City of St. George

     Major Morris has 34 years of experience in law enforcement. He serves as the Chief of Crimes against Persons and Special Operations for East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. The Divisions he oversees include Homicide/Violent Crimes Unit, General Detectives, Sex Offender Registration, Crime Scene, DNA Analysts, Rapid DNA, NIBIN Technicians, Intelligence, Evidence, Homeland Security, SWAT, Mobile Field Force, Marine Search & Rescue, EOD, and Aviation. Major Morris began his career with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. He is a graduate of the Louisiana State Police Basic Police Academy, LSU Law Enforcement Institute, Advanced Homicide Investigations, SWAT Commander, and numerous other law enforcement schools. He served eight years as an investigator with the Louisiana Department of Justice and two years as an EBRSO reserve deputy.
    Throughout his twenty-six years with the Sheriff’s Office, he served in; Uniform Patrol, General Detectives, Armed Robbery & Burglary, Homicide, and a member of both the SWAT and Maritime response teams. He was the first Commander of the Homicide/Violent Crimes Unit where he served for 8 years, which was first formed by Sheriff Sid Gautreaux in 2008. Major Morris has served on three separate multi-agency Serial Killer Task Forces, which lead to the arrest of all three suspects. 
    In 2019, Major Morris began serving on the FBI Rapid DNA Pilot and Implementation Committee for implementing rapid DNA testing during the booking process.  In July 2022, the Sheriff’s Office was the first agency in the country to receive authority to operate a Rapid DNA program at the time of booking. Collecting Rapid DNA at the time of booking has been very successful. Major Morris is now expanding the Rapid DNA program with a new a pilot project with the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab to utilize Rapid DNA on crime scene evidence. 
     Major Morris has been a POST Certified Firearms Instructor for twenty-three years. He is responsible for reviewing and writing policy and procedures and has represented the office on numerous committees such as, Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) Intelligence Commanders Group, The Children’s Advocacy Center, State Child Death Review, Public Safety Partnership, Children’s Justice Act Task Force, and the Louisiana State University Title IX Power-Based Violence Committee. Through his many years of service, he has received numerous letters of commendation and awards including the following awards: Detectives Supervisor of the Year, Heart of Law Enforcement, Service Before Self, Crime Stoppers, and Top Law Enforcement /Top Cop. In 2019, in recognition for an international case, which spanned over seven years and led to a conviction, King Philippe of Belgium bestowed upon Major Morris the title, Knight of Chivalry.
     On May 14, 2024, Governor Jeff Landry appointed Major Morris as the first Chief of Police of the newly formed City of St. George.