Four law enforcement women honored
Honors go to 4 women for law enforcement work
Saturday, May 10, 2008
By Susan Finch
The Times-Picayune
Four New Orleans women were saluted for their leadership in law enforcement during a Friday luncheon to benefit Grace House, which offers residential substance abuse treatment for women.
The honorees at the 13th annual “Women of Substance” luncheon at the Audubon Tea Room were:
– Acting Orleans Parish District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson, who became Louisiana’s first female DA in November when she was named interim head of the office after former DA Eddie Jordan resigned.
– Longtime licensed clinical social worker Cecile Tebo, who heads a New Orleans Police Department unit, unique in the nation, that deals with mentally ill people in crisis.
– Col. Anella Wilson-Joseph, who has been employed for 33 years with the Orleans Criminal Sheriff’s Office, where she is warden of the female division and director of the prison art program.
– Jenny L. Tripkovich, who went to work for the U.S. Customs Service 28 years ago and is now assigned to immigration and customs enforcement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in New Orleans. She is a member of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten’s anti-terrorism advisory council.