux, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Julia Courville, Lake Charles Police Department
Deputy Issac Genova, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Jennifer Gonzalez, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Paul Harris, Louisiana State Police Troop G
Sergeant Alton Horn, City of Alexandria Police Department
Deputy Fred Kimble, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Chad Landreneau, Lafayette Police Department
Sergeant David LeBlanc, Lafayette Police Department
Corporal Heather Martin, Lafayette Police Department
Major Todd Morris, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer Cody Richard, Lafayette Police Department
Corporal Ryan Shanahan, Lafayette Police Department
Investigator Chad Stokes, Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office
Lieutenant Donald Gail Waddle, Village of Dodson Police Department
2017
Officer Henry Briggs, Baton Rouge Police Department
Corporal Robin Green, Lafayette Police Department
Corporal Todd Green, Lafayette Police Department
Lieutenant Dan Herman, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office
Chief Gary Hobbs, Mansfield Police Department
Officer Shantell Howard, New Orleans Police Department
Sergeant Randal Leger, Lafayette Police Department
Corporal Michael Middlebrook, Lafayette Police Department
Officer George Morrison, Krotz Springs Police Department
Officer Hue Pham, Baton Rouge Police Department
Master Trooper Hershel Smith, Louisiana State Police