FRANKLIN PARISH
Sheriff Bryan Linder
Description
Administration
Business Phone: 318.435.4505
Business Fax: 318.435.5810
Business Address: 6556 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295
Prison Fax: 318.435.3676
Prison Phone: 318.435.8229
Street Address: 6556 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295
Email Address:
Number of Regular Deputy Sheriffs: 100
Number of Part Time Deputy Sheriffs: 20
Chief Criminal Deputy: Colonel Michael Wilson, Jr.
Chief Administrative Deputy: Colonel David Wm. Rigdon
Chief Civil Deputy: Kayla Blossom
Chief of Operations: Lt. Colonel Bill Hendrix, III
Director, Office of Homeland Security: Colonel David Wm. Rigdon
Chief Investigator: Major Brandon Box
Parish Prison Warden: Hilton Griffin
Prison Deputy Warden – Administration: Glenda Brown
Financial / Personnel Services: Kayla Blossom
Personal Information
Year Assumed Office: 2025
Spouse: Carol Eley Linder
Education: Wisner High School
Political Party: Republican
Law Enforcement Training: North Delta Law Enforcement Training Academy and various other law enforcement trainings. United States Air Force Veteran, Honorably Discharged
Professional and Civic Affiliations: Member Life Church, Member Franklin Parish 911 Board of Directors, Member North Delta Law Enforcement Planning District Board.