Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais continues D.A.R.E. expansion in Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais is proud to announce the continued expansion of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program within Vermilion Parish schools.
Three deputies from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office have successfully completed D.A.R.E. Instructor Training and are now officially certified to teach the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. These newly trained deputies join Lieutenant Marcus Hebert who has taught DARE at the Vermilion Parish Sherif’s Office since 2019, and Lieutenant Regina Suire who graduated from the program in August of 2024 under Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, as Vermilion Parish D.A.R.E. instructors.
The intensive 80-hour D.A.R.E. Instructor Training course prepares law enforcement officers to deliver the nationally recognized curriculum, which focuses on equipping students with the knowledge and skills to make safe and responsible choices. The D.A.R.E. curriculum, led by D.A.R.E trained deputies, focuses on interactive lessons that empower students to
resist peer pressure, build self-confidence, and make positive life choices.
On Friday, September 26, 2025, Sergeant Elliot Broussard, Deputy Grant Dyson, and Deputy Rodney Vincent graduated from D.A.R.E. Instructor Training. Sergeant Elliot Broussard was awarded the “Most Outstanding Team Member” of this graduating class.
Attending the graduation to celebrate the newest Vermilion Parish D.A.R.E. Instructors were: Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, Captain Mike Touchet, Lieutenant Marcus Hebert, Lieutenant Travin Moore, and retired Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. instructors Drew David and Chad Vallot. Chad Vallot became a certified D.A.R.E. instructor under Sheriff Ray LeMaire in 1990 and served the youth of Vermilion Parish until 2004. Drew David attended D.A.R.E. instructor training in 1996 and taught from then until 2000.
This D.A.R.E. expansion reflects Sheriff Langlinais’ commitment to providing students with the tools they need to make safe and responsible choices while strengthening partnerships between law enforcement, educators, and the community. The broadened program will allow more students across Vermilion Parish to benefit from the proven lessons of D.A.R.E., furthering efforts to build a safer and healthier future for the parish’s youth.
“Investing in our children is investing in the future of Vermilion Parish,” said Sheriff Langlinais. “By expanding the D.A.R.E. program, we are not only teaching students about the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and violence. We are equipping them with decision-making skills that will serve them for a lifetime.”
Sheriff Langlinais emphasized that the expansion is part of his broader vision for community-oriented policing. “Prevention is just as important as enforcement,” he said. “Through programs like D.A.R.E., we can proactively address challenges before they become problems, keeping our communities safer and making them stronger.”
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office looks forward to working with local schools and families as the D.A.R.E. program continues to grow and make a lasting impact on future generations.