Episode 35 Caddo DA James E Stewart, Sr - ”Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home”

Caddo Parish District Attorney James E Stewart, Sr sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

 

0:33 1. You are the son of retired United States postman Richard G Stewart, Sr and the late Corine Stewart. Your family has an incredible legacy in this community.

 

One of your brothers is retired United States Navy Captain Judge Advocate General Richard G Stewart, Jr and your other brother is Chief Judge of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Carl E Stewart, Sr.

 

Talk to me about your family upbringing. How do you explain and what do you attribute you and your siblings’ unusual success to?

 

11:08 2. For the lay person out there, in fairly simple terms, talk to me about the role of the Caddo Parish District Attorney. What is your role and your main responsibilities?

 

12:23 3. You once said, “The criminal justice system, the Constitution of the United States was not built for speed.”

 

Would you mind explaining and talking more about this quote?

 

20:05 4. For people out there listening who say, “I love my community. I’ve had enough of the crime. I’m convinced I need to do my part.”

 

What do you have to say to those people? What can they do? How can they get involved and play a role in helping our crime situation in the future?

 

23:36 5. You have been the DA since 2015. Talk about some of the areas of crime in our community and/or of your position as DA that are more difficult or challenging today than they were seven years ago when you first started.

 

29:25 6. On the flip side, what are some areas of crime in our community we have improved upon? Or, in other words, in terms of your office, what are some of the things that you feel are improving or are better today than they were back in 2015? And what gives you hope we are headed in the right direction?