Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington accepted a $30,000 check Wednesday afternoon at the Viking Drive Substation as a donation to the Bossier Sheriff’s Young Marines program.
Lots of attention has been brought to the Bossier Sheriff's Office after the federal government stopped funding the Young Marine's program for religious reasons. Want to see what exactly got the funding revoked?
The Young Marines is a youth education and service program sponsored by the Bossier Sheriff's office. For many years this program has received federal grant funding, but this year, due to certain wording that includes "special emphasis on the love of God and fidelity to our country," funding may be denied to the program.