LACA

12/25/2021

To all the ACOs out there hope you have a quiet day

11/20/2021

11/13/2021

Conference done for the year. It was the first full run since 2019 and it was so good to see everyone and a lot of new faces. We have plans for the first week of August 2022 and will update as we develop new speakers.

09/15/2021

09/13/2021

🚨 PLAQUEMINES PARISH HURRICANE IDA UPDATE! 🚨

In the days following Hurricane Ida, the Louisiana SPCA has taken in more than 180 animals. While the normal stray-hold period in Plaquemines Parish is five days from the date of intake, the parish is extending this to 10 days from the date of intake.

Once a stray animal has been held for the 10-day stray-hold window the Louisiana SPCA becomes the legal owner and can determine the best placement option for that animal, including adoption. All animals taken in since Hurricane Ida can be viewed at www.louisianaspca.org/strays.

If you see your pet on the Louisiana SPCA’s website, here’s what you should do.
🐾 Immediately fill out a lost report at www.louisianaspca.org/lost. If you are unable to fill out the report yourself, call 504.934.6931 for assistance.
🐾 Once the report is received, someone from the Louisiana SPCA will contact you within 24-hours to set an appointment to reclaim your pet.

The animal assistance efforts in Plaquemines Parish are well underway and the Plaquemines Parish Government has activated two national groups to assist the parish run animal control: The ASPCA and ifaw. The Louisiana SPCA is aiding in these efforts by providing pet food to be distributed to residents and pets being fed-in-place. For animal emergencies please call Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office at 911 so they can dispatch an officer. For questions call the Louisiana SPCA at 504.368.5191.

At this time the Louisiana SPCA is asking the public to consider making donations of pet food to support the recovery efforts. Unopened bags of pet food can be dropped off at the Louisiana SPCA's Plaquemines Parish Campus. If you can't physically bring a donation, please feel free to make your donation here and those funds can be used to do things like help buy pet food and litter.

09/11/2021

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we remember those who were lost and the heroes and their legacies that live on ... including the canine heroes at Ground Zero, their handlers and veterinarians.

09/11/2021

09/06/2021

How to make a Labor Day Pupsicle!

09/06/2021

**UPDATE**

We are OPEN for LIMITED EMERGENCY AND URGENT CARE from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm daily! If your pet needs more advanced or intensive care, please visit MedVet Mandeville, just across the Causeway.

Thank you to the Louisiana State Animal Response Team - LSART and the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association - LVMA for supplying a first-response trailer. Our healthcare team is now able to deliver care to pets in our Greater New Orleans community.

We remain hopeful to open at full capacity for all specialties and 24/7 emergency care soon.

09/05/2021

⛈ Hurricane Ida Update 9/5-

PLEASE SHARE TO HELP US GET INFO TO OUR COMMUNITY!

☎️ For all animal related emergencies in Terrebonne Parish, call our OEP department at (985) 873-6357 or our animal shelter dispatch phone (985)-790-3254.

☎️ For animal related emergencies in Lafourche Parish, call (337)-706-3391.

The shelter is still offline and working to get their communication channels restored, and as we receive, we will respond. Our building and staff are safe.

🐾 We have partnered with ifaw and are in our community making assessments, feeding in place, and coordinating rescues.

🐾 Volunteers and rescue organizations SHOULD NOT self deploy to Terrebonne parish for animal rescues. Please contact the animal shelter first for approval and instructions.

🐾 For donation and volunteer information, please email [email protected]

🐾 Residents are being asked to NOT remove animals from their locations but to instead contact the our department for triage and reunification coordination.

🐾For lost/found animals, please file a report with our shelter by emailing [email protected] and check our Lost Pets page Lost Pets Of Terrebonne Parish

🐾 List of pet resources open in the Terrebonne area (hours of operation may be limited):
-Atchafalaya Animal Hospital (Morgan City)
-Tractor Supply (Gray)
-Marcello Veterinary Clinic (Houma)
-Ridgefield Animal Hospital (Thibodaux)
-Westside Vet Hospital (Gretna)

09/03/2021

Find a Nearby Shelter

09/03/2021

For those in communities with a Boil Water Advisory See information below about making water safe for horses and pets

09/03/2021

To provide emergency information for Ida.

09/01/2021

Please keep all of our members that have been impacted by Hurricane Ida, if your shelter has been impacted please check in with someone so we know you are ok.

06/28/2021

New information concerning CAET certificates
this email you will find the following information:
• Renewal Dates & Fees
• Current Registration Details
• Continuing Education Information
• Instructions on Logging into new LBVM License Portal
• Instructions on Recording Continuing Education Activity
• ’21-’22 Renewal Instructions

Renewal Dates & Fees

All CAET Certificates issued to Animal Euthanasia Technicians expire annually on OCTOBER 1st. The annual renewal and re-registration of Louisiana certificates occurs during the regular renewal period of July 1 through September 30. All certificates not properly renewed will be expired on October 1st. Expired certificates can still be renewed after September 30; however, renewing an expired certificate will result in late fees being incurred. If you perform any functions of a CAET in Louisiana with an expired certificate, you are in direct violation of the LA Veterinary Practice Act. Practicing without a certificate is a serious offense for which the Board can take action.

Starting in the '21-'22 renewal cycle, all renewals must be completed through the new LBVM License Portal. Please visit our Renewal Info page at www.lsbvm.org/renewal and carefully read through the details for more information on logging into the LBVM License Portal and completing the new renewal process. Renewal forms will not be mailed via the USPS any longer.

Renewal Fees - The annual renewal fee for CAET Certification is $50. A late renewal fee of $25 will be assessed to all expired certifications that are submitted after September 30.



The LBVM License Portal will be available on June 28th after which time you can log in and start updating your contact and employment details and entering in all of your Continuing Education information; however, the Renewal application will not be available until July 1st, 202

Continuing Education Policies for CAETs - Please visit www.lsbvm.org/ce-policies-caets and carefully read the information related to Continuing Education hours. The Board implemented emergency rules in 2020 and 2021 which, in summary:
1. Allowed all CE to be completed online for last year’s ’20-’21 renewal cycle AND the current ’21-’22 renewal cycle.
2. Extended the deadline by which all CE hours must be completed for last year’s ’20-’21 renewal cycle from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021. All CE required for '20-'21 and '21-'22 must be completed and submitted by the '21-'22 renewal cycle deadline of September 3, 2021.)
3. Allows all CE to be completed online for the next year’s ’22-’23 renewal cycle (in the CE Period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022).
Due to the pandemic, the Board recognized that fulfilling CE hours was difficult, and as such prumulgated an Emergency Rule in June of 2020 which extended the deadline to report '20-'21 CE hours and also allowed for all required CE hours to be completed online. Our records indicate the following with respect to your reported CE hours for '20-'21:

09/30/2020 Submitted 0 hours of CE for 20/21. Will owe 12 hours by 06/30/2021 (All CE hours owed for last year’s renewal cycle and this year's renewal cycle must be submitted this year.)

Continuing Education Policies for CAETs CE Requirements | Approved Programs | Proof of Attendance | Late Fees/Fines | Recording CE for Renewal Emergency Rule due to COVID-19 Pandemic – In its April ’20 meeting, the Board agreed to promulgate an emergency rule as it pertains to continuing educati...

06/28/2021

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Monday August 9, 2021

7:30 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:50 Welcome/
Professionalism
Chip Fitz/Hilton Cole
9:00 – 9:30 LA Animal Control
Advisory Task
Force Updates
Robbie Averette
9:30 – 9:50 Rabies Protocol
for Louisiana
Dr. Gary Balsamo
10:00 – 11:50 Zoonosis
Gerryll Hall
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 Control Pole/
Bite Stick/Pepper
Spray Certification
(Breakout)
Jason Chambers
1:00 – 1:50 Small Animal
Behavior
Assessments
Julie Holmes
2:00 – 3:50 BCS Scoring or
Large & Small
Animals
Julie Holmes
4:00 – 5:00 Proper Restraints
& Muzzling
Dr. Wendy Wolfson

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

7:30 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:30 Officer Safety
Sgt. Lance Toups
9:30 – 10:50 Reading People/
Body Language
Sgt. Lance Toups
11:00 – 12:00 Equine
Investigations
Julie Holmes
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:50 Animal Cruelty
ASPCA
3:00-3:50 Dog Fighting
Kyle Held
4:00 – 5:00 LACCA Annual
Meeting
7:00 Banquet @ Mike
Anderson’s



PROPER DRESS, PROPER PARKING, NO SMOKING
*Speakers are subject to change*

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

7:30 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:50 Recognizing the
Signs & Symptoms
of Sickness &
Disease
LSU
10:00 – 12:00 Animal CPR &
First Aid
Julie Holmes
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Breed
Identification
Julie Holmes
2:00 - 3:50 Compassion
Fatigue/Stress
Mgt
LSU-Stephanie Johnson
4:00 – 4:50 The 5 Freedoms
Mary Gray

Thursday, August 12, 2021

CHEMICAL CAPTURE
7:30 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:50 Introduction to
Chemical Capture
Hilton Cole
9:00 – 9:50 Animal Behavior
Julie Holmes
10:00 – 12:00 Field Training
David Marcantel
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 Pharmacology
Dr. Renee Porrier

Friday, August 13, 2021

CHEMICAL CAPTURE
8:30 – 9:20 Laws &
Regulations
Jared Granier
9:00 – 12:00 Field Training &
Practical
Applications
Hilton Cole, David
Marcantel,
Richard Summers
& Crystal Hawkins

06/28/2021

Training Course
This year will be having the training at the Baton Rouge Marriott located at 5500 Hilton Avenue, Baton Rouge, La 70804, 225-924-5000.
Reservation cut off date is July 23, 2021.
How to make reservations is attached.
The Louisiana Animal Care & Control Association offers this course for animal control professionals. Successful completion of the full five days of coursework and examination will qualify the animal control professional for LACCA certification.
Participants may attend single day classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Each one-day class provides eight hours of continuing education credit only and does not qualify the applicant for certification.

Registration Fee
If you are not attending but want to maintain your membership, membership renewal is $50.

$250 for Chemical Capture Course
$275 for LACCA Certification Course
$150 per day for single day classes
$350 for combined LACCA Certification Course and Chemical Capture Course

The meeting registration includes daily breakfast and lunch, break refreshment, banquet, LACCA t-shirt, NACA membership and a certificate upon completion of the course.

Single day registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and t-shirt.

Parking
There is parking on each side of the hotel.

More information:
For more information you can contact:
Lisa Chambers at 985-543-0215 or email at [email protected]
LACCA Conference

August 9 – 13, 2021

Name: __________________
________________________
Agency/Shelter: __________
________________________________________________
Phone: __________________
Address: _________________
________________________
________________________
Email: ___________________
________________________

Registration fee:

_______ LACCA Certification Course $275
_______ LACCA & Chemical Capture $350
_______ Chemical Capture $250
_______ Monday $150
_______ Tuesday $150
_______ Wednesday $150

_______ T-shirt size
_______ Will attend banquet
_______ Will not attend banquet

Make check payable to: Louisiana Animal Care & Control Association

Mail form with remittance to:
Lisa Chambers
15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, La 70403
By: July 27, 2021

05/24/2021

We are working on dates for the conference for 2021. At this time it appears that it will be August 9th thru the 13th. We will update our information as it becomes available

06/05/2020

Be safe

We are saddened in learning of the line of duty death of ACO Darrian Young who was a young, promising ACO for the Monroe County Sheriff's Animal Control Division. Officer Young's vehicle was struck by another vehicle resulting in her death.

Today is a somber day for the profession as we mourn for the loss of one of our own.

06/03/2020

The LACA board has received notification that due to the Covid-19 restrictions, LSU will not be hosting outside training in the foreseeable future. We are postponing our meeting planned for August but are working to find a way to have CE's for our members to cover the requirements for CAETs. We will update this site as more information is available. Keep safe during this time.

05/20/2020

Now at the time where the state is getting back to opening up have any of the shelters been receiving an overwhelming number of surrenders. If so what measures have you put into place to offset the numbers.

05/01/2020

Helping others

04/28/2020

Keep your heads up

04/11/2020

Monday is the beginning of Animal Control Appreciation week. Keep in mind that these workers are reporting to work to care for animals and respond to emergencies during this trying time. Take a moment to reflect upon the dedication they have for the tasks they feel obligated to carry out for others. None of them is in this field for the money they do it for the need to make a difference. Thank you for your service

03/03/2020

Calcasieu parish has several openings for ACOs. If you're looking for a change check us out.

02/06/2020

job available

Under general supervision, performs semi-skilled work in the enforcement of ordinances and statutes related to the control of animals for the Animal Control Department. Work involves capturing, confining, and caring for stray animals; maintaining records pertaining to collection of animals and bothe...