On August 8, 2019, led by Councilmembers Beau Black and Stuart Guey, the Plaquemines Parish Council unanimously voted “yea” and Parish President Kirk Lepine then signed a Proclamation designating August 2019 as “Court House Arson Investigation Month”. Recognized were the law enforcement personnel who successfully investigated, indicted and imprisoned the person(s) responsible for the court house arson fire as well as other arson fires and an insurance fraud scheme. They were; retired ATF Senior Special Agent John C. Carlton (now employed as the Chief Investigator by District Attorney Charles Ballay), retired ATF Senior Special Agent Daniel Hebert, LA Deputy State Fire Marshal Richard Jones, PPSO Captain Curtis Bowers, PPSO Lieutenant Troy LaGreco, PPSO Sgt Ty Wiltz, retired JPSO Lt. Lewis Frost and retired JPSO Lieutenant Terry Poche.
