Who is the Red River Parish Assessor?

Dovie Beard (Independent) is the Assessor of Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Red River Parish Clerk of Court?

Stuart Shaw (Independent) is the Clerk of Court of Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Red River Parish Coroner?

Wyche Coleman, Jr. (Republican) is the Coroner of Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the Red River Parish Sheriff?

Glen Edwards (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Who are the Red River Parish commissioners?

William Brown (Police Juror, District 1); Brandon Hillman (Police Juror, District 2); Shane Young (Police Juror, District 3); Jessie Davis (Police Juror, District 4); John "JuneBug" Moore (Police Juror, District 5); "Ben" Taylor (Police Juror, District 6); "Tray" Murray (Police Juror, District 7).

Who is on the Red River Parish School Board?

Melinda Hardy (District 1); Richard Cannon (District 2); Gary Giddens (District 3); Cleve Miller (District 4); Kasandria White (District 5); Reginald Prealow (District 6); Susan Taylor (District 7).

What is the population of Red River Parish?

About 7,443 people, with a median age of 41.8; the median household income is $49,167 and 25.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Red River Parish?

4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 125 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,925, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Red River 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 Red River Parish?

9: Coushatta, Edgefield, Edgefield, Edgefield, Hall Summit, Hall Summit, Martin, Martin, Martin. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Red River Parish: 38 seats on 15 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

Red River Parish Police Jury

Office	Who holds it now
Police Juror, District 1	William Brown Democratic source
Police Juror, District 2	Brandon Hillman Republican source
Police Juror, District 3	Shane Young No party source
Police Juror, District 4	Jessie Davis Democratic source
Police Juror, District 5	John "JuneBug" Moore Democratic source
Police Juror, District 6	"Ben" Taylor Democratic source
Police Juror, District 7	"Tray" Murray Independent source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor	Dovie Beard Independent source
Clerk of Court	Stuart Shaw Independent source
Coroner	Wyche Coleman, Jr. Republican source
Sheriff	Glen Edwards Democratic source

School Board

Red River Parish School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member, District 1	Melinda Hardy Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 2	Richard Cannon Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 3	Gary Giddens Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 4	Cleve Miller Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 5	Kasandria White Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 6	Reginald Prealow Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District 7	Susan Taylor Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Coushatta · Mayor Ashanti Cole · 6 seats
Edgefield · Mayor Chandra Wilson · 5 seats
Hall Summit · Mayor Jason Briggs · 4 seats
Martin · Mayor Mary Ann Longino · 5 seats

How many local governments Red River Parish has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Red River 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	4
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 Red River Parish

7,443people

41.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$49,167 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

25.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

14%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$119,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.1%U.S.: 8.4%

55%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

36.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.9% · White 55.5% · Black 40.3% · Asian 0% · Other or more than one race 2.4% (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 Red River Parish

4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.4%. Louisiana: 3.8%.

125people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,800people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,925in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.3%	125	2,800	2,925
August 2026	4.0%	118	2,807	2,925
July 2026	5.0%	145	2,756	2,901
June 2026	5.7%	166	2,761	2,927
May 2026	5.0%	149	2,834	2,983
April 2026	4.5%	138	2,900	3,038
March 2026	5.3%	160	2,884	3,044
February 2026	5.8%	174	2,843	3,017
January 2026	5.6%	170	2,852	3,022
December 2025	5.3%	163	2,892	3,055
November 2025	5.6%	171	2,886	3,057
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.4%	163	2,878	3,041
August 2025	5.3%	162	2,887	3,049
July 2025	5.4%	163	2,865	3,028
June 2025	5.7%	171	2,844	3,015
May 2025	5.8%	171	2,785	2,956
April 2025	4.9%	148	2,847	2,995
March 2025	5.0%	150	2,865	3,015
February 2025	5.2%	154	2,800	2,954
January 2025	5.2%	154	2,834	2,988
December 2024	4.7%	138	2,829	2,967
November 2024	5.4%	161	2,820	2,981
October 2024	5.3%	159	2,827	2,986

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.3%	161	2,853	3,014
2024	5.0%	149	2,831	2,980
2023	4.2%	127	2,912	3,039
2022	4.0%	121	2,885	3,006
2021	5.5%	161	2,789	2,950
2020	7.9%	228	2,650	2,878
2019	5.7%	173	2,836	3,009
2018	5.2%	168	3,079	3,247
2017	6.2%	193	2,911	3,104
2016	7.2%	222	2,856	3,078

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 Red River Parish

507.4 per 100,0002016. Louisiana: 565.0.

1,958.9 per 100,0002016. Louisiana: 3,297.2.

0murders2016, 43 violent crimes in all.

2016 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.

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Red River Parish Sheriff's Office	2023	28	103	5,687
Coushatta Police Department	2016	10	25	1,832

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

6.25 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 7,205 people.

45sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

28civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Red River Parish Sheriff's Office	39	27	5,591
Coushatta Police Department	6	1	1,614

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	45	6.25	28	2
2024	47	6.39	24	2
2023	50	6.80	20	2
2021	54	6.62	25	2
2018	45	5.37	26	2
2016	39	4.60	28	2

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 Red River Parish Assessor?: Dovie Beard (Independent) is the Assessor of Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Red River Parish Clerk of Court?: Stuart Shaw (Independent) is the Clerk of Court of Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Red River Parish Coroner?: Wyche Coleman, Jr. (Republican) is the Coroner of Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the Red River Parish Sheriff?: Glen Edwards (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Red River Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the Red River Parish commissioners?: William Brown (Police Juror, District 1); Brandon Hillman (Police Juror, District 2); Shane Young (Police Juror, District 3); Jessie Davis (Police Juror, District 4); John "JuneBug" Moore (Police Juror, District 5); "Ben" Taylor (Police Juror, District 6); "Tray" Murray (Police Juror, District 7).
Who is on the Red River Parish School Board?: Melinda Hardy (District 1); Richard Cannon (District 2); Gary Giddens (District 3); Cleve Miller (District 4); Kasandria White (District 5); Reginald Prealow (District 6); Susan Taylor (District 7).
What is the population of Red River Parish?: About 7,443 people, with a median age of 41.8; the median household income is $49,167 and 25.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Red River Parish?: 4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 125 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,925, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Red River 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 Red River Parish?: 9: Coushatta, Edgefield, Edgefield, Edgefield, Hall Summit, Hall Summit, Martin, Martin, Martin. 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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