COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE OF WINN PARISH
If elected, the Winn Parish Sheriff’s office will be a transparent office open to all Winn Parish citizens!! We will work together with all entities to make our parish reflect the remarkable people that live here! Protecting and serving every citizen no matter status, race, or religion. As a lifelong resident of Winn Parish, I am completely invested in making Winn Parish the home that we want to leave for the future generations!
As your Winn Parish Sheriff, we can all WINN TOGETHER!
A Community Leader for the People and Future of Winn Parish.
McAllister has always relied on team-work and it begins with his marriage! Josh and Toni are a team and have accomplished much by relying on their team work to get them through many obstacles. McAllister not only has a strong team at home, but in the woods with the crew, and with the amazing group of jurors who have the same drive to accomplish remarkable things for Winn Parish.
As Police Jury President, Josh is Chief Elected Official Responsible for Natural Disasters.
In 2016, McAllister was elected to the Winn Parish Police Jury, District 3, where he served as Vice President of the WPPJ for his first term. In 2019, McAllister went in unopposed and in January 2020 was elected President of the Winn Parish Police Jury.
During pandemics or natural disaster, the president is ultimately responsible for the safety and well-being of all the citizens within the parish, along with all the other decisions and actions that are made during the emergency declaration.
Within the first 14 months of McAllister’s second term, the WPPJ filed four states of emergencies, that were granted by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. With great coordination and teamwork from every entity, Winn Parish was able to successfully navigate through these emergencies. Starting with the Covid-19 Pandemic in March of 2020, Hurricanes Laura and Delta (2 weeks apart) in late August of 2020, and the Ice storm of February 2021.
From these Emergency Declarations, McAllister believes that this type of community togetherness could be the betterment that moves Winn Parish forward in the future.
A Voice for Winn Parish
McAllister has also had the opportunity to provide a voice for the Louisiana and American logging industries. In 2014, McAllister was elected to the Louisiana Logging Council (part of Louisiana Forestry Association), where he served as chairman for his region for 4 years. Unhappy with the direction the industry was being represented and the route it had taken, McAllister, along with Representative Jack McFarland and Tony McManus hosted a meeting where 40 logging contractors showed up from across the state and thus began the reformation of the Louisiana Loggers Association in January 2018. McAllister was voted President of the LLA for 2022-2024. McAllister was also elected to the American Loggers Council, executive board, in 2020.
