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2614 2010-05-05 Troop C Promotion of Capt. Leland Falcon
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE
Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOP C- NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Date: May 5, 2010
Troop C Trooper Rises Through the Ranks to State Police Commander

On April 14, 2010, former Troop C trooper Leland Falcon was promoted to Captain in Operational Development at Louisiana State Police Headquarters in Baton Rouge. As Commander of Operational Development, Captain Falcon will oversee policy development, legislation, grants management, and public affairs.

Captain Falcon began his law enforcement career in 1981 with the White Castle Police Department. He then joined the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office where he was employed until joining the ranks of the Louisiana State Police on January 20, 1990. After graduating from the Louisiana State Police Training Academy, he was assigned to Troop C as a Patrol Trooper and later served as a member of the Troop C Criminal Patrol Unit. He transferred to the Riverboat Gaming Division in 1995. In 1998, he was promoted to Sergeant in the Riverboat Gaming Division and was instrumental in the creation and development of the Gaming Licensing Section and the Special Investigative Unit. In 2006, he was promoted to Lieutenant in the Transportation and Environmental Safety Section where he served until transferring to the Gaming Licensing Section as the Executive Officer. In November of 2007, he was assigned to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information Section where he was responsible for the integration of the Sex Offender Database and the launch of the on-line sale of State Police crash reports. He served in the Bureau until his promotion to Captain.

Captain Falcon currently resides with his family in Assumption Parish where he has been a resident for nearly 30 years.







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M/T Bryan Zeringue
Public Information Officer
Louisiana State Police - Troop C
Office: (985) 857-3683
Cell: (985) 855-0241
Bryan.Zeringue@dps.la.gov
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