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2017 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 10
BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, JENKINS, AND NORTON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis upon her retirement
from the Shreveport Police Department after more than thirty-three years of service
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis upon her retirement from the Shreveport
3 Police Department after more than thirty-three years of service.
4 WHEREAS, as a devoted mother and wife, Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis wanted
5to make a difference in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, where her children would be
6raised; and
7 WHEREAS, Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis took the oath to serve and protect the
8citizens of Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1983; and
9 WHEREAS, during the 1980s, it was difficult being a female law enforcement
10officer, but Captain Vinson-Willis stood the test of time; and
11 WHEREAS, over the past thirty-three years, Captain Vinson-Willis rose through the
12ranks of the Shreveport Police Department as an officer, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and,
13eventually, as captain; and
14 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis served in many different areas within the
15Shreveport Police Department including the Human Resource Department, Criminal
16Intelligence Unit, Internal Affairs Division, and Detective Unit; and
17 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis currently supervises all community liaison
18officers, the community response unit, the neighborhood assistance team, police pastors on
19patrol, and auxiliary members; and
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1 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis has been a true asset to the Shreveport Police
2Department and has assisted in recruiting many police officers to the Shreveport area to
3make the community safe; and
4 WHEREAS, in the 1990's, the city of Shreveport was plagued by gang violence and
5daily drive-by shootings; Captain Vinson-Willis worked in the Criminal Intel Unit to
6personally identify and open dialogue with known gang members in the Shreveport area; and
7 WHEREAS, throughout her career, Captain Vinson-Willis continued to combat the
8gang problem in Shreveport; and
9 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis participated in the 1989 anti-gang initiative
10Operation Take, Hold, Organize, and Return (THOR) and from 2007 through 2015, Captain
11Vinson-Willis participated in Operation Taking Back Our Neighborhoods Everyday
12(TBONE), which resulted in the lowest homicide rate for over an eight and one-half period
13in Shreveport history and five of the six lowest annual homicide totals ever recorded in the
14history of Shreveport; and
15 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis spent her final years with the Shreveport Police
16Department working to make a long lasting difference in her community by focusing on the
17Community Oriented Policing Unit; under her leadership, Captain Vinson-Willis has
18implemented many new programs for the youth in Shreveport including Girls are Butterflies,
19Boys Youth Enrichment, Law and Youth Academy, and Apartment Manager Training; and
20 WHEREAS, Captain Vinson-Willis will always remain an inspiration to her fellow
21officers and community for the vital contributions she has made in her long career of public
22service.
23 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
24Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis upon her
25retirement from the Shreveport Police Department; does hereby express enduring
26appreciation to her for her career of exemplary public services and her contributions to the
27city of Shreveport; and does hereby extend to her every good wish for success and happiness
28in all of her future endeavors.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
30to Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 10 Original 2017 Second Extraordinary Session Glover
Commends Captain Jacqueline Vinson-Willis upon her retirement from the Shreveport
Police Department after more than thirty-three years of service.
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