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Hathaway soon rebounded politically upon his election on December 9, 1979 as the Caddo Parish sheriff and ''ex officio'' tax collector. The one-term incumbent, [[Harold M. Terry|Harold Monroe Terry]], did not seek reelection, and Hathaway defeated his fellow Democrat Jim Adger, an agri-businessman, in a runoff contest, 55.6 to 44.4 percent. The election corresponded with the narrow victory of Republican [[Davd C. Treen]] as governor.<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', December 10, 1974, p. 1.</ref>Hathaway was reelected thereafter with little opposition thereafter through his retirement in July 2000. In his last election in October 1995, Hathway polled nearly two thirds of the ballots cast against two opponents, a fellow Democrat, Jerry Henderson, and Donnie Ray O'Briant, a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The sheriff in Caddo Parish frequently serves multiple terms; Hathaway's predecessor, Harold  Terry , was an  the exception. Terry served only one term from 1976 to 1980, the shortest tenure of any Caddo Parish sheriff in the 20th century.<ref name=pastsheriffs/>

Hathaway soon rebounded politically upon his election on December 9, 1979 as the Caddo Parish sheriff and ''ex officio'' tax collector. The one-term incumbent, [[Harold Terry|Harold Monroe Terry]], did not seek reelection, and Hathaway defeated his fellow Democrat Jim Adger, an agri-businessman, in a runoff contest, 55.6 to 44.4 percent. The election corresponded with the narrow victory of Republican [[Davd C. Treen]] as governor.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' December 10, 1974, p. 1.</ref>Hathaway was reelected thereafter with little opposition thereafter through his retirement in July 2000. In his last election in October 1995, Hathway polled nearly two thirds of the ballots cast against two opponents, a fellow Democrat, Jerry Henderson, and Donnie Ray O'Briant, a Republican.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The sheriff in Caddo Parish frequently serves multiple terms; Hathaway's predecessor, Harold  Terry , was an  the exception. Terry served only one term from 1976 to 1980, the shortest tenure of any Caddo Parish sheriff in the 20th century.<ref name=pastsheriffs/>

Under Hathaway, the sheriff's department increased over two decades from 150 to 600 deputies; the budget, from $8 million to $32 million annually. He introduced programs to assist deputies enrolled in higher education programs. He altered recruiting and hiring to incorporate background checks and [[polygraph]]s.<ref name=ejbrock/> Homer C. Bryant, Jr. (1924-1999), a Shreveport native and [[Purple Heart]] recipient during [[World War II]], was Hathaway's major in charge of criminal investigations; a  polygraph examiner, he was particularly known for his expertise and dedication to law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27311821|title=Homer C. Bryant, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' via Findagrave.com|date=July 11, 1999|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

Under Hathaway, the sheriff's department increased over two decades from 150 to 600 deputies; the budget, from $8 million to $32 million annually. He introduced programs to assist deputies enrolled in higher education programs. He altered recruiting and hiring to incorporate background checks and [[polygraph]]s.<ref name=ejbrock/> Homer C. Bryant, Jr. (1924-1999), a Shreveport native and [[Purple Heart]] recipient during [[World War II]], was Hathaway's major in charge of criminal investigations; a  polygraph examiner, he was particularly known for his expertise and dedication to law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27311821|title=Homer C. Bryant, Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' via Findagrave.com|date=July 11, 1999|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>