Candidates for District Attorney – Full Interview

Canidate Response by Question

2. What in your legal, professional, or community experience best prepares you to serve as District Attorney for the First Judicial District?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

3. In your own words, what are the responsibilities of the District Attorney, and what are your top three priorities for the office during your term?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

4. Public safety affects Shreveport’s quality of life and economic growth. What strategies would you prioritize to reduce violent crime and repeat offenses while ensuring cases are handled fairly and consistently?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

5. Timely case resolution is important to victims, defendants, law enforcement, courts, and taxpayers. How would you improve case screening, evidence review, court preparation, and coordination with law enforcement and other justice-system partners to reduce unnecessary delays and improve outcomes?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

6. The District Attorney’s Office uses diversion programs for certain eligible offenders. How should the office determine when diversion, treatment, or other alternatives to prosecution are appropriate, and how would you measure whether those programs reduce recidivism while maintaining accountability and public safety?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

7. Juvenile crime can have long-term consequences for families, schools, neighborhoods, and the workforce. What should be the District Attorney’s approach to serious juvenile offenses, early intervention, truancy, diversion, and partnerships designed to prevent young people from becoming repeat offenders?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

8. Businesses and individuals increasingly face identity theft, employee theft, fraud, scams, elder exploitation, and computer-enabled financial crimes. How would you ensure the District Attorney’s office has the expertise, technology, and partnerships needed to investigate and prosecute increasingly sophisticated financial and cybercrime cases?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

9.  The District Attorney is responsible for leading a large professional office that includes prosecutors and other personnel. How would you recruit and retain qualified staff, manage public resources responsibly, use technology effectively, and establish performance measures for the office?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

10.  Prosecutors exercise significant discretion in charging, plea negotiations, diversion, and sentencing recommendations. What policies or practices would you use to promote consistency, transparency and equal treatment under the law while preserving appropriate prosecutorial discretion?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

11.  Effective public safety requires strong partnerships. How would you work with law enforcement and community partners to prevent crime, and what role should the District Attorney play beyond prosecution?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |

12.  This is your final question and an opportunity to offer your closing remarks. Is there anything else you would like Caddo Parish voters to know about you, your experience, or your vision for serving as District Attorney for the First Judicial District?
| Lauren Anderson | Alan Seabaugh | James Stewart |