Bienville Parish Police Department

Lincoln Parish Police Jury is a governing authority for Lincoln Parish, which is a group of various geographic regions called districts. The Lincoln Parish Police Jury is a more than 10-member body of elected officials that governs for a period of over 3 years. It provides drainage, sewerage, solid waste disposal, and road and bridge construction and maintenance services. The body also operates Lincoln Parish Park, which features mountain biking rails. It also offers services to several commissions and boards, including the Detention Center Commission, Library Board, Communication District Commission and Lincoln Parish Fire Protection District. In addition, the body houses and maintains the Courts and offices of assessor, coroner, clerk of court, registrar of voters, district attorney and sheriff. Lincoln Parish Police Jury is located in Ruston, La.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office is comprised of administration, patrol, investigations, communication and court support divisions. Its administration department works to process grant funds, accounts payable, payroll and assures legal compliance, and computer operations. The office houses the K-9 Unit, which is comprised of Deputies and used for searching narcotics and tracking suspects. Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office administers the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office also offers law enforcement instructional courses that include firearms qualifications, defensive tactics, handcuffing and the use of batons. Its Operations Division deals with inmate records, funds, commissary, work details, purchasing, food service, compound maintenance, farm operations and grounds care.