GRAND ISLE, LA – Governor Jeff Landry announced Thursday that he has selected a Grand Isle native to serve as the next superintendent of Louisiana State Police after personally observing the candidate back a boat trailer into the water on the first attempt.
According to sources familiar with the selection process, the governor had originally planned to review resumes, leadership experience, and law enforcement credentials before abandoning the effort after spending a weekend at a public boat launch.
Witnesses say Landry became visibly impressed after watching the candidate calmly maneuver a 24-foot bay boat into a crowded launch without jackknifing the trailer, blocking traffic, or requiring six separate attempts while his wife posted about it on Instagram.
“Anybody can run a state police agency,” Landry reportedly said. “But backing a boat trailer perfectly while twelve strangers watch and judge you? That’s real leadership.”
The newly appointed superintendent has reportedly pledged to bring the same steady hand to Louisiana law enforcement that he has demonstrated for decades at boat launches across the Gulf Coast.
Officials noted that while advanced law enforcement training remains important, successfully backing a trailer remains the closest thing Louisiana has to a universally respected professional certification.
