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Washington Parish Citizens

June 10, 2011

When the citizens of this parish elected me to be their Sheriff it was a great honor and I promised myself to listen to you and take the appropriate actions required to meet your needs.

One of my challenges included the management and timely response to 911 emergency calls. This has been an ongoing …

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Washington Parish Jail

May 1, 2011

The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office operates the jail under the leadership of Warden Demille Topps, Assistant Warden Wally Cummings, and twenty staff.

The parish government funds the jail’s repairs and maintenance and the transportation costs of parish inmates. Security, feeding, daily operatio…

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Caring For Our Inmates

May 1, 2011

In the life of every inmate is a mother, a father, a sister or a brother that has concerns about their loved ones receiving medical attention when it is needed.

When I took office as your Sheriff in 2008, medical care for the inmates involved taking an inmate to Charity hospital and having them seen…

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Bath Salts

May 1, 2011

As your Sheriff, a parent and a grandparent I am concerned about our children exploring one of the latest drug trends commonly recognized as ‘Bath Salts’.

These are not the type of Bath Salts that a person might put into bath water for a relaxing soak. These bath salts can be lethal to the consu…

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Federal Grant Covered Most of the Cost of WPSO'S New Tahoes

April 14, 2010

By LORETTA BOOTY, The Era Leader

Following a recent trend in law enforcement, the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office is now the proud owner of four brand-new Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles.


Because most of the cost for the Tahoes came from a federal grant, the Sheriff's Office actually had to fork…

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