As Police Chief, John:

• Increased pay for police officers without raising taxes
• Reformed the policies and procedures
  to dramatically reduce public complaints 

While John was Police Chief:

• The City of DeRidder was named the safest city in Louisiana by the National Council for Home Safety and Security
• The DeRidder Police Department was named Non-Profit Organization of the
  Year by the Greater Beauregard Chamber
  of Commerce

John is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has received training through
the Louisiana Executive Management Institute and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. He is a dedicated law enforcement professional experienced in all aspects of departmental operations: budgeting, policy development and implementation, and community relations.
He has thirty-three years of experience in law enforcement with more than twenty-three years in supervisory positions. He served for nearly a decade as Police Chief for the
City of DeRidder. 

“I want to make Beauregard Parish the safest parish in Louisiana, just as we made the City of DeRidder one of the safest cities in Louisiana.”