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Some of his Crime Stoppers skits have been carried on [[NBC]]'s ''The Tonight Show'', starring Jimmy Fallon.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/> Though he has been accused by the [[interest group]], the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], of bias against lawbreakers, whom Higgins has dubbed "animals," "thugs," and "heathens."<ref name=lafyadv>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/05/05/clay-higgins-says-he-may-run-congress-senate/83979304/|title=Clay Higgins to announce run for public office tonight|author=Seth Dickerson|publisher=''The Lafayette Advertiser''|date=May 18, 2016|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> With a  "country bumpkin drill-sergeant persona," Higgins emphasizes that his focus is on criminals.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/> One of the videos features an outraged Higgins threatening the burglar who broke into a popular restaurant in Opelousas. Clarence Lazard, an [[African-American]] [[Baptist]] pastor who supports Higgins' videos, describes Higgins as "a unique gentleman who's not scared to say what he thinks." Though he is often referred to as a [[Cajun]], Higgins is actually of [[Ireland|Irish]] descent.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne>"Cajun John Wayne seeks U.S. House seat", ''San Antonio Express-News'', [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], July 3, 2016, p. A25</ref>

Some of his Crime Stoppers skits have been carried on [[NBC]]'s ''The Tonight Show'', starring Jimmy Fallon.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/> Though he has been accused by the [[interest group]], the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], of bias against lawbreakers, whom Higgins has dubbed "animals," "thugs," and "heathens."<ref name=lafyadv>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/05/05/clay-higgins-says-he-may-run-congress-senate/83979304/|title=Clay Higgins to announce run for public office tonight|author=Seth Dickerson|publisher=''The Lafayette Advertiser''|date=May 18, 2016|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> With a  "country bumpkin drill-sergeant persona," Higgins emphasizes that his focus is on criminals.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/> One of the videos features an outraged Higgins threatening the burglar who broke into a popular restaurant in Opelousas. Clarence Lazard, an [[African-American]] [[Baptist]] pastor who supports Higgins' videos, describes Higgins as "a unique gentleman who's not scared to say what he thinks." Though he is often referred to as a [[Cajun]], Higgins is actually of [[Ireland|Irish]] descent.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne>"Cajun John Wayne seeks U.S. House seat", ''San Antonio Express-News'', [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], July 3, 2016, p. A25</ref>

Controversy over the videos led Higgins to resign as a captain under St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Joseph Guidroz (born April 1954), a [[Democrat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=441885|title=Bobby Guidroz, April 1954|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Higgins then became a deputy marshal for the city of Lafayette and conducts extensive lecturing.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/>

Controversy over the videos led Higgins to resign as a captain under St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Joseph Guidroz (born April 1954), a [[Democrat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=441885|title=Bobby Guidroz, April 1954|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Higgins then became a deputy marshal for the city of Lafayette and conducts extensive lecturing on law and order issues.<ref name=cajunjohnwayne/>

Higgins is a [[Republican]] candidate for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district seat in the [[primary election]] scheduled on November 8, 2016, which coincides with the U.S. presidential election. The office which Higgins is seeking is held by Republican Charles Boustany, a retired [[physician]] from Lafayette, who is running instead for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by another Republican, the retiring [[David Vitter]]. Higgins' principal opponents include Scott Angelle, one of five members of the elected Louisiana Public Service Commission, considered a [[Moderate Republican]], and [[conservative]] Brett Geymann, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lake Charles.  

Higgins is a [[Republican]] candidate for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district seat in the [[primary election]] scheduled on November 8, 2016, which coincides with the U.S. presidential election. The office which Higgins is seeking is held by Republican Charles Boustany, a retired [[physician]] from Lafayette, who is running instead for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by another Republican, the retiring [[David Vitter]]. Higgins' principal opponents include Scott Angelle, one of five members of the elected Louisiana Public Service Commission, considered a [[Moderate Republican]], and [[conservative]] Brett Geymann, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lake Charles.