Business Address: 501 Texas Street, Room 101; Shreveport, LA 71101
Street Address: 501 Texas Street, Room 101; Shreveport, LA 71101
E-Mail Address: sprator@caddosheriff.org
Business Phone: 318.681.0687
FAX: 318.681.0888
Prison Phone: 318.677.5254
Prison FAX: 318.677.5297
Number of Regular Deputy Sheriffs: 626
Number of Part-Time Deputy Sheriffs: 17
Number of Reserve Deputy Sheriffs: 41
Number of Auxiliary Deputy Sheriffs: 98
Sheriff's Executive Secretary: Sherry Dyess
Chief Administrative Officer: Gary Parker
Chief Criminal Deputy: D. E. Stevens
Chief Civil Deputy: Gary Parker
Chief Deputy Tax Collector: Gary Parker
Parish Prison Warden: John Sells
Personnel Services: Gary Parker
Training: Kenny Sanders
Personal Information
Year Assumed Office: 2000
Spouse: Carolyn Prator
Education: Louisiana State University, Bachelor's Degree
Law Enforcement Training: Federal Bureau of Investigation National Institute; Louisiana State University Basic Academy and Louisiana Sheriffs' Institute
Professional and Civic Affiliations:
Louisiana Sheriffs' Association; National Sheriffs' Association; Cops for Christ; International Association of Chiefs of Police; Police Executive Research Forum; Federal Bureau of Investigation National Executive Institute Alumni Association; Shreveport Juvenile Justice Program, Board Member; Louisiana Community Policing Institute, Board Member; Louisiana Asset Management Pool, President's Advisory Board; International Association of Chiefs of Police, Legislative Committee; Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, Race Relations Committee; Northwest Law Enforcement District Commission on Law Enforcement, Board President; Southern Law Enforcement Foundation, Board Secretary; Southern Anti-Terrorist Regional Training Academy, Board Member; Louisiana
State University, Shreveport, Alumni Board; Boy Scouts of America; Norwela Council, Executive Board; Bossier Parish Community College, President's Advisory Board; Council for a Better Louisiana, Board Member; Council on Aging,
Executive Board Member; and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award, Recipient, 2003