Sheriff Tony Mancuso and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is thrilled to announce that Dereka Bell, a recent graduate of Barbe High School, has been awarded the Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship! This well-deserved honor comes with a $1,000 scholarship to support her future academic endeavors.

Dereka graduated with an impressive 3.9 GPA and will be attending Xavier University of Louisiana this fall. She plans to major in political science with a concentration in pre-law.

Pictured below is Dereka with Sheriff Tony Mancuso, who presented her with the scholarship award.

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 LSA Scholarship winner, Peyton Walker.

Peyton will be graduating from Barbe High School with a 4.2 GPA and a 30 ACT score. She plans on attending LSU and majoring in biochemistry then later attending ULM to get her PhD in pharmacy.

Keep up the hard work Peyton!

Sheriff Tony Mancuso announced that Sophia Touchet has been named the recipient of the academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriff's Scholarship Program for the 2020-2021 school year.

She will graduate from Sulphur High School and has plans to attend McNeese State University.

Congratulations, Sophia!

Sheriff Tony Mancuso and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies would like to give a big THANK YOU to Will Drost from Maverick Costa Rica and Casey Shedd, President of American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO).

AFTCO graciously donated 500 face coverings for deputies to wear while on-duty to protect against COVID-19.

Pictured is Sheriff Tony Mancuso and Scott Tyler, SASOL Sr. Manager of Safety & Security.  

The SASOL Fund of the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana donated $10,000 to help with expenses dealing with COVID-19 for front-line emergency responders.

Thank you for your generous donation! 

Sheriff Tony Mancuso and the deputies at CPSO collected toys and bikes for less fortunate families in Calcasieu Parish this Christmas.

First Pentecostal Church in Lake Charles and McDermott in Westlake also donated bikes and toys to ensure less fortunate families in our community have a Merry Christmas.

On Friday, November 4th, James Geihsler, Jr., a student at S. J. Welsh Middle School gave aid to a man in medical distress and was able to call for help.  He stayed with the man until medical personnel arrived.

He is pictured here with Sheriff Tony Mancuso being congratulated for his heroism.  

Sheriff Tony Mancuso was honored to be inducted into the McNeese Athletics Hall of Honor this past Saturday prior to the Cowboys' football game against Northwestern State.

Sheriff Mancuso is a McNeese alumnus and is proud to support their academics and athletics through various entities and events.

Congratulations to John DeRosier, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney, and Chuck Kleckley, former Louisiana Speaker of the House, who were inducted along with Sheriff Mancuso.