Lyons Hale and Yancey Hanks

Co-founder Lyons Hale began his law enforcement career in February 1998 working in uniformed patrol. He has served as a shift supervisor, shift commander, executive officer, and is currently the commander of a large statewide section of police officers. Lyons is a certified crisis negotiator and leads Louisiana's statewide negotiation team. Lyons has participated in numerous negotiations with suicidal subjects, barricaded subjects, and during large-scale demonstrations. He helps train new negotiators and develops crisis negotiation continuing education and training events for his agency and others. Lyons is an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Louisiana Association of Crisis Negotiators, the National Tactical Officers Association, and the Fraternal Order of Police. 
Yancey works as Lyons' Tactical counterpart with the Louisiana State Police SWAT Tactical unit.