Antoine White retired as Shreveport’s Deputy Chief of Police on July 15 of last year after 25 years of service.
Brian Monette is serving as the Acting Deputy Chief.
The position can only be filled by a Shreveport police officer with a grade of sergeant or above and a minimum of eight years of full-time law enforcement experience.
Here are the 12 SPD officers who passed the deputy chief civil service exam on Jan. 12 of this year, listed in the order of their scores with the highest score at the top:
Scebern Willis
Janice Dailey
Colette Kelly
Timothy Adgate
Amy Bowman
Angela Willis
Jared Woods
Michael Tyler
Brandon Ortiz
John Madjerick
Michael Jones
Brian Monette.
According to sources, the finalist for the Deputy Chief Position in alphabetical order are:
Captain Amy Bowmn
Lieutenant Michael Jones
Interim Deputy Chief Brian Monette
Lieutenant Michael Tyler.
This list has not been officially confirmed and the timeline for naming the Deputy Chief is not known at this time.
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.