Salsbury Endorsed For Chief of Police

Central Assistant Police Chief James Salsbury, who has been endorsed for Police Chief in Central by many current and former police chiefs in the Baton Rouge area, has now received the Republican Party endorsement in municipal elections set for Saturday, April 5. Salsbury is a 27-year veteran of the Baton Rouge City Police who rose to the rank of sergeant. He also served as an investigator with the Louisiana Attorney General’s office. He currently serves as Assistant Chief of Police for the City of Central.

Salsbury said he wants Central police officers to focus both on misdemeanors and on felonies. He said, “Most felony offenders start small and work their way up.” His goal is to develop the Central Police Department into a working police force with contract employees and reserve officials. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Central.

Salsbury said inmate labor should be used to offset the cost of incarceration to allow for the building of more prisons.

Salsbury favors greater public access to public records, supports extending Hooper Road across the Amite River to Watson, and opposes the Baton Rouge Loop. He said he does not see a need for a Red Light Camera program in the City of Central.

Salsbury is president of Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motor Cycle Club and a member of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, Fraternal Order of Police, and Zoar Baptist Church.

The endorsement by the Republican Party was voted on Feb. 13 by the East Baton Rouge Republican Parish Executive Committee (PEC), the 17-member elected body established by state law to govern the party in the parish.

In addition to the Republican Party, Salsbury has been endorsed by Chiefs of Police from throughout the Baton Rouge area.