Steve Prator
| Stephen Wayne Prator, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Don Hathaway |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 25, 1951 Clarksville, Tennessee, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Craig Prator |
| Children |
Stephen Prator, Jr. |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Law-enforcement officer since 1973 |
| Religion | Christian |
Stephen Prator, Jr.
Jon Joseph Prator
Louisiana State University
FBI National Executive Institute
Stephen Wayne Prator, Sr., known as Steve Prator (born September 25, 1951), is the first Republican since Reconstruction to serve as sheriff of Caddo Parish in far northwestern Louisiana.
The son of Sheldon Perry Prator (1926–2001), Prator's paternal roots are in Cass County, in east Texas. His grandparents were Joseph Bell Prator (1893–1962) and the former Erne Ruth Simpson (1896–1990). He has a brother, David Perry Prator of Kingwood, Texas. He is married to the former Carolyn Craig. His children are Stephen Prator, Jr., Jon Joseph Prator, and Tracey Prator Cascio. He was born in Clarksville in Montgomery County in northern Tennessee.
Prator received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Louisiana State University Shreveport. He also graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Executive Institute in Quantico, Virginia. He attended basic police academy at LSU in Baton Rouge.
In 1973, Prator became a Shreveport police officer. In 1990, Hazel Beard, the first Republican mayor of Shreveport since Reconstruction, named Prator chief of police, an appointive position. In 1999, he stepped down as police chief to run for sheriff, when the incumbent Don Hathaway did not seek a sixth four-year in office. Prator was elected to the first of his thus far four terms in that position. In that first campaign, Prator led with 37,739 votes (70.5 percent), compared to 13,858 (25.9 percent) for the Democrat Marshall W. Nelson, and 1,921 votes (3.6 percent) for the No-Party candidate, Robert N. Creamer. Creamer also ran against Prator in 2003.
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