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.