LaPlace’s Brownie Troop 20047 recently bagged groceries for tips and donated the proceeds to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office for the purchase of new bullet-proof vests. Present for the presentation were (first row, left to right) Amelia Mouton, Mya Voiron, Lauren Weber, Lauren Oncale and Mia Oncale; (second row, left to right) Adrianis Quinones, Julia Luna, Chloe Genovese, Rylee Schexnayder, Kamryn Scales and Ta’Vrin Johnson; and (back row, left to right) Deputy Michelle Pierson, Deputy Jay LeBlanc, Sgt. Marshall Carmouche, Capt. Jason Weber and Deputy Cindy Faucheux. (Staff photo by David Vitrano)