Lincoln Parish Sheriff candidate forum

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The Ruston Daily Leader's candidate meet-and-greet and question-and-answer event with the three candidates for Lincoln Parish Sheriff, held at the Lincoln Parish Library Events Center on Sept. 12, 2019. Sponsored by Origin Bank, refreshments provided by Uptown Downtown.

Attendee-submitted questions asked:

- 3:30: "What is the most important quality in a sheriff?"

- 9:20 "How important is it for law enforcement to foster relationships with the community? If so, how would you go about accomplishing that?"

- 14:45 "What plans do you have to support security in our parish schools?"

- 20:15 "If elected sheriff, would you consider privatizing the Lincoln Parish Detention Center? Why or why not?"

- 25:40 "If elected sheriff, how do you think you could safe taxpayers money and still provide law enforcement service?"

- 31:25 "During your service in law enforcement, what have you done to combat drug use and drug dealers in our parish?"

- 38:00 "If elected sheriff, what plans would you have for the current sheriff's department staff?"

- 42:40 "What are your thoughts about body cameras for officers?" - 4700 "In this day and time, what do you believe you can bring to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's office that would enhance the community that no other administrator has brought thus far?"

- 51:10 "Have all campaign signs been approved by the landowner or put up arbitrarily? Is there a log documenting where they are when it comes time to take them down?

- 55:35 "How will you work with the parish to assist inmates with transitional resources, such as classes, halfway homes, etc. to help them start a life so we don't keep putting them in jail over and over again?"

- 1:01:55 "What are your intentions regarding policing the dumpsters?"