Louisiana Sheriff Duties and Responsibilities
The sheriff is elected at-large and serves a four-year term. The Sheriff’s law enforcement duties include keeping peace within the parish. Administrative duties include serving as the parish’s jailor, collection and distribution of court fines, submitting a budget of his office to the Police Jury, keeping Louisiana Department Reports, and keeping a jail docket.
The Sheriff also serves as the Ex-Officio Tax Collector for the Parish which includes the collection and distribution of the ad valorem taxes, state revenue sharing and federal revenue.
WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE WINN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE?
TOGETHER WE CAN TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT KEEP OUR PARISH FROM MOVING FORWARD.