BOSSIER PARISH

Administration

Business Phone: Emergency: 318.965.2203; Office: 318.965.3409

Business Fax: 318.965.3503

Business Address: P. O. Box 850, Benton, LA 71006

Prison Fax: 318.326.4572

Prison Phone: 318.326.4405

Street Address: 204 Burt Boulevard, Benton, LA 71006

E-mail Address: jwhittington@bossiersheriff.com

Number Of Regular Deputy Sheriffs: 394

Number of Part-Time: 47

Sheriff’s Administrative Assistant: Mary Kerry

Sheriff’s Secretary: Lisa Davis

Chief Criminal Deputy: Duane Huddleston

Criminal Operations Chief: Tony Staton

Civil / Tax Division Supervisor: David Miller

Parish Prison Warden: Makesha Harris-Evans

Personnel Services: Anthony Evans

Training Services: Matt Gaydos

Public Information Officer: Neil Johnston

Personal Information

Year Assumed Office: 2012

Spouse: Melissa M. Whittington

Education: A.A Bossier Parish Community College, B.A. University of Louisiana Monroe

Political Party: Republican

Law Enforcement Training: Basic Academy (P.O.S.T.), D.A.R.E, U.S.D.J., FBI National Academy

Professional And Civic Affiliations:
Benton Chapter Ducks Unlimited-Committee Member / Past President; Louisiana DARE Officers Association-President; Keep Bossier Beautiful Committee Member / Past President; Bossier Restoration Foundation Member / Past President; Bossier Noon Exchange – Member / Past President; Boy Scout Leader; Bossier 4-H Foundation Chairman & Lifetime Member; Bossier 4-H Volunteer Leader; Bossier City Lions Club, and Bossier Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the Louisiana Livestock Brand Commission, is Chairman of the Louisiana D.A.R.E. Advisory Board, and Keep Louisiana Beautiful Board, and is President of the Northwest Law Enforcement Planning District. In 2019/2020 he served as President of the Louisiana Sheriffs Association. Member of Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) and was recently appointed by Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson to serve on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.