Matthew Hill

About the Ouachita Parish Sheriffs Office

Ouachita Parish Sheriffs Office (Louisiana) is a full service law enforcement agency that is organized into seven division: Administration, Uniformed Patrol, Investigations, Ouachita Correctional Center, Transitional Work Program and the Public Range.  The Uniformed Patrol Division "has 98 deputies, with combined service time of approximately 987 years of experience. There are a total of 88 units assigned to this division, which includes 71 take-home units and 19 pool units. The uniform patrol street deputies are divided into 4 shifts that consist of about 15 deputies per shift, including 2 K-9 Officers. Patrol deputies are responsible for answering the daily calls for assistance needed in our community. There is also a full-time Desk Sergeant that is available to assist with the daily walk-in complaints and calls that can be handled over the phone. On average, these deputies answer approximately 1,600 to 1,700 calls per month."