Police/Fire

Law Enforcement Sends Signal to Riders

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    4-wheeling and mud-riding are all the rage in the Central area, but some less than responsible riders have caught the attention of local law enforcement.  Saturday, officers from four enforcement agencies met in Pride to send a clear signal about responsible mud-riding.  Converging on parts of the Comite River near the northern border of Central, officers from EBRSO, Zachary PD, Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement, and Wildlife & Fisheries went out in force to encourage responsible riding and to discourage trespassing.
    The heart of the issue, which many landowners along the Comite River in Central have complained about, is trespassing on their private property and trashing the riverbanks.  Even within the riding community there are a great number who are disappointed in those who give the recreational sport a bad name.  The river itself is public property and there is currently no law against riding there, however the trails that are being forged into private property without permission do constitute trespassing.
    Law enforcement agencies demonstrated Saturday that they are dedicated to protecting the rights of property owners, but the best answer still rests in the hands of the riding community.  If responsible riders can get the message out that trespassing and trashing the riverbanks is unacceptable WITHIN the riding community, there will likely be much more acceptance of the activity by Central landowners and the community at large.
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