Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was founded by the French and was the original capital of the island. There were large estates run by plantation owners of French origin and their descendants still live in the area. The French Revolution of 1789 resulted in many Royalists being executed and the slaves freed. However, Napoleon reintroduced slavery when he came to power. The British invaded St Lucia shortly after, but the slaves and French deserters
Law enforcement in Saint Lucia Enforcement) with the exception of Band Cadets and Band Apprentices, both trainee ranks, whom are not sworn by oath. In 2015 the Saint Lucia police stated that they were under-resourced, with not enough police officers to keep up with the crime case load. The Saint Lucia police have been accused of keeping death lists and carrying out extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals in an attempt to make St Lucia more attractive to tourists. Shootings by police took place in 2010 and 2011 during a security drive called "Operation Restore Confidence", which was aimed at reducing violent crime and boosting tourism