Kaplan Police Department

07/20/2026

05/21/2026

The Kaplan Police Department would like to congratulate Sgt. Chace Benandi on successfully completing the Refresher POST Academy Course.

Continuing education and training are extremely important in our line of work. Staying up to date with law enforcement standards, procedures, and techniques helps ensure that we continue providing the highest level of service and professionalism to our community.

05/08/2026

We are sadden today to announce that we have lost one of our own Ms. Angel Marceaux. Ms. Angel has been a dispatcher for the department for many years and was always the Momma Bear to everyone. To explain her is very simple. She never met a stranger, and loved everyone that she crossed paths with. But most of all she loved her family. We will truly miss you Ms. Angel, watch over us!!!

04/23/2026

The Kaplan Police Department is proud to unveil our new stone garden, located at the front of the department.

This special space has been created in honor and memory of Assistant Chief Virgie LeMaire, who dedicated over 30 years of service to the City of Kaplan. Her strength, compassion, and unwavering commitment to this department and community will never be forgotten.

This garden stands as a lasting tribute to her legacy—a place of reflection, respect, and remembrance for all who pass by.

Thank you, Assistant Chief LeMaire, for your service, your leadership, and your love for this department. Your watch may be over, but we have it from here.

Rest easy. 💙

03/09/2026

🐣🌷 Get Ready for an EGGGG-CITING Day! 🌷🐰

Citizens in Action 2.0 Kaplan, La is egggg-static to invite the community to our 4th Annual Easter Eggggstravaganza!

Bring the kids, bring your friends, and get ready for a day full of fun, laughter, and egg-cellent memories!

🥚 1,000+ Easter Eggs Hidden – Are you ready for the hunt?
🎁 Egg-citing Giveaways!
🐰 Bunny hop sac races
🎨 Face Painting with Abby Sarai Smith – Let the kids get colorful!
🔎 Egg-stra Fun Scavenger Hunt
🍔 FREE Food for ALL kids
📸 Pictures with the Easter Bunny
👮‍♂️ Painting with a Cop with the Kaplan Police Department

This is a FREE community event you won’t want to miss. Come out, enjoy the fun, and make some egg-stra special memories with the family!

🐰 Tag a friend who should bring their kids!
🥚 Share this post and help us spread the egggg-citement!

📍 Clement Park
📅 Saturday April 4th
⏰ 2p-4p (Time subject to change)

03/05/2026

The Kaplan Police Department believes that continued learning and strong leadership help us better serve our community.

Chief Joshua Hardy and Assistant Chief Robert LeMay recently completed the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy leadership program, which focuses on communication, ethical leadership, decision-making, and strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the communities we serve.

Across the United States there are more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers, and less than 1% complete the full FBI-LEEDA Trilogy program and receive the Trilogy Award.

Training like this helps ensure the Kaplan Police Department continues growing, improving, and providing the highest level of service to the citizens of Kaplan.

Our commitment remains simple: working together with our community to keep Kaplan a safe place to live, work, and raise a family.

03/04/2026

🚔 Kaplan Police Department

We’ve seen a few comments saying traffic enforcement is about “making money.”

Let’s clear something up.

If revenue was the goal, the solution would be simple:
Just drive however you want and we’d write tickets all day.

But that’s not the goal.

The goal is that everyone in Kaplan gets home safely at the end of the day. That means slowing down, wearing seatbelts, and not driving impaired.

The easiest way to avoid a ticket in Kaplan is actually very simple:

✔ Follow the law
✔ Drive responsibly
✔ Respect the road

Our officers would much rather wave at you driving safely than meet you during a traffic stop.

Kaplan is a small community.
We’re here to protect it.

Drive safe. 💙




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03/03/2026

Yes, we see the Waze alert.
Yes, we update it too.

No, that doesn’t mean we left. 👀

Drive right.
Or we’ll meet properly.




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03/02/2026

🚔 Kaplan Police Department Warrant Roundup Results 🚔

Over the weekend, officers with the Kaplan Police Department conducted a warrant roundup operation within the city limits. Through proactive enforcement efforts, the following individuals were taken into custody:

KCC Warrant KP-24-004
▪️ Tani Perry Broussard
• Theft ($100) – LA R.S. 14:67
• Contempt Fugitive ($25) – CCRP 21

KCC Warrant KP-25-251
▪️ Brady Daigle
• No License Plate Lights – LA R.S. 32:304C
• Driving Under Revoked/Suspended License – LA R.S. 32:415
• FTA Contempt 1st – CCRP 21

KCC Warrant KP-25-145
▪️ Racquelle Hebert Koch
• Curfew Violation ($100) – LA R.S. 06-23-C
• FTA Contempt 1st ($50) – CCRP 21

These arrests are part of our continued commitment to ensuring accountability and maintaining public safety in our community.

We appreciate the support and cooperation of our citizens as we work together to keep Kaplan safe.

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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