Lafayette City Marshal (Louisiana)
| The Office of Marshal of the City Court of Lafayette | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Lafayette Marshal, City Marshal |
| Motto | "Holding Accountable" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1910 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Lafayette in the state of Louisiana, USA |
| Size | 47.7 square miles (124 km2) |
| Population | 110,275 (As of 2000) |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Lafayette, Third and Tenth Wards of Lafayette Parish. |
| Governing body | City Court of Lafayette |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | City Court of Lafayette |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.lafayettemarshal.com/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Office of Marshal of the City Court of Lafayette (Lafayette Marshal) is the marshal service in the City of Lafayette, Louisiana. The marshal is in charge of apprehending fugitives and serving warrants made by the City Court of Lafayette.
In December 2014, former deputy marshal Brian Pope was elected to the office of city marshal, succeeding long-time incumbent Earl "Nickey" Picard, who had held the position of Lafayette city marshal since 1984.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Brian Pope elected Lafayette City Marshal," The Advertiser, December 6, 2014. http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/12/06/brian-pope-leads-early-voting-city-marshal/20029453/
- ↑ 'City marshal leaving three decades of legacy," The Advertiser, November 8, 2014. http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/11/08/city-marshal-leaving-three-decades-legacy/18731511/
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