A local police association has accused the Youngsville police chief of racial discrimination after he allegedly skipped over two Black officers for a lateral promotion.
The Oct. 8 complaint, filed by the Professional Association of Law Enforcement Officers with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleges that Youngsville Police Chief Jean Paul Broussard promoted a White officer to the rank of sergeant to fill a supervisory role in the department’s Criminal Investigation Unit, according to documents obtained by KLFY.
In doing so, Broussard skipped over two Black officers with more experience and ignored customary procedures, according to the complaint…