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Gregory Young formerly served as a soldier in the United States Army and held many missioncontrolling positions during his long tenure with the United States Postal Service. His service as a postal employee included tenures as postmaster and officer-in-charge in Blanchard, Benton, Keithville, Homer, Abbeville, Lake Charles and West Monroe. 'My proudest accomplishment was not that I was the first African American male to ever serve as a postmaster within the Ark-La-Tex, but rather that I was simply placed in the unique position to positively impact every person in the Blanchard community whom I served without regard to racial identity. I let my light shine.' After his Postal Service retirement, Mr. Young embarked upon a journey to explore more fully his curiosity about history. He sought and acquired a bachelor's degree in general studies at Louisiana Tech-Barksdale and a master's degree in history at Louisiana Tech at Ruston. 'I ran for office several times before and lost. I may have given up on my interest in public service if not for what and how history has informed me about how people in the past confronted and overcame adversity. My studies and my extensive research were enlightened in such an extraordinary way. I learned about the cyclical nature of conflicts and how more often, even during the darkest of times, leaders emerge to offer hope and real solutions.

December 2023 brought sadness to our community, the legal community and the families of Judges Lane Pittard and Harmon Drew. Judge Pittard was the longtime First Assistant District Attorney in Bossier Parish before ascending to the bench as a Bossier- Webster Parish District Court Judge. Judge Drew was a longtime Webster Parish District Court Judge who ascended to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. I had the pleasure of serving with him on the Court of Appeal for many years. Both served this community very well. Outside the court, both were dynamic personalities and musicians, who enjoyed playing with their respective bands with the same zeal that they loved serving the public. Both were my personal friends and colleagues and I send condolences to their families.

The first Friday of 2024 marks the beginning of the POST academy for a new class of recruits at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Training Academy.

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