Who is the Concordia Parish Assessor?

Jeannie Merrill Archer (Independent) is the Assessor of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Concordia Parish Clerk of Court?

"Andy" Anders (Democratic) is the Clerk of Court of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Concordia Parish Coroner?

Pamela Poole (Independent) is the Coroner of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Concordia Parish Sheriff?

David Hedrick (Independent) is the Sheriff of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Who are the Concordia Parish commissioners?

Maurice Bachus, Sr. (Police Juror, District 1, Place A); Wilbert S. Washington (Police Juror, District 1, Place B); Kenneth Wayne Simpson (Police Juror, District 2); Adam Probst (Police Juror, District 3, Place A); Cornell L. Lewis (Police Juror, District 3, Place B); Genesia Allen (Police Juror, District 4, Place A); Kale J. Davis, Sr. (Police Juror, District 4, Place B); Collin Edwards (Police Juror, District 5, Place A); Tommy "Red" Tiffee (Police Juror, District 5, Place B).

Who is on the Concordia Parish School Board?

Fred T. Butcher (District 1, Place A); Dorothy M. Parker (District 1, Place B); Fred Marsalis (District 2); Vanessa Houck (District 3, Place A); Lisette Lowry Forman (District 3, Place B); Derrick D. Carson (District 4, Place A); Angela Hayes (District 4, Place B); R. Wayne Wilson, Jr. (District 5, Place A); Nathan Cloessner (District 5, Place B).

What is the population of Concordia Parish?

About 18,174 people, with a median age of 38.4; the median household income is $39,943 and 31.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Concordia Parish?

5.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 311 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,192, against 6.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Concordia Parish?

9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Concordia Parish?

7: Ferriday, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest, Vidalia, Vidalia, Vidalia. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Concordia Parish, LA elected officials: parish government, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Concordia Parish: 38 seats on 13 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

Concordia Parish Police Jury

Office	Who holds it now
Police Juror, District 1, Place A	Maurice Bachus, Sr. Independent source
Police Juror, District 1, Place B	Wilbert S. Washington Independent source
Police Juror, District 2	Kenneth Wayne Simpson Democratic source
Police Juror, District 3, Place A	Adam Probst Republican source
Police Juror, District 3, Place B	Cornell L. Lewis Republican source
Police Juror, District 4, Place A	Genesia Allen Democratic source
Police Juror, District 4, Place B	Kale J. Davis, Sr. Democratic source
Police Juror, District 5, Place A	Collin Edwards Independent source
Police Juror, District 5, Place B	Tommy "Red" Tiffee Independent source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor	Jeannie Merrill Archer Independent source
Clerk of Court	"Andy" Anders Democratic source
Coroner	Pamela Poole Independent source
Sheriff	David Hedrick Independent source

School Board

Concordia Parish School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member, District 1, Place A	Fred T. Butcher Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 1, Place B	Dorothy M. Parker Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 2	Fred Marsalis Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3, Place A	Vanessa Houck Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3, Place B	Lisette Lowry Forman No party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4, Place A	Derrick D. Carson No party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4, Place B	Angela Hayes Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 5, Place A	R. Wayne Wilson, Jr. Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 5, Place B	Nathan Cloessner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Ferriday · Mayor Alvin Garrison · 6 seats
Ridgecrest · Mayor "Connie" Adair · 3 seats
Vidalia · Mayor "Buz" Craft · 7 seats

How many local governments Concordia Parish has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Concordia Parish. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	4	3
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	3	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Concordia Parish

18,174people

38.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$39,943 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

31.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$103,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

11.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.8%U.S.: 8.4%

57%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

33.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 55.5% · Black 39% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 2.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Concordia Parish

5.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.0%. Louisiana: 3.8%.

311people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,881people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,192in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.0%	311	5,881	6,192
August 2026	5.3%	329	5,896	6,225
July 2026	6.5%	402	5,740	6,142
June 2026	7.1%	446	5,798	6,244
May 2026	6.0%	379	5,925	6,304
April 2026	5.4%	346	6,045	6,391
March 2026	6.2%	392	5,925	6,317
February 2026	6.5%	411	5,883	6,294
January 2026	6.8%	424	5,790	6,214
December 2025	5.8%	368	5,934	6,302
November 2025	5.8%	365	5,955	6,320
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.0%	382	5,941	6,323
August 2025	6.1%	388	5,967	6,355
July 2025	7.2%	447	5,764	6,211
June 2025	7.2%	454	5,866	6,320
May 2025	6.1%	378	5,854	6,232
April 2025	5.6%	349	5,934	6,283
March 2025	6.0%	370	5,773	6,143
February 2025	6.5%	394	5,679	6,073
January 2025	6.8%	417	5,742	6,159
December 2024	6.3%	393	5,809	6,202
November 2024	6.6%	415	5,849	6,264
October 2024	6.8%	426	5,854	6,280

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.3%	392	5,855	6,247
2024	6.4%	410	5,999	6,409
2023	5.1%	328	6,114	6,442
2022	5.0%	322	6,130	6,452
2021	6.5%	416	5,982	6,398
2020	9.3%	596	5,802	6,398
2019	6.7%	435	6,078	6,513
2018	7.4%	482	6,055	6,537
2017	8.4%	562	6,110	6,672
2016	8.9%	600	6,171	6,771

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Louisiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Concordia Parish

792.2 per 100,0002022. Louisiana: 639.7.

1,584.4 per 100,0002022. Louisiana: 2,759.2.

1murders2022, 148 violent crimes in all.

2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2022	148	792.2	296	1,584.4
2020	121	615.6	377	1,918.0
2019	102	511.1	529	2,650.7
2018	83	410.8	602	2,979.5
2017	82	402.8	523	2,569.4
2016	124	601.3	494	2,395.6

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office	2025	80	95	10,922
Vidalia Police Department	2025	13	94	3,864
Ferriday Police Department	2022	50	41	3,041

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Louisiana · the U.S.

Police staffing

3.62 per 1,000 residents2023, 3 agencies serving 17,943 people.

65sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

29civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (3), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office	32	16	11,059
Vidalia Police Department	24	9	3,853
Ferriday Police Department	9	4	3,031

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	65	3.62	29	3
2018	69	3.53	205	3
2017	67	3.40	221	3
2016	78	3.91	243	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Concordia Parish Assessor?: Jeannie Merrill Archer (Independent) is the Assessor of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Concordia Parish Clerk of Court?: "Andy" Anders (Democratic) is the Clerk of Court of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Concordia Parish Coroner?: Pamela Poole (Independent) is the Coroner of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Concordia Parish Sheriff?: David Hedrick (Independent) is the Sheriff of Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the Concordia Parish commissioners?: Maurice Bachus, Sr. (Police Juror, District 1, Place A); Wilbert S. Washington (Police Juror, District 1, Place B); Kenneth Wayne Simpson (Police Juror, District 2); Adam Probst (Police Juror, District 3, Place A); Cornell L. Lewis (Police Juror, District 3, Place B); Genesia Allen (Police Juror, District 4, Place A); Kale J. Davis, Sr. (Police Juror, District 4, Place B); Collin Edwards (Police Juror, District 5, Place A); Tommy "Red" Tiffee (Police Juror, District 5, Place B).
Who is on the Concordia Parish School Board?: Fred T. Butcher (District 1, Place A); Dorothy M. Parker (District 1, Place B); Fred Marsalis (District 2); Vanessa Houck (District 3, Place A); Lisette Lowry Forman (District 3, Place B); Derrick D. Carson (District 4, Place A); Angela Hayes (District 4, Place B); R. Wayne Wilson, Jr. (District 5, Place A); Nathan Cloessner (District 5, Place B).
What is the population of Concordia Parish?: About 18,174 people, with a median age of 38.4; the median household income is $39,943 and 31.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Concordia Parish?: 5.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 311 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,192, against 6.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Concordia Parish?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 3 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Concordia Parish?: 7: Ferriday, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest, Vidalia, Vidalia, Vidalia. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official list of elected officials; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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