BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Secretary Jimmy Le Blanc, Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Tim Hooper, and the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation are proud to announce the following highly distinguished individuals as 2023 inductees to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.
Honorable Don Burkett, District Attorney, Sabine Parish
Honorable Judge William J. Burris, 22nd Judicial District Court, St. Tammany Parish
Honorable Tommy Clark, Chief of Police, City of Grambling, Lincoln Parish
Honorable Tony Clayton, District Attorney, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee Parishes
Honorable Cornel Hubert, Retired Warden, East Baton Rouge Parish
Honorable Brett Stassi, Sheriff, Iberville Parish
Honorable Catalene Theriot, Victim Intervention Specialist, 16th Judicial District Court, Iberia Parish
Honorable Mike Tubbs, Sheriff, Morehouse Parish
The Louisiana Prison Museum & Cultural Center is home to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame and encourages all interested to attend the tribute and appreciation events honoring these heroes of justice on Friday, June 2, 2023.
There will be a free, open to the public, ribbon cutting ceremony at the Museum, beginning at 9:30 a.m.. The Hall of Fame exhibition showcases the lives and accomplishments of the inductees. Light refreshments will be served.
In the evening, the festivities will be held at the Lod Cook Alumni Center, 3838 West Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pre-purchased tickets are required to attend the banquet and formal induction ceremonies. Tickets are $100.00 and include a catered meal.
For advance tickets, contact Rolanda Robinson at the Louisiana Prison Museum & Cultural Center at 225-655-2592.
Media may contact Deputy Warden Rochelle Ambeau at 225-655-2031 or 225-655-2032, or email her at rochelle.ambeau@la.gov.
