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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Madison Parish: 44 seats on 18 elected bodies. 24 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

Madison Parish Police Jury

OfficeWho holds it now
Police Juror, District 1Jerry Hicks Republican source
Police Juror, District 2Stanley Ogden No party source
Police Juror, District 3Dave Wilson, III Democratic source
Police Juror, District 4Johnny Hughes Democratic source
Police Juror, District 5Jane Gladys Sanders Democratic source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it now
AssessorJim Sevier Democratic source
Clerk of CourtMarion Hopkins Democratic source
CoronerThomas Neumann No party source
SheriffChad Ezell Independent source

School Board

Madison Parish School Board

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
School Board Member, District 1"Jeff" Wilson Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 2Shelly Crawford Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3Eddie Fountain Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4Kathy Gultery No party sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 5Paula Hamilton No party sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 6"Rickey" Patterson No party sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 7Lisa Johnson Democratic sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 8"Rita" Hargrave Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

  • Delhi · Mayor Jesse Washington · 7 seats
  • Delta · Mayor "Kathy" Davis · 4 seats
  • Mound · Mayor Tiffany Yerger · 5 seats
  • Richmond · Mayor Preston Walker, III · 4 seats
  • Tallulah · Mayor Yvonne Lewis · 7 seats

How many local governments Madison Parish has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Madison Parish. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships45
School districts (school boards)11
Special districts (elected boards)00

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 Madison Parish

9,513people
35.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$35,456 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
34.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
14.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$96,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
0.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
8.8%U.S.: 8.4%
55.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
35.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.6% · White 32.6% · Black 61.9% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (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 Madison Parish

5.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.2%. Louisiana: 3.8%.
160people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
2,839people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
2,999in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Madison Parish 0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.3% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)5.3%1602,8392,999
August 20265.2%1582,8723,030
July 20266.7%1992,7772,976
June 20267.3%2182,7512,969
May 20266.6%1902,6922,882
April 20265.8%1732,8152,988
March 20266.7%2002,7942,994
February 20266.9%2022,7082,910
January 20266.8%2062,8253,031
December 20256.2%1912,9033,094
November 20256.4%1982,8843,082
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20256.2%1942,9513,145
August 20256.2%1962,9743,170
July 20257.4%2372,9823,219
June 20257.7%2462,9383,184
May 20256.9%2072,7933,000
April 20257.3%2272,8663,093
March 20257.6%2372,8903,127
February 20258.4%2462,6912,937
January 20258.1%2512,8633,114
December 20247.2%2242,8933,117
November 20248.0%2442,8173,061
October 20247.8%2422,8793,121
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)7.1%2212,8853,106
20247.1%2272,9663,193
20235.8%1873,0533,240
20225.5%1732,9943,167
20217.5%2382,9213,159
20209.8%3152,8993,214
20198.3%2702,9693,239
20188.9%2953,0313,326
20178.7%3053,1963,501
20169.6%3413,2203,561

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 Madison Parish

653.4 per 100,0002024. Louisiana: 523.5.
524.9 per 100,0002024. Louisiana: 2,331.1.
6murders2024, 61 violent crimes in all.

2024 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
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
202461653.449524.9
202391957.542441.9
202298992.852526.8
202198918.884787.5
2020100905.791824.2
201951453.871631.7
201843378.552457.7
201742360.965558.6
By police agency (2)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Tallulah Police Department202527205,542
Madison Parish Sheriff's Office202433303,488

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

4.71 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 9,126 people.
43sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.
17civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Madison Parish Sheriff's Office24173,488
Tallulah Police Department1905,638
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
2024434.71172
2023424.52162
2022424.3572
2021373.55122
2020343.15142
2019322.91142
2017453.9532
2016484.2202

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 Madison Parish Assessor?
Jim Sevier (Democratic) is the Assessor of Madison Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Madison Parish Clerk of Court?
Marion Hopkins (Democratic) is the Clerk of Court of Madison Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Madison Parish Coroner?
Thomas Neumann (No party) is the Coroner of Madison Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Madison Parish Sheriff?
Chad Ezell (Independent) is the Sheriff of Madison Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the Madison Parish commissioners?
Jerry Hicks (Police Juror, District 1); Stanley Ogden (Police Juror, District 2); Dave Wilson, III (Police Juror, District 3); Johnny Hughes (Police Juror, District 4); Jane Gladys Sanders (Police Juror, District 5).
Who is on the Madison Parish School Board?
"Jeff" Wilson (District 1); Shelly Crawford (District 2); Eddie Fountain (District 3); Kathy Gultery (District 4); Paula Hamilton (District 5); "Rickey" Patterson (District 6); Lisa Johnson (District 7); "Rita" Hargrave (District 8).
What is the population of Madison Parish?
About 9,513 people, with a median age of 35.3; the median household income is $35,456 and 34.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Madison Parish?
5.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 160 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,999, against 6.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Madison Parish?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 1 school district governments.
What cities and towns are in Madison Parish?
12: Delhi, Delhi, Delhi, Delta, Delta, Mound, Mound, Mound, Richmond, Richmond, Tallulah, Tallulah. 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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