Boatloads of law enforcement members, including two LSU Police Department officers, jumped into the chilly pond at the Cabela’s in Gonzales on Saturday morning to raise money for the Louisiana Special Olympics.
In front of a crowd of more than 100 people, LSUPD officer James Pittman and Capt. Cory Lalonde rode a pontoon boat from the dock to a platform in the middle of the pond and splashed — shoes and all — into the cold water. Pittman and Lalonde were on one of the last boats to make the trip out for the jump.
The event was the third in a series of polar plunges around the state to raise money for the Special Olympics, with two earlier events held in Shreveport and Lake Charles. Money raised and donated by the participants went to support the cost of training and competitions for Special Olympics athletes.
Louisiana State University Police Department officers participate in a polar plunge for The Special Olymics of Louisiana.
