Baton Rouge Police Department

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Baton Rouge Police Department
BRPD patch
BRPD patch
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AbbreviationBRPD
Agency overview
Formed1865
Annual budget$84.3 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBaton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Map of Baton Rouge Police Department's jurisdiction
Size79.1 sq mi (205 km2).
Population227,071
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
Police Officers645
Unsworn members267
Agency executive
  • Murphy Paul, Chief of Police
Facilities
Districts4
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20150209114309/http://brgov.com/dept/brpd/

The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Chief of Police, as of March 8, 2018, was Murphy Paul.

The BRPD was formally established in 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.

The BRPD has a history of police brutality against Blacks and strained relations with the black community in Baton Rouge.[1][2]

Rank structure[]

Rank Insignia
Chief 3 Gold Stars.svg
Deputy Chief of Police
Colonel Gold-vector.svg
Major US-O4 insignia.svg
Captain Captain insignia gold.svg
Lieutenant US-OF1B.svg
Sergeant U.S. police sergeant rank (black and yellow).svg
Corporal LASD Deputy.jpg
Police Officer First Class No Insignia
Police Officer No Insignia
Trainee No Insignia

The Chief of Police is appointed by, and reports to, the Mayor. The Chief is assisted by a Deputy Chief; who is a Colonel[citation needed]. This post has replaced Chief of Staff. All other police positions are promotional and based on seniority, as mandated by state civil service law.[3]

Former chiefs[]

Name Dates in Office
Joseph Sanchez 1865 - 12 Feb 1866
Eri Morley Brooks, Sr. 12 Feb 1866 - 1874
Oscar Heady Foreman 1874 - 1876
Robert Wiseman 1876 - 1878
Thomas Benton Hillen 1878 - 1888
Joshua B. Hare 1888 - 1911
Phillip Patrick Huyck 1911 - 1914
King H. Strenzke 1914 - 1939
Joseph W. Bates 1939
Wilbur D. Atkins 1939 - 1941
Perry M. Johnson 1941 - 1944
Fred C. Parker, Jr. 1944 - 1953
Joseph H. Green 1953 - 1954
Shirley S. Arrighi 1954 - 1961
Arthur A. Altazin 1961
Wingate Moore White 1961 - 1964
Eddie O. Bauer, Jr. 1964
David Keyser 1965 - 15 Feb 1968
Eddie O. Bauer, Jr. 15 Feb 1968 - 1973
Rudolph Ratcliff 1973 - 29 Apr 1974
Howard Kidder 29 Apr 1974 - 3 Feb 1975
Williard R. Ashford, Jr. 3 Feb 1975 - 1975
Howard Kidder 1975 - 1979
George L. "Johnny" Johnston 1979 - 1981
Pat Bonanno 1981 - 1985
Wayne Rogillio 1985 - 1992
Greg Phares 1992 - 2001
Pat Englade Jan 2001 - 2004
Jeff LeDuff 2004 - Nov 2010
Charles Mondrick Nov 2010 - May 2011
Dewayne White May 2011 - 6 Feb 2013
Carl Dabadie 6 Feb 2013 - 8 Mar 2018
Murphy J. Paul, Jr. 8 Mar 2018–present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Officials offer $4.5M settlement over Alton Sterling's death". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ DeBerry, Jarvis. "Before killing Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police had a history of brutality complaints". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ^ BRPD's website Archived April 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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