Constable Chapman Always Giving A Helping Hand

Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell

On any given day you can find Constable Lemmie Chapman III., helping someone in the community. Everyday I learn so much about him as a person who really cares and want to make a difference in someone's life.  From the moment the students from Bellarmine College Preparatory School  and the photo journalist arrived in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana., the constable worked right beside them. "If the students, instructors and photo journalist can come from San Jose, CA., and San Francisco to help us, I know I had to be there to assist them,"said Chapman. 

From picking up litter, painting, installing a solar panel, and helping a woman who doesn't live in the wards he serve but yet he found time to help build her a front porch. I had an opportunity to interview him several times about his duties as an elected official in Tangipahoa Parish. Each time I learn a little more about the constable that serves the Town of Kentwood and the Village of Tangipahoa. He is truly a servant to the people in the wards he serve. 

Constable Chapman building a porch

His passion is what drive him to help others. I asked him what drives him and where does the passion come from while building a front porch for Ruthie. He said," Ms. Harrell, they may not be in my ward, but they live in Tangipahoa Parish and I want to help them!" His works speaks volumes and many people have taken notice. If others would follow his example many communities would greatly improve. He take his duties as a servant of God and a servant to the people very serious 

I can't ever think of a time that I called upon Constable Chapman and he didn't answer the call to help me be a service to our community. His passion is contagious and he is very serious about being a public servant in his community. He often tells tell me; I'm here to serve the people, that what I was elected to do. 

He couldn't allow the group to leave without lessons on how to eat crawfish. He wanted to send them off with a taste of Louisiana cuisine after all the hard work they did to help us here in Tangipahoa Parish. Constable Chapman is truly example of a public servant. When he ran for office, his platform was to stand on honesty, leadership and integrity and these are the principals he stands on today. 

Nurturing Our Roots Media would like to salute Constable Chapman for all that he does to make our community a better community.