PORT BARRE, La. ( KLFY ) — Transparency from his office and keeping the people of Port Barre informed are two top priorities for Police Chief Deon Boudreaux. With those in mind, Boudreaux created “Chief’s Corner,” a weekly live show that he streams on social media.
“We don’t have a newsletter for the town. A lot of people don’t have a means to get the information from us unless we go to their house or call them up. So, I was like, you know what? A lot of people do have Facebook,” Boudreaux said.
Boudreaux said the idea behind his show began in 2018 after seeing a daily live show put on by local musician titled “Mornin’ Joe with Gautreaux” and wanted to bring that idea into his community.
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“My show is just to reach out to the people I serve in our community to inform them of things that’s going on inside of our community. And that’s how I started at first,” Boudreaux said.
The show would evolve over the years to include guests and touch on topics like charitable events, hurricane preparedness, even hunter safety.