Beyond the Spotlight

Coach Troy Gardner ep. 14

Newly hired Coach Troy Gardner gets to tell his story of redemption in this episode. Get to know the man and his beginnings on what led him to his career and the decisions he made that nearly derailed him on that path and his second opportunity at coaching at Rosepine High School. Very inspiring story or realization, rebirth, and redemption.

SRO Amanda Westmorland. ep. 13

New series for 2025. We will be meeting and interviewing all of our School Resource Officers (SROs) who work in our schools throughout out parish. This episode we meet SRO Amanda Westmoreland who works for the DeRidder City Police Department and is assigned to DeRidder High School. Although she was nervous it was easy to see the genuine love and care she has for all the students her city and her job.

Sheriff Herford/Chief Richard Agencies Year in Review ep. 12

Sheriff Mark Herford and Chief Craig Richard come back for our Christmas episode to discuss their friendship, the year 2024 for their agencies, and looking ahead to 2025 for the Sheriff's Office and Police Department and all things in between.

Deputy of the Monty (November) Joy Gaspard ep. 11

Meet Deputy Joy Gaspard who technically is assigned to customer service but actually does SO much more for our office day in and day out. She describes herself as simply a "helper" and she definitely has lived up to this and even before she was employed at the Beauregard Parish Sheriff' Office. (Please note that there were technical issues experienced with the audio on this episode beyond our control, but with hours and hours of editing we were able to put this episode together for you. Sound quality is a little less than other episodes and we apologize in advance.)

Chief Craig Richard DeRidder City Police Dept. ep. 10

Dive in and get to know the City of DeRidder Police Department Chief Craig Richard. Really enjoyed getting to know the chief even better and also learning about how passionate he feels about some aspects of his job. He is a very well-versed police chief with way more professional training than you realized. You'll only find out by listening! Don't miss it! Happy Thanksgiving.