Jackson Jambalaya

Mac May is a great pickup.

Keith Davis is a great guy. DPS looks to have a great Leadership Team in place.

Charles Haynes is solid; I worked with him on the JTTF.

This is a good crew.

This will not work. A woman and a bunch of outsiders. There will a protest of DPS employees.

The first thing McDevitt needs to do is request a comprehensive financial and performance audit of the agency. And then Davis needs to figure out how to increase the efficiency of how DPS operates, seek out technology solutions for DPS' antiquated systems and processes. Curious why the CoS is overseeing the Lab, the ME's Office and maintenance as I don't see any independence issues between DC of Operations and those functions.

Ginn's a stooge and will hopefully retire soon giving someone with some real leadership skills a shot.

I've known Mac May for many years. He is an excellent attorney and will do a great job.

Mac May.....now there’s one for you!

They are gonna take a great guy and twist him to pieces.

Run Mac Run!

Just kidding Mac.....wishing you the best

ldt

Agree with 12:17 p.m. Have been opposite Mac May several times: always prepared; always professional. Not sure why he’d want to wade into DPS, but will be the best legal counsel they’ve had in a good while.

Don’t know any of the others, but for the sake of our great State praying they all do well.

The Commissioner made an excellent decision in bringing Mac May to DPS from the A.G.'s Office. I wish him well in his new position.

Keith Davis is one of the best! I hope he can help turn DPS around.

@3:25, maybe he’s there for the right reasons to help fix that broken organization.

And the exodus of talent from the AG’s office continues. On that other hand, the Jackson Young Lawyers Assoc is well represented at the AG’s office.

I've always wondered what a 'chief of staff' is or does. Can someone enlighten me?

Please, please, please fix the DMV! I’ll be impressed with anyone that can take over this train wreck & make it function properly.

@4:43

Show-runner

Great to see comments on new leadership at DPS. A house cleaning has been needed for awhile. And if rank and file don’t like it then can go.

MBN has been reduced to a sub division of DPS! Sad! Ali Muhammad of the 1971 legislature that created the MS Bureau of Narcotics was completely convinced that to succeed MBN must be an independent agency with separate budget and hiring process outside the politics of DPS and MHP. MBN has recognition nationally especially with DEA. MBN was a fertile recruiting ground for DEA for years! There are not many states you can visit without a former MBN agent being assigned there.
Governor Reeves you need to talk to current Agents and retirees of MBN and get a true prospective of the history and true mission of MBN. Never reduce this great agency to a sub division of DPS. Unless you intend to destroy the agency! Change is good but structural change with MBN is a fatal mistake. The original law that created MBN set out that the MBN Director was appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. That is critical to keep MBN lead by vetted professionals and not political hacks.
History proves these facts not opinions!! MBN agents need professional leadership with integrity. Ask the Agents they know. Outside police professionals usually are not successful as MBN Directors

@4:43 sends a lot of emails

6:43 - His name was Ollie Mohamed, from Belzoni, Senate Pres Pro Temp.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?n=ollie-mohamed&pid=107153894

Great to hear that Mac May was given this appointment. He will do a great job.

How is this a NEW leadership team when they didn't have old leadership?

@6:43, MBN leadership has been caught stealing from the agents benevolent fund, misusing agency property, has been entangled in sex scandal after sex scandal, and MBN Agents have been caught sleeping with informants, stealing cash evidence...I could go on and on and on...

I understand the argument for simplifying operations by consolidating MBN into DPS/MHP, but this move has killed independence, fueled groupthink and artificially limited the pool of applications for agent positions. Troopers - who are not experienced in conducting complex investigations - are given the first right of refusal for these slots which degrades the overall capability, credibility and legitimacy of the agency. In addition, MBN is notorious for not sharing information which could adversely affect officer safety, adopting local cases and cutting the originators out, and leaving locals with significant intelligence blind spots. The only agency worse at sharing information is the FBI - which is often driven by lack of domain awareness and source coverage.

If it is to survive, MBN should have funding and leadership independent from MHP/DPS, report directly to the governor, and should be staffed with seasoned local and county investigators.

So who will head up MBN? Is Nichols still in the running?

I'm sure Nichols is a great guy, but it's time to tie Ol Yeller (MBN) to a tree and, well, you know the rest...

Guess it’s easier to redecorate the offices at Sillers if they are mostly empty.

Wow. Six figure positions are popping up like crabgrass at the ole DPS. Mr. T must have a hard drive full of girlfriend pics he's going to have to dust off to get his budget bumped up to cover this. Not to mention the administrative assistants to answer their phones and pick out all the new office furniture. There probably won't be any money left to start working on the drivers license fiasco. Maybe Watson and Sean T could do a Senate cage match on pay-per-view to earn some cash with the title belt being the pink slip for Driver Services.