SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – A former Shreveport fire captain who was fired after a deadly 2025 fire on Kemp Lane that killed four people is being told by the city that he owes it nearly $14,000.
A letter obtained by KSLA News 12 through an open records request shows the city paid former Capt. Devin Kennedy twice for unused vacation after it let him go in June 2025. The city said the duplicate payment overpaid him $13,564.
Firing followed deadly fire
According to the city, Kennedy was fired from the department after a fire claimed the lives of two children, 5-year-old Ne-Vaeh Garner and 7-year-old Tayona Garner. Their grandmother, Eureka Garner, and great-grandmother, Mildred Carter, also died.
Kennedy got his job back after a Civil Service Board appeal earlier this year and immediately retired.
City seeks repayment plan
In a June 10 letter, Shreveport’s finance director asked Kennedy and his attorney to set up a repayment plan within 10 days…