True Crime · Sony Music Entertainment

Betrayal on the Bayou

by Sony Music Entertainment

For almost two decades, DEA Special Agent Chad Scott ruled the streets just North of New Orleans. He controlled a network of snitches by convincing people he arrested to work for him as informants. Chad would stop at nothing to put drug dealers behind bars. His successes won awards at the DEA, but his willingness to bend the rules earned him a terrifying reputation on the streets. Some called him the Golden Boy. Others called him the White Devil. But when one of guys on Chad's team is caught dealing drugs, Chad’s life is overturned. His right-hand men betray him and confess everything to the FBI. Investigators go over his career with a fine-toothed comb, asking the question: is Chad Scott the greatest DEA Agent in the South, or is he a criminal? Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases wherever you get your podcasts to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts.

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#198 ▼ 4 True Crime US

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I think this is potentially a 5 star podcast. But the background music and sounds are so loud and distracting. I had to stop listening.

BellaNise · Sep 2026

Betrayal on the Bayou should have been awesome. But the political agenda is turned up so loud it drowns out the actual story. The condescension in each narrator’s voice is repugnant. To the writers and producers of this show: claiming one race is superior to another is racism. Period. It doesn’t matter who is doing the claiming or what race is being put down. It is racism, it crosses the line, and it’s wrong. I’ve never heard a podcast get so close to that line if not outright crossing it. Absolutely disgusting and shameful. The story stands on its own and the victims of injustice deserve much better.

Ng1104 · Feb 2024

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