Submitted by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
LAFAYETTE, LA (May 13, 2024) – On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Local officers will carry the “Flame of Hope” for Special Olympics Louisiana throughout the area. Law Enforcement Officers from agencies across the state will also participate to bring awareness to Special Olympics Louisiana and the upcoming State Summer Games.
The Lafayette leg of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Torch Run details:
Date: May 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: It will start and end at – Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, 316 W. Main St., Lafayette, Louisiana
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics is an international series of torch relays, run by law enforcement officers leading up to each state or nation’s Special Olympics Summer Games.
The Special Olympics Louisiana State Summer Games will be held May 17-19, 2024, on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. Officers will carry the torch from all points of the state beginning in May with a series of runs throughout the month.
The final leg of the run will take place at Southeastern Louisiana University and conclude with Opening Ceremonies at the Southeastern Track Complex for 7p.m.
Photo and interview opportunities will be available at the end of the run. All Law Enforcement Torch Run events are open to the public.
For more information about this run, the final leg run, or the 2024 State Summer Games please log onto www.specialolympicsla.org.
Special Olympics Louisiana’s Law Enforcement Torch Run hosts various fundraising events in all areas of the state year-round. The Law Enforcement Torch Run® is Special Olympics’ largest annual grass-roots fund-raising and public awareness campaign. This year, the Torch Run is celebrating its 40th year. Officers carry the “Flame of Hope” throughout Louisiana and work year-round conducting other fund-raising activities for Special Olympics Louisiana. For more information on the Law Enforcement Torch Run or events in your area, visit www.specialolympicsla.org and click Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Special Olympics Louisiana (SOLA) is a state-wide, 501(C) 3 non-profit organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. SOLA offers year-round programs for 8,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in all 64 parishes with the help of 6,000 volunteers. Health, education, leadership, family, training and sports programs are available for people beginning at age 2, and there is no upper age limit. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics.
