Southeastern to host Safety Expo
Thursday, July 8, 2021
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department is hosting
its Public Safety Expo on Saturday, July 31. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the
free event will take place in the parking lots surrounding Southeastern’s University
Center.
Representatives from various agencies will attend to showcase their divisions
and conduct safety presentations. Safety presentations include child safety seat inspections
and installations, firearms safety and situational awareness, impaired driving awareness,
DNA and fingerprinting kits for kids, bicycle safety and more. Area food trucks and
vendors will also be on site selling food items.
“Entry to the event and participation in the stations are free,” said Assistant
Director for Business Operations Tiffany Chavers-Edwards. “We will also have a dunk
tank, where participants can purchase throws to dunk a police officer. Southeastern
Police Chief Michael Beckner and Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron will take turns
in the booth. All proceeds collected are being donated to Tangi Crime Stoppers.”
Participating in the expo are Southeastern Police Department, Hammond Police
Department, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, Customs and Border Patrol, Louisiana
State Police, Acadian Ambulance, Canadian National Railroad, and Louisiana Army National
Guard.
For more information, contact the Southeastern Police Department at 985-549-2318
or police@southeastern.edu.