Blue Knights law enforcement motorcycle club helps family of St. Bernard sheriff’s deputy whose son has a muscular disease
The Blue Knights Louisiana II. a law enforcement officers motorcycle club, in Chalmette on Nov. 22 to help the family of St. Bernard Sheriff’s Dep. Clayten Burns.
Brogan Burns, 12, sits at atop a motorcycle as Karl Melancon, retired Captain with the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office, speaks with him.
Deputy Clayten Burns and wife, Michelle, who live in Arabi, have been dealing with ongoing medical bills associated with son Brogan, now 12, who was diagnosed at age four with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – a disorder that involves worsening muscle weakness.
The Blue Knights Louisiana II, a motorcycle club made up of current or retired law enforcement officers, tries during the holidays to help a law enforcement family who needs help.
The group chose the Burns family this year after a recommendation by St. Bernard Sheriff’s Det. Sgt. Al Clavin, a member of the club.
Club President Edward Olsen of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said the group helps a family financially and with gifts.
The group, as well as being a social club, tries to “educate the public about motorcycles’’ and what to do when driving a vehicle on a roadway with a motorcyclist, Olsen said. “And we try to show them police are people too.’’
The Blue Knights met with the Burns family in Chalmette on Nov. 22 to help them.
Clayten Burns, a 15-yeaqr veteran of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, said the group’s effort “was a real blessing’’ for his family,
“It came at the right time, with Christmas so close.’’
He said Brogan was able to meet club members and sit atop motorcycles. “He had a good time.’’
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