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Under Terry, the sheriff's department faced severe budget constraints, with spending reductions in operations for both [[narcotics]] and criminal intelligence. About half of the deputies, then numbering 150, left their jobs either through retirements or resignations. To enhance the economic stability of the department, Terry instituted a bid system for making purchases.<ref name=sheriffsdepartment>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistory.com/caddo_sheriff_template_page_3.html|title=Growth and Expansion of the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office|author=[[Eric Brock]]|publisher=caddohistory.com|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> As the department purchasing agent, Terry named Clifton G. "Windy" Vaughan (1918-2008), a native of [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. Earlier, Vaughan had worked in special services and helped to create and train a bomb disposal unit that received national attention.<ref>"Clifton G. "Windy" Vaughan (October 19, 1918 – October 6, 2008), ''The Shreveport Times,'' October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2014.</ref>
Under Terry, the sheriff's department faced severe budget constraints, with spending reductions in operations for both [[narcotics]] and criminal intelligence. About half of the deputies, then numbering 150, left their jobs either through retirements or resignations. To enhance the economic stability of the department, Terry instituted a bid system for making purchases.<ref name=sheriffsdepartment>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistory.com/caddo_sheriff_template_page_3.html|title=Growth and Expansion of the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office|author=[[Eric Brock]]|publisher=caddohistory.com|accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> As the department purchasing agent, Terry named Clifton G. "Windy" Vaughan (1918-2008), a native of [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. Earlier, Vaughan had worked in special services and helped to create and train a bomb disposal unit that received national attention.<ref>"Clifton G. "Windy" Vaughan (October 19, 1918 – October 6, 2008), ''The Shreveport Times,'' October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2014.</ref>
In 1980, Terry retired from the sheriff's department and opened a firearms training institute and self-defense school,<ref name=terryobit/> which he sold ten years later.<ref name=oralhistory/> He was thereafter the weapons advisor in two [[film]]s by the Shreveport native Andy Sidaris: ''Day of the Warrior'' (1996) and ''L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855991/|title=Harold M. Terry (Miscellaneous Crew)|publisher=
In 1980, Terry retired from the sheriff's department and opened a firearms training institute and self-defense school,<ref name=terryobit/> which he sold ten years later.<ref name=oralhistory/> He was thereafter the weapons advisor in two [[film]]s by the Shreveport native Andy Sidaris: ''Day of the Warrior'' (1996) and ''L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855991/|title=Harold M. Terry (Miscellaneous Crew)|publisher=
Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}</ref>
Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}</ref>