Dep. Sheriff Eric Eilers reads to 1st-graders at Lacoste Elementary School as part of their Literacy Week celebration

Dep. Sheriff eric Eilers reads to 1st-graders at
Lacoste Elementary School in the classroom of teacher Rebekah Topey.

Dep. Sheriff Eric Eilers read a book to two 1st-grade classes at Lacoste Elementary School in Chalmette recently as part of their Literacy Week celebration. Eilers, who has been with the Sheriff’s Office about 15 years and is assigned to the Community Relations Department, urged students to read on their own and strive to learn something new each day.