SHREVEPORT, La. — A new federal, state and local law enforcement task force is targeting violent offenders, criminal groups and drug trafficking across the Shreveport-Bossier area.
The Gun Crime Abatement and Targeted Offender Response Force, known as the Gator Task Force, formally began July 9 and brings together Louisiana State Police, the FBI and local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Zachary Keller announced the task force during a news conference Monday morning and said the effort creates a central hub for information sharing among agencies investigating violent crime…