Steve Cripps officially announces in this newspaper that he is a candidate for Police Juror to represent Ward 7, subject to the action of voters at the November 18 runoff election.

In making his announcement, Cripps issued the following statement to the voters of Ward 7: “My name is Steve Cripps and I’m running for Police Juror to represent the residents in Ward 7 of LaSalle Parish.

My beautiful wife is Charlotte Head Cripps. We’ve been married and have lived in Ward 7 for close to 30 years, where we’ve raised our two boys, Marcus and Bralyn. We’ve also owned and operated Four Seasons Pest Control, Inc. for 30 plus years and Charlotte owns and operates Four Seasons Real Estate of Louisiana, where she is owner and broker.

We also pastor Life Church of LaSalle, a church that we felt the Lord calling us to plant in 2015. God has blessed us in abundance and we’re extremely privileged to serve Him as we serve others!

With my experience in owning and operating a successful business, as well as the ability to communicate and solve issues, I feel that I qualify to be able to work with the other Jurors, as well as the good people of our parish for the betterment of roads, as well as whatever I can do to help in solving problems as they arise.

I’ve spent my entire life serving others and I look forward to the opportunity to serve you, the people of Ward 7.

I will not make promises that I can’t keep, but you can rest assured that I’m a man of my word and I will always give my best in everything that I do. I believe in treating others the way that I would want to be treated.

If you have any questions or concerns, I would love to sit down and discuss those with you and try to come up with a solution. I can be reached at (318) 481-5886.

I’m asking and would greatly appreciate your support and vote in the November 18 run-off.

Thanks again, and may the Lord bless you!”