NEWS RELEASE

Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

9/05/2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES-The Louisiana Community Policing Institute has received a grant of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). LCPI is located at Northwestern State University and is administered by the Department of Social Sciences.

Under the grant, LCPI will be able to expand its training of law enforcement personnel and community members from the state of Louisiana into Mississippi and Alabama.

"This grant provides the opportunity to do some needed training that will benefit law enforcement, community members and students at Northwestern, who will be able to attend training sessions," said Joe Morris, coordinator of NSU's criminal justice program who works closely with LCPI.

The grant will allow the Institute to begin new initiatives including a partnership with the Louisiana National Guard for homeland security training, child safety training, executive law enforcement courses and a university campus community oriented policing curriculum.

"We are excited to be housed at Northwestern State University and are looking forward to the opportunities to provide training through the funding of this grant," said Daphne Levenson, the director of LCPI.

For more information contact Morris at 357-5499 or LCPI at:Northwestern State University, P.O. Box 5242, Natchitoches, LA 71497 at LCPI@cox.net or by calling (888)
283-0966.

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