Decision deferred

By News Staff on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Town council’s failure to appoint police chief puts matter in governor’s hands
  • It was standing room only as local residents, police personnel, town employees, and family members of police chiefs candidates gathered for the January meeting of the Basile mayor and council. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)
    It was standing room only as local residents, police personnel, town employees, and family members of police chiefs candidates gathered for the January meeting of the Basile mayor and council. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)
    By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor A standing-room-only crowd filled the Basile Town Council chambers Monday night, Jan. 12, as residents, police personnel, town employees, and family members of acting police chief candidates gathered for the council’s regular monthly meeting, many anxiously awaiting action on the appointment of an acting chief of police. The position became vacant following t...

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