Holden to review Police Chief White, 13 other department heads

Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White’s performance will be under review by Mayor Kip Holden, with some local reports saying he’s in jeopardy of losing his job. But Holden spokesman Scott Dyer says the mayor is simply doing regular evaluations of White and 13 other department heads, similar to those he conducted of department heads at the start of his previous two terms. Dyer says Holden will begin the reviews when he returns Tuesday from the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., adding that White’s evaluation is no different from the others. Dyer says he’s not sure how long the mayor will take to administer the evaluations. Dyer says other officials under review include DDD Director Davis Rhorer, Community Development Interim Director Mukadas Alli-Balogun, Constituent and Neighborhood Services Director Mary Fontenot, EMS Interim Director Chad Guilliot, Finance Director Marsha Hanlon, Fire Chief Ed Smith, Human Resources Interim Director Brian Bernard, Human Services Director Paula Roddy, Juvenile Services Landscape and Forestry Director Gail Glover, Information Services Director Eric Romero, Office of Homeland Security Director JoAnne Moreau, DPW Director David Guillory, and Purchasing Director Patti Wallace. —Adam Pearson