Who is the Orleans Parish Assessor?

Erroll G. Williams (Democratic) is the Assessor of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court?

Chelsey Richard Napoleon (Democratic) is the Clerk of Court of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Orleans Parish Coroner?

Dwight McKenna (Democratic) is the Coroner of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Orleans Parish Sheriff?

Michelle Woodfork (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Who are the Orleans Parish commissioners?

Helena Moreno (Mayor); Matthew Willard (Councilmember at Large, Division 1); J.P. Morrell (Councilmember at Large, Division 2); Aimee McCarron (Councilmember, District A); Lesli D. Harris (Councilmember, District B); Freddie King, III (Councilmember, District C); Eugene Green (Councilmember, District D); Jason Hughes (Councilmember, District E).

Who is on the Orleans Parish School Board?

Leila J. Eames (District 1); Gabriela Biro (District 2); Olin G. Parker (District 3); KaTrina Chantelle Griffin (District 4); Katherine Baudouin (District 5); Carlos Luis Zervigon (District 6); Nolan Marshall (District 7).

What is the population of Orleans Parish?

About 371,853 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $56,631 and 22.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Orleans Parish?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,317 people unemployed in a labor force of 173,429, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Orleans Parish?

9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal, 1 school district and 7 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Orleans Parish: 19 seats on 6 elected bodies. 1 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

Orleans Parish Council

Office	Who holds it now
Mayor	Helena Moreno Democratic source
Councilmember at Large, Division 1	Matthew Willard Democratic source
Councilmember at Large, Division 2	J.P. Morrell Democratic source
Councilmember, District A	Aimee McCarron Democratic source
Councilmember, District B	Lesli D. Harris Democratic source
Councilmember, District C	Freddie King, III Democratic source
Councilmember, District D	Eugene Green Democratic source
Councilmember, District E	Jason Hughes Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Erroll G. Williams Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of Court	Chelsey Richard Napoleon Democratic source
Coroner	Dwight McKenna Democratic source
Sheriff	Michelle Woodfork Democratic source

School Board

Orleans Parish School Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, District 1	Leila J. Eames Democratic source
School Board Member, District 2	Gabriela Biro Democratic source
School Board Member, District 3	Olin G. Parker Democratic source
School Board Member, District 4	KaTrina Chantelle Griffin Democratic source
School Board Member, District 5	Katherine Baudouin Democratic source
School Board Member, District 6	Carlos Luis Zervigon Democratic source
School Board Member, District 7	Nolan Marshall Democratic source

How many local governments Orleans Parish has

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

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	0	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Orleans Parish

371,853people

38.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$56,631 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

22.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

42.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$315,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

8.1%U.S.: 8.4%

59.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

40.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.2% · White 30.1% · Black 53.9% · Asian 2.8% · Other or more than one race 5.1% (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 Orleans Parish

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.9%. Louisiana: 3.8%.

7,317people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

166,112people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

173,429in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.2%	7,317	166,112	173,429
August 2026	4.3%	7,575	166,888	174,463
July 2026	5.1%	8,900	166,323	175,223
June 2026	5.5%	9,750	166,731	176,481
May 2026	4.8%	8,511	167,757	176,268
April 2026	4.2%	7,475	170,212	177,687
March 2026	4.8%	8,486	166,709	175,195
February 2026	4.9%	8,589	167,383	175,972
January 2026	5.0%	8,692	164,756	173,448
December 2025	4.3%	7,639	168,578	176,217
November 2025	4.7%	8,325	170,073	178,398
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.9%	8,531	165,991	174,522
August 2025	5.0%	8,624	165,321	173,945
July 2025	5.4%	9,425	166,324	175,749
June 2025	5.6%	9,766	166,061	175,827
May 2025	4.7%	8,222	166,582	174,804
April 2025	4.2%	7,469	168,366	175,835
March 2025	4.4%	7,773	167,085	174,858
February 2025	4.4%	7,696	167,770	175,466
January 2025	4.8%	8,316	165,675	173,991
December 2024	4.3%	7,540	167,047	174,587
November 2024	4.7%	8,304	167,667	175,971
October 2024	5.0%	8,802	166,921	175,723

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.8%	8,344	167,075	175,419
2024	4.9%	8,517	166,766	175,283
2023	4.4%	7,752	168,935	176,687
2022	4.4%	7,785	170,433	178,218
2021	8.2%	14,669	164,950	179,619
2020	12.2%	22,199	160,167	182,366
2019	4.6%	8,410	176,317	184,727
2018	4.8%	8,846	175,507	184,353
2017	5.0%	9,167	174,993	184,160
2016	5.7%	10,525	175,509	186,034

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 Orleans Parish

1,361.1 per 100,0002023. Louisiana: 562.1.

5,089.6 per 100,0002023. Louisiana: 2,603.2.

193murders2023, 4,957 violent crimes in all.

2023 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
2023	4,957	1,361.1	18,536	5,089.6
2022	5,611	1,516.0	17,177	4,640.8
2021	5,820	1,487.9	15,844	4,050.6
2020	5,215	1,324.3	17,876	4,539.6
2019	4,516	1,144.7	20,879	5,292.5
2018	4,611	1,163.3	18,063	4,557.1
2017	4,457	1,121.4	16,867	4,243.8
2016	4,249	1,069.7	15,571	3,920.1

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
New Orleans Police Department	2023	4,957	18,536	364,197

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

2.51 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 360,272 people.

906sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

292civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
New Orleans Police Department	906	292	360,272

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	906	2.51	292	1
2024	931	2.57	328	1
2023	910	2.50	297	1
2022	945	2.55	199	1
2019	1,154	2.93	294	1
2018	1,209	3.05	248	1
2017	1,101	2.77	335	1
2016	1,171	2.95	232	1

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 Orleans Parish Assessor?: Erroll G. Williams (Democratic) is the Assessor of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court?: Chelsey Richard Napoleon (Democratic) is the Clerk of Court of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Orleans Parish Coroner?: Dwight McKenna (Democratic) is the Coroner of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Orleans Parish Sheriff?: Michelle Woodfork (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the Orleans Parish commissioners?: Helena Moreno (Mayor); Matthew Willard (Councilmember at Large, Division 1); J.P. Morrell (Councilmember at Large, Division 2); Aimee McCarron (Councilmember, District A); Lesli D. Harris (Councilmember, District B); Freddie King, III (Councilmember, District C); Eugene Green (Councilmember, District D); Jason Hughes (Councilmember, District E).
Who is on the Orleans Parish School Board?: Leila J. Eames (District 1); Gabriela Biro (District 2); Olin G. Parker (District 3); KaTrina Chantelle Griffin (District 4); Katherine Baudouin (District 5); Carlos Luis Zervigon (District 6); Nolan Marshall (District 7).
What is the population of Orleans Parish?: About 371,853 people, with a median age of 38.8; the median household income is $56,631 and 22.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Orleans Parish?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,317 people unemployed in a labor force of 173,429, against 4.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Orleans Parish?: 9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal, 1 school district and 7 special district governments.

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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