St. Bernard sheriff’s deputies, Fire Dept. officials and state and federal Wildlife agents took part in Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics with parish Special Olympics participants;

Sheriff’s deputies begin their run.	More runners during the event.
Law enforcement officers from St. Bernard Parish, state and federal Wildlife agents, Fire Department officials and Special Olympics participants from St. Bernard gather before starting the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on May 22.	Runners and walkers turn on to Paris Road from the St. Bernard Parish Prison to begin the Torch Run, which ended at Torres Park.

St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette was alive with activity on Friday, May 22, for the St. Bernard leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Louisiana.

Some 40 sheriff’s deputies, Fire Department officials and state and federal Wildlife agents took part in the run with parish Special Olympics participants, going west on the highway from St. Bernard Parish Prison on Paris Road and ending at Torres Park.

More than $1,000 was raised in the process for Special Olympics Louisiana and the State Summer Games being held in Hammond. It was the largest amount ever raised by the Law Enforcement Torch Run in the parish, said Cpl. Jessica Gernados, who coordinates the run for the Sheriff’s Office.

Seventeen youngsters and adults from St. Bernard Parish who took part in the start of the Torch Run later left for Hammond by bus to take part in the State Games.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics has been celebrated for more than 30 years. More than 2,000 law enforcement officers take part statewide.