Beyond the Spotlight

Shannon Burgess
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Beyond the Spotlight is a podcast that shares stories, insights, and experiences from life beyond the professional realm. Each episode delves into the personal lives, hobbies, passions, and challenges of LEO’s Community Leaders, Elected and Appointed Officials just to name a few when they are not on the job. We want to offer a unique perspective on the individuals behind their public persona, showcasing their diverse interests, talents, and experiences outside of work. This is our opportunity to get to know these individuals “Beyond the Spotlight”.

  1. Coach Troy Gardner ep. 14

    01/23/2025

    Coach Troy Gardner ep. 14

    Newly hired Coach Troy Gardner gets to tell his story of redemption in this episode. Get to know the man and his beginnings on what led him to his career and the decisions he made that nearly derailed him on that path and his second opportunity at coaching at Rosepine High School. Very inspiring story or realization, rebirth, and redemption.

    1h 32m
  2. SRO Amanda Westmorland. ep. 13

    01/09/2025

    SRO Amanda Westmorland. ep. 13

    New series for 2025. We will be meeting and interviewing all of our School Resource Officers (SROs) who work in our schools throughout out parish. This episode we meet SRO Amanda Westmoreland who works for the DeRidder City Police Department and is assigned to DeRidder High School. Although she was nervous it was easy to see the genuine love and care she has for all the students her city and her job.

    59 min
  3. Sheriff Herford/Chief Richard Agencies Year in Review ep. 12

    12/26/2024

    Sheriff Herford/Chief Richard Agencies Year in Review ep. 12

    Sheriff Mark Herford and Chief Craig Richard come back for our Christmas episode to discuss their friendship, the year 2024 for their agencies, and looking ahead to 2025 for the Sheriff's Office and Police Department and all things in between.

    1h 35m
  4. Deputy of the Monty (November) Joy Gaspard ep. 11

    12/12/2024

    Deputy of the Monty (November) Joy Gaspard ep. 11

    Meet Deputy Joy Gaspard who technically is assigned to customer service but actually does SO much more for our office day in and day out. She describes herself as simply a "helper" and she definitely has lived up to this and even before she was employed at the Beauregard Parish Sheriff' Office. (Please note that there were technical issues experienced with the audio on this episode beyond our control, but with hours and hours of editing we were able to put this episode together for you. Sound quality is a little less than other episodes and we apologize in advance.)

    59 min
  5. Chief Craig Richard DeRidder City Police Dept. ep. 10

    11/28/2024

    Chief Craig Richard DeRidder City Police Dept. ep. 10

    Dive in and get to know the City of DeRidder Police Department Chief Craig Richard. Really enjoyed getting to know the chief even better and also learning about how passionate he feels about some aspects of his job. He is a very well-versed police chief with way more professional training than you realized. You'll only find out by listening! Don't miss it! Happy Thanksgiving.

    1h 12m
  6. Deputy of the Month David Price ep. 009

    11/14/2024

    Deputy of the Month David Price ep. 009

    Meet the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy of the Month David Price. A very humble, caring, hardworking guy that our office is lucky to have. We get to know him a little better outside of his day to day work he does at our office keeping our fleet up and running. Great story about this guy who has been working fulltime since the age of 13! Don't miss this one!

    1h 5m
  7. Coach Jeff Smith ep. 008

    10/31/2024

    Coach Jeff Smith ep. 008

    Meet Rosepine Head Baseball Coach and teacher Jeff Smith. A very humble educator and decorated coach but more importantly a mentor to so many during his 27-year career. Join us as we learn more about his career, values, life lessons, and the importance of family in his life. We also talk about the upcoming baseball season for Rosepine and a possible milestone in his career.

    1h 3m
  8. Deputy of the Month (September) Deputy T. Bailey ep. 007

    10/17/2024

    Deputy of the Month (September) Deputy T. Bailey ep. 007

    Meet our Deputy of the Month for September Deputy T. Bailey. We got to sit down with this honest and hard-working guy and learn some interesting facts about his life before working at the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office working in several departments of a casino, plus the amazing work his does with his work detail of trustees daily throughout our Parish and so many events as well. He not only oversees the trustees he is responsible for but also plays the role of mentor at times as well. Don't miss this one!

    1h 2m
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Beyond the Spotlight is a podcast that shares stories, insights, and experiences from life beyond the professional realm. Each episode delves into the personal lives, hobbies, passions, and challenges of LEO’s Community Leaders, Elected and Appointed Officials just to name a few when they are not on the job. We want to offer a unique perspective on the individuals behind their public persona, showcasing their diverse interests, talents, and experiences outside of work. This is our opportunity to get to know these individuals “Beyond the Spotlight”.

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