French Quarter Management District

French Quarter Management District

FQMD Presents National Police Week & Peace Officer Memorial Day Proclamation to NOPD Eighth District

At the Monday, May 10th, meeting of the French Quarter Management District’s Board of Commissioners, Chair Christian Pendleton, announced a Proclamation in honor of National Police Week and the May 15th National Peace Officer Memorial Day recognizing the valued members of the New Orleans Police Department’s Eighth District that were lost this past year. Today Chair Pendleton presented that Proclamation to Captain Anthony Caprera. Thank you to all of the men and women of the Eighth District for their dedication and sacrifice. We appreciate everything you do for our neighborhood.
WHEREAS, the men and women of the New Orleans Police Department Eighth District have been valued partners of the French Quarter Management District for their dedication and service to a diverse neighborhood that is the life blood of the City of New Orleans both culturally and fiscally. WHEREAS, this past year has been challenging for New Orleans Police Department Peace Officers in new ways that were unimaginably difficult. With the COVID-19 pandemic that placed them on the frontline, exposing them to this deadly virus, which stretched their ranks thin but they continued their service with diligence. WHEREAS, the New Orleans Police Department Eighth District lost two valued members; Senior Police Officer Mark Hall, Sr. and Homeless Assistance Unit Director Samuel Scaffidi. WHEREAS, in 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15th falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the French Quarter Management District formally recognizes and expresses their gratitude for extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made by Peace Officers, and their family members, on a daily basis in service to the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana during this 2021 National Police Week.