SHREVEPORT, La. -- A police union makes good on its vow to target elected leaders who help the city go to 12-hour patrol shifts. Louisiana state Rep. Alan Seabaugh is in their crosshairs.
Shreveport Police Officers Association (SPOA) President Michael Carter has sent letters to voters in Seabaugh's District 5, criticizing him. That's after the south Shreveport Republican says he submitted a bill at the request of Police Chief Ben Raymond that would give him the ability to order 12-hour shifts. The bill is expected to pass the state legislature.
Raymond wants that option as he tries to guide the department through a severe officer shortage.