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Haynes appointed the [[African-American]] deputy Louis Dunbar, Sr. (1914–1986), whose son, Louid "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=July 28, 2020}}</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 28, 2020}}</ref>

Haynes appointed the [[African-American]] deputy Louis Dunbar, Sr. (1914–1986), whose son, Louid "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=July 28, 2020}}</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 28, 2020}}</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. (1929-2014), 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]].