Law enforcement honored during Salute the Badge Banquet
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Every Wednesday, KTAL Channel 6 highlights the heroic efforts and community engagement of law enforcement officers across ArkLaTex. On Tuesday, the annual Salute the Badge Banquet honored the men and women who protect and serve our local communities.
The 9th annual banquet, held at Bally's Casino, featured guest speakers Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith and The Coalition to End Human Trafficking in NW Louisiana Director Laurie McGehee. Awards were presented, and dinner was served. Devarjaye 'DJ' Daniel was a special guest, and The Gingerbread House was honored as the charitable foundation recipient.
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KTAL General Manager Mark McKay said, ' It can be kind of sad that some people don't respect them the way that should they should be respected. These people leave their houses every day and their kids or their spouse or significant other, they might not see them again their out there doing their job keeping us safe.'
Hororee Texarkana Arkansas Police PIO Kristen Schultz told us, 'A lot of the times officers they kinda don't really get recognized for the life-saving great things that they do, so being able to be at an event like this touches my heart not for but for everybody involved.'
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