Sheriff’s Office participates in the Knights of Nemesis, which paraded in Chalmette for the 11th year

Dep. Sheriff Kyle Brown and Cpl. Keith Hood working the Nemesis parade route.	The Chalmette High band was a highlight.
Sgt. Bryan Fleetwood on the parade route.	Dep. Sheriff Lisa Thiel on the parade route.
Sheriff James Pohlmann gives a special doubloon to a child during the Knights of Nemesis parade on Jan. 30.	Controlling Daren the Lion is Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program instructor Sgt. Darrin Miller, while driving is D.A.R.E. program commander Lt. Lisa Jackson.
McGruff the Crime Dog, portrayed by Greer Cuccia of the Sheriff;s Office, in the parade.	The Sheriff’s Office mobile command post led the parade.

Beads and shouts of “Throw me something’’ filled the air on Saturday, Jan. 31, as the Knights of Nemesis paraded in Chalmette in near perfect weather, with the Sheriff’s Office playing an integral role.

It was the 11th year of parading for Nemesis, which started the year after Hurricane Katrina.

Sheriff James Pohlmann rode in the parade, as well as several units from the Sheriff’s Office, including the mobile command post, instructors from the D.A.R.E. anti drug program and McGruff the Crime Dog, portrayed by Greer Cuccia of the Sheriff’s Office.

Officers aboard the command post regularly posted parade location updates on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

There were no major incidents during the parade.