Breaux Bridge Police Chief George Menard cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremonies of the new Breaux Bridge Police Station located in the old fire station in July 1975. Also pictured are from left, Christine Romero, radio operator; Ernest LeBlanc, assistant police chief; Vernon “Sukit” Blanchard, police commissioner; Menard, Mayor Fred Mills, and Mary Balthazar, radio operator. The dedication of the new fire station completed the City Council’s four-step plan to upgrade the town’s police department.
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