Shreveport City Court Judge Brian Barber has been nominated by the White House to serve as United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana. The nomination, announced on October. 21, would fill the vacancy left after the term of former Marshal Henry Lee Whitehorn Sr. expired. Barber’s appointment would be for a four-year term, pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, though no timeline for Senate action has been set.

Judge Barber currently serves in Division B of Shreveport City Court, where he is in his second term, set to conclude December 31, 2026. In addition to his duties in Shreveport, Barber has served as an ad hoc judge in the city courts of Bossier, Minden, and Natchitoches. His legal experience also includes a tenure as an assistant district attorney in Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes.