The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has proposed charging the Louisiana town of Sorrento $353,832 for the first year with a possible increase of up to 5 percent the next year to provide policing services if voters decide Nov. 4 to …
Nearly a week after the town eliminated funding for his salary, Sorrento Assistant Police Chief Ricky Smith is still reporting to work. Mayor Mike Lambert tells The Advocate Smith, who asked in June to leave all patrol work to the …
The Sorrento Town Council tabled two insurance quote offers that would insure the police department. The Louisiana police department was dissolved after it lost coverage in November. The chief and assistant are still patrolling the town and answering calls during …
The Sorrento Police Department is still without liability insurance but the town council has one insurance proposal to consider and a second proposal expected within the week. On Tuesday, The Advocate report council members unanimously postponed action on a proposed …
A temporary deal for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement protection in the Louisiana town of Sorrento expires Tuesday night. The deal was put in place after the town’s police department lost insurance coverage in November. Sheriff …
As the new year begins, the law enforcement situation in Sorrento, La.,which lost its police department insurance coverage in November, remains murky. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide law enforcement at no charge for the town through …
With just five days remaining until liability insurance coverage for the Sorrento Police Department ends, town officials are quickly running out of options to continue police protection for the Louisiana residents. The Advocate reports options presented to council members at …