League to discuss
citizen police review board
at luncheon
05/12/04

The Caddo/Bossier League of Women Voters is hosting a luncheon meeting Tuesday (May 18) that will feature a panel discussion on the pros and cons of creating a Citizen’s Police Review Board for Shreveport. The luncheon will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Downtown (102 Lake Street).

State Rep. Cedric Glover has introduced a bill in the House authorizing the creation of such a board. Joining Glover for the panel discussion will be Mike Campbell, Shreveport police chief; Milton Williams, chair of the Mayor’s Police Citizen’s Advisory Committee, and Wayne Allen, Former Caddo Parish DA’s Office homicide investigator.

Cost of lunch is $20 for non-league members (lunch fee is waived for those who join the League at the luncheon), $15 for league members and $10 for students with IDs. To confirm attendance or for information, contact Dr. Bernadette Jones Palombo, League president and LSUS associate professor of criminal justice, at 798-0779 or bpalombo@lsus.edu.