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BJ Bourg began his law enforcement career in 1990 with the Lafourche Parish
Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana. He worked dispatch while attending the academy and, upon graduation was assigned to patrol.
He worked patrol for about two years; and, in February of 1993, was promoted to detective. BJ worked as a detective for over
ten years. He was promoted to sergeant and in 2003, became a full-time instructor
at the police academy. In 2004, became the Chief Investigator for the Lafourche
Parish District Attorney’s Office. He still teaches at the police academy. He began to take his life-long passion for writing seriously in 2003. Since that time, he has published nearly 100 short stories in publications like Future’s Mystery
Magazine, Mysterical-E, Bewildering Stories, Apollo’s Lyre, Writer’s Post Journal, Amazon Shorts, and Chippewa
Publishing. Additionally, his short stories appear in four books,
“Absent the Soul” (a collection of my first twelve shorts), “The EX Factor” (a multi-authored anthology),
“Stories of Strength” (a multi-authored anthology, the proceeds of which benefit victims of hurricane Katrina
and other disasters), and “Seven By Seven” (a multi-authored anthology).
In addition to his writing, he is also the owner and editor of a new online
mystery magazine called “Mouth Full of Bullets.”
According to the book description of
Absent Soul, “Between the covers of this collection of short mysteries, you'll find both, the living and the dead,
who are Absent the Soul. You'll see the murder victims after the souls have been wrenched from their bodies. You'll
step into the lives of the realistic detectives and everyday citizens who are tasked with bringing the killers to justice.
You'll grow to love these characters and root for them as they sift through lies, suspects, and clues in their quest for
the truth. Finally, you'll meet the killers themselves. You'll learn why they crossed over to the dark side and committed
the ultimate crime of violence. If you like mystery and suspense, you'll like what you find in this collection and--after
reading it--you'll be happy that you are not Absent the Soul.”
About the lafourche Parish
District Attorney's Office The Lafourche
Parish District Attorney’s office has a number of law enforcement related programs such as the “The Pre-Trial
Intervention (PTI) program offers first time and often youthful offenders who qualify a chance to receive probation and to
discourage any future criminal or disorderly behavior. It provides alternatives to jail, such as community service and restitution.
Participation in educational as well as rehabilitative programs is often required. With this program, we
have lessened the burden of the Courts, we have saved valuable time, and we have used this program with compassion in certain
instances all while making sure the program is never used as an easy "out" for a criminal who should be locked up.
To be eligible for participation in
this program, the offense must be limited to first time nonviolent crimes. Participants are selected once offenders meeting
this criteria are referred to the program following a review of pending charges by staff members of the District Attorney's
office. After additional review and gathering of past criminal record and history, an all facts are obtained, a letter is
sent to the offender scheduling an appointment. If the offender then decides to participate in this program,
due to a limited budget for the program, an enrollment fee is required and is based on the crime.”
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