January 15, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 8 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO JEFFREY WILEY

 Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, today I wish to congratulate 
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeffrey Wiley on an exceptional career and to 
thank him for his service to the people of Louisiana. Sheriff Wiley has 
served Louisiana honorably, putting his life on the line for the 
protection and safety of his community for many years.
  Sheriff Wiley is a Marine Corps veteran and began his law enforcement 
career while attending advanced military police training at Fort Gordon 
in Georgia. He joined the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Department in 1974 
as a patrol officer and was quickly promoted to the detective division 
in 1975, where he specialized in juvenile justice.
  It was during this time that Sheriff Wiley helped organize several 
initiatives, including the Junior Deputy Program and the Sheriffs Young 
Adult League. He would later go on to serve on the Ascension Parish 
School Board, where he helped establish numerous programs, such as the 
Substance Abuse Education Program and the placement of substance abuse 
counselors in the schools.
  In 1988, he returned to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Department and 
was appointed chief criminal deputy. He spearheaded the department's 
first full-time narcotics division and the implementation of the 
D.A.R.E. program. After being elected sheriff, he grew the patrol/
traffic force by 40 percent, increased police salaries, and put more 
officers on the street. His first term was so successful that he became 
the first sheriff in the history of Ascension Parish to be reelected 
without opposition. In 2009, he was inducted into the Louisiana Justice 
Hall of Fame.
  It is because of his long list of accomplishments and good deeds that 
we honor Sheriff Wiley. We thank him for his commitment to the people 
of Ascension Parish and to the people of our State. Our communities are 
safer because of his dedication to the rule of law. Thank you, Sheriff 
Wiley, for 22 years in office and for a lifetime of service to 
Ascension Parish and to Louisiana.

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