When Sheriff Prator speaks, politicians should listen
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:00am
Almost 40 years ago, when I was a young man and starting a family in Shreveport, there was an impressive young man working in law enforcement, and his name was Steve Prator. He had already been a police officer for 10 years and was building a reputation as a solid individual. In 1990, after starting at the street level, he had raised his profile enough until he was appointed chief of police for Shreveport by then-Mayor Hazel Beard. He was 39 years old and had been on the force for almost 20 years. He was the right man for the jo, and immediately started to put his mark on the force.
