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La. correctional officer of the year named

Rayburn Correctional Center employee Sgt. Master Ray Martin won the auspicious title

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Rayburn Correctional Center Sgt. Master Ray Martin, center, receives the Louisiana Correctional Officer of the Year Award from Chief of Operations Jeff Travis, left, and Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections James LeBlanc.

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By Marcelle Haneman
The Daily News

BOGALUSA, La. — Rayburn Correctional Center employee Sgt. Master Ray Martin was named the Louisiana Department of Corrections 2011 Correctional Officer of the Year during a recent awards program at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections headquarters in Baton Rouge.

The selection came a year later than normal after last year’s program was cancelled.

Awards were presented for 2011 and 2012, and RCC picked up additional recognition. Lt. Larry Primes received the 2012 Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, and Sgt. Master George Denham received the 2011 Secretary’s Award of Excellence.

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