Shreveport’s Deputy Chief White Retires After 25 Years Of Service

A big change is coming to the Shreveport police department. Deputy Chief of Police Antoine White has announced he's retiring after more than 25 years on the job.

Chief White's retirement is effective on July 15. White started with SPD in 2000. He has worked in several different capacities for the department over the years. Chief White served as a patrol officer for his first 9 years on the force. He then moved to mounted patrol for 3 years. He also served as a school resource officer at Captain Shreve from 2012-2015. He then moved on to become a juvenile investigator for a couple of years and then was promoted to Investigative Supervisor of the Sex Crimes Unit where he served until 2019.

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Chief White will officially be recognized for his service to the city of Shreveport by the Council during Tuesday's meeting. But he did offer some brief remarks during the Monday work session.

Chief White says:

I really appreciate the support that I received over the years from the council and also the administration. I also wanted to thank you Chief Smith for your leadership and your mentorship. I really appreciate it. I'm getting emotional so I'm not gonna say too much. But most importantly, I want to thank the men and women of the Shreveport police department. It's been over 25 years. I've served with some of the greatest people that you can ever run across.

White was promoted to Deputy Police Chief in 2019 under Ben Raymond. He remained in that position when Wayne Smith was promoted to Chief of Police in January of 2022. Smith served as substitute chief for several months prior to the official appointment.

No information has been released about who might be promoted to take over the Deputy Chief position.