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Sheriff Neustrom: Ready for 'something different'

Come 2016, Lafayette Parish will have a new sheriff as longtime Sheriff Mike Neustrom announced at a press conference Monday that he won't seek re-election this fall.

Come 2016, Lafayette Parish will have a new sheriff.

During a press conference Monday, longtime Sheriff Mike Neustrom announced he’ll finish out his term — his fourth — but won’t run for re-election in the fall, saying he’s ready for “something different,” according to a report by The Daily Advertiser.

We reached out to Neustrom for comment but did not immediately hear back before this story’s posting.

Stay tuned for more as this story develops.