During the 31st Annual Louisiana Narcotics Officers Association Training Conference held in New Orleans, August 11-15, the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit received recognition for their work this past year.
The RADE Unit was awarded the Narcotics Task Force of the Year for their outstanding enforcement efforts during during 2024-2025.
RADE Agent M. Credeur was awarded investigator of the year for 2025.
“We are so proud of the hard work these officers, agents and deputies have done in helping keep our area safe from illicit narcotics such as Fentanyl” said Sheriff Mark Wood. “Working together is so important and I want to thank all the Chiefs of all our partner agencies, my fellow Sheriff Steven McCain, DA Phillip Terrell and DA Jay Lemoine as well as our State and Federal partners. This would not possible without all of us working together for a better central Louisiana.”
The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit is a multi-jurisdictional team comprised of the Alexandria Police Department, Ball Police Department, Boyce Police Department, Cheneyville Police Department, Forest Hill Police Department, Glenmora Police Department, Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office Lecompte Police Department, McNary Police Department, Pineville Police Department, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, Woodworth Police Department, Grant Parish District Attorney’s Office, Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office, the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.