Sheriff James Pohlmann and Parish President David Peralta were guest speakers at the Oak Ridge Park Civic Association meeting

Sheriff James Pohlmann and Parish President David Peralta were guest speakers at the Oak Ridge Park Civic Association meeting in Violet the night of Monday, Aug. 13, held at Christian Fellowship Worship Center. The sheriff and president answered questions from a crowd of about 20 members of the group, who expressed concerns to Sheriff Pohlmann about a number of topics including speeding in the neighborhood, people loitering in some areas and trespassers going into houses still abandoned since Hurricane Katrina. They also asked President Peralta about blighted housing, drainage problems and the need for No Truck Route signs at the two entrances to the subdivision. The sheriff also told the group a Tax Compliance Division, headed by Capt. Wayne Babin, has been set up to go to commercial enterprises to ensure they have an occupation license and are collecting and paying sales taxes to the parish. Babin can be reached at 278-7676. Shown, President Peralta and Sheriff Pohlmann talk with members.