Residents across Webster Parish are asking questions that should have been answered long ago: Where are the deputies, and where is the Sheriff when the people need him?
We know there are neighborhoods, backroads, and entire communities in Webster Parish that deputies rarely patrol—if ever. Citizens have quietly shared that they can go weeks without seeing a marked unit roll by. Meanwhile, crime doesn’t stop at city limits or parish lines. If certain areas are being neglected, then whole groups of Webster residents are being left without the protection they deserve. That’s not “law and order”—that’s selective policing.
And what about the Sheriff himself? When was the last time you saw him outside of a press release, a staged photo op, or a carefully polished media event? We see the suits. We see the clean image for the cameras. But what we don’t see is the Sheriff in the trenches, working alongside the deputies, listening to the people where they actually live, or responding to problems that don’t make the evening news.
The Sheriff is elected to serve every square mile of Webster Parish, not just the places that look good on TV. Wearing a pressed suit and delivering speeches might play well in front of a camera, but it does nothing for the family living in a neighborhood where deputies never patrol. It does nothing for rural residents who feel forgotten and left exposed.
Law enforcement is not about appearances. It’s about presence. It’s about being there when you’re needed, even when there are no reporters, no photographers, and no headlines waiting. The hard truth is this: a Sheriff who is more focused on his image than on his duty leaves Webster Parish vulnerable.
That is why we, the people, need someone who will give their blood, sweat, and tears to this parish—someone who will sacrifice, show up, and serve every community, not just the ones that make for a good photo op.
So, we’re asking you—the people who live this reality every day:
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Have you seen deputies patrolling your road, your street, your community?
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Have you seen the Sheriff himself actually working in the parish—outside of staged media moments?
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Do you feel protected, or do you feel forgotten?
The answers to these questions matter. They paint the real picture of law enforcement in Webster Parish—not the polished version the Sheriff wants you to see, but the lived truth of the people.
If the Sheriff can’t or won’t answer these questions, then maybe it’s time for the public to demand answers louder than ever before.
