The famous Clay Higgins, known affectionately by the Louisiana public he served as the ‘Cajun John Wayne,’ has a new job as a Reserve Deputy Marshal for the Lafayette City Marshal’s Office.
Higgins was basically forced to retire because he refused to follow the orders of his previous boss, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Guidroz, who wanted him to ‘tone-down’ his wildly popular Crime Stoppers videos. It followed pressure from the ACLU for naming members of a violent criminal gang known as the Gremlins in a video that went viral.
Captain Higgins targets suspected gang membersCaptain Higgins targets suspected gang members. If you have information on the suspects’ location, call (337) 277-9667, (337) 400-9064 or (337) 277-3503. http://www.katc.com/story/31248189/acadiana-law-enforcement-unites-to-find-gremlins-gang
Posted by KATC-TV 3: Acadiana’s Newschannel on Wednesday, February 17, 2016
For more on his resignation, click here.
According to KLFY News, Chief Deputy Marshal Phil Conrad stated Higgins wants to “stay up to date with certain law enforcement certifications like firearms and defensive tactics and this gives him that opportunity.”
Higgins will be a guest on “Holding Accountable,” a program that airs on the Acadiana Open Channel twice per week.
Conrad also said, “In his past guest host appearances, Higgins has always held himself to a very respectable standard and we could not be happier that he has decided to join our team.”
SO PLEASE TO HEAR THE NEWS ABOUT MR. HIGGINS. YOUR DEPT. MADE A VERY WISE DECISION TO PUT THAT MAN TO WORK IN THE MARSHALL’S OFFICE !!!!!!! MR. HIGGINS IS WELL RESPECTED & APPRECIATED NOT ONLY BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, BUT ALSO TEXAS, WHERE HE HAS A HUGE FOLLOWING. ————MSW, SEALY, TX. 77474
Glad to see Clay Higgins will continue his law enforcement career. He has a large following inside and outside law enforcement. Law Enforcement is not always politically correct.
We discussed Captain Higgins’ new job on the LEO Round Table law enforcement talk show at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4xd30KWcI in case you want to check it out.