Criminal Justice Matters: Douglas L. Durrett, 1948, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 22, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise

Durrett Named Captain In State Police Department

Douglas L. Durrett, chief deputy sheriff of Winn Parish for the past four
years, has been named Captain of Troop E of the Department of State Police and
will be in charge of State Police activities in eight Louisiana Parishes,
including Winn.

The appointment, which was effective Friday, July 16, was made by State
Superintendent of Police Golman Grant last week.

Captain Durrett's headquarters will be in Alexandria.  He and Mrs. Durrett and
their little daughter, Dorothy Ann, plan to move to Alexandria to make their
home, in the near future.

Captain Durrett has been employed as a law enforcement officer for several
years.  He served as a trooper on the State Police force from 1940 to 1944,
when he resigned to accept the position of chief deputy sheriff of Winn
Parish.  He worked with former Sheriff Bryant Sholars in that capacity until
June of this year.

Durrett will be in charge of State Police work in Avoyelles, Natchitoches,
Grant, LaSalle, Concordia, Catahoula, Rapides, and Winn Parishes.