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In Louisiana, the sheriff is the collector of property taxes and also enforces criminal laws outside the municipalities.

In Louisiana, the sheriff is the collector of property taxes and also enforces criminal laws outside the municipalities.

Haynes appointed the [[African-American]] deputy Louis Dunbar Sr. (1914–1986), whose son "Sweet" Lou Dunbar,  became, like Haynes' son, a distinguished athlete. Dunbar played for twenty-seven years for the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MQelr-MNkA|title=Louis Dunbar|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Another black deputy, Ivory "Brother" Hawkins, Sr. (1925-2018), was also the first black hired previously by the Minden Police Department and a bus driver for the public school system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ivory-brother-hawkins-sr/|title=Ivory "Brother" Hawkins, Sr.|publisher=Minden Press-Herald|date=July 13, 2018|accessdate=July 14, 2018}}</ref>

Haynes appointed the [[African-American]] deputy Louis Dunbar Sr. (1914–1986), whose son "Sweet" Lou Dunbar,  became, like Haynes' son, a distinguished athlete. Dunbar played for twenty-seven years for the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MQelr-MNkA|title=Louis Dunbar|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Another black deputy, Ivory "Brother" Hawkins, Sr. (1925-2018), was also the first black hired previously by the Minden Police Department and a bus driver for the public school system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ivory-brother-hawkins-sr/|title=Ivory "Brother" Hawkins, Sr.|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=July 13, 2018|accessdate=July 14, 2018}}</ref>

In 1977, the sheriff's office and the Springhill Police Department were accused of corrupt practices in a series of investigative reports by [[Craig Flournoy]] and [[Bill Keith]] of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]].'' The newspaper alleged that the two departments had covered up cases of [[prostitution]], ticket-fixing, stolen bond money, and [[narcotics]] violations. Investigations by chief criminal sheriff's deputy T. C. Bloxom Jr. and Mayor M. A. Gleason Jr. of Springhill uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing. While hospitalized in Shreveport for [[bronchitis]], Haynes denied all allegations,<ref>"Sheriff Haynes answers charges of corruption," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 6, 1977, pp. 1, 8A.</ref> and the investigations ultimately cleared Haynes. State Attorney General [[William J. Guste]] returned no [[indictment]] from a [[grand jury]] looking into the case.<ref>"Guste returns no indictment in Springhill case," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 25, 1977, p. 1.</ref>

In 1977, the sheriff's office and the Springhill Police Department were accused of corrupt practices in a series of investigative reports by Craig Flournoy and [[Bill Keith]] of the since defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]].'' The newspaper alleged that the two departments had covered up cases of [[prostitution]], ticket-fixing, stolen bond money, and [[narcotics]] violations. Investigations by chief criminal sheriff's deputy T. C. Bloxom, Jr. and Mayor M. A. Gleason, Jr., of Springhill uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing. While hospitalized in Shreveport for [[bronchitis]], Haynes denied all allegations,<ref>"Sheriff Haynes answers charges of corruption," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 6, 1977, pp. 1, 8A.</ref> and the investigations ultimately cleared Haynes. State Attorney General [[William J. Guste]] returned no [[indictment]] from a [[grand jury]] looking into the case.<ref>"Guste returns no indictment in Springhill case," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 25, 1977, p. 1.</ref>

Haynes did not seek a fifth term in 1979 but instead supported McMahen as his successor. After four terms, McMahen retired and was succeeded by a former state police officer, [[Ted Riser]].

Haynes did not seek a fifth term in 1979 but instead supported McMahen as his successor. After four terms, McMahen retired and was succeeded by a former state police officer, [[Ted Riser]].