Officers with the Slidell (LA) Police Department will now be allowed to sport a beard in uniform.
The agency posted the policy change on its Facebook page, stating, "Chief Fandal was presented with the idea of relaxing the facial hair policy by allowing Slidell Police officers to have facial hair. Initially, like most veteran officers, the idea was taboo. The stigma of an having facial hair can sometimes be perceived as unprofessional by the “old school” generation...but Chief Fandal recognized that beliefs, traditions, and generation changes are affecting his department, like most police forces across our country."
