Captain Minvielle was raised in New Orleans. He began his career with the Kenner Police Department in December 1980 and was assigned to the Airport Division. He attended the LSU / P.O.S.T. Basic Training Academy in 1983 and was assigned to the Patrol Division in 1990. In 1994 Captain Minvielle was selected as the Report Screening Officer and in 1995 was made the Community Relations / Crime Prevention Officer, and appointed as a Public Information Officer. As the Crime Prevention Officer, Captain Minvielle was certified by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives to teach Officers Cultural Diversity, and by the Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute to teach Ethics in Law Enforcement.

In April 1996 Captain Minvielle was appointed to the Field Services Bureau as Staff Officer. He was promoted to Sergeant in December 1996 and appointed Commander of the Internal Affairs Division and a member of the Chief’s Staff.

In December 1998 Captain Minvielle completed a three month Police Staff and Command Program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

He was promoted to Lieutenant in August 2005 and in July 2008 he was appointed Support Services Bureau Commander, managing the Jail Section, Communications Section, Applicant Investigation Unit, the Office of Training and Development, and the Community Education Section. He was promoted to Captain in November 2010 and remains assigned to Support Services.

Captain Minvielle has earned certifications in Statement Analysis, Computer Voice Stress Analysis, as a Crime Prevention Practitioner, and several levels of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System. As a P.O.S.T. Instructor, Captain Minvielle is also certified to teach in Police Academies.

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