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Administration
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Willie Graves
Sheriff Graves serves on the Advisory Boards for the Livingston Parish Council on Aging and the LSU Law Enforcement Academy. He is also a member of the Denham Springs Rotary Club, Louisiana Sheriffs Association, National Sheriffs Association and the Louisiana Peace Officers Association. He is married to the former Elaine Edwards and has a teenage daughter, Whitney. They live in Watson where they are active members of Live Oak United Methodist Church and enjoy camping in their spare time. |
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Jason Ard
In March of 2001 Jason moved to the LPSO Training Center where he served as a P.O.S.T Firearms Instructor and Physical Fitness Instructor. After a little more than a year at the training center Jason went to the Courthouse to assis Chief Kearney Foster, and was later promoted to Chief of Operations where he works at this time. Jason is also a member of the 911 District, the Louisiana Tactical Police Officers Association, and the Louisiana Sheriff's Association Task Force.
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Ronald J. Morse Chief Civil Deputy What started out as a temporary job turned into a long-term career with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office for Ronnie Morse. While working in the shipbuilding industry, Morse was asked by Sheriff Taft Faust to help him “run his office” for about six months while he searched for someone to fill the position of Chief Civil Deputy. That was in 1973, and Sheriff Faust never did find anyone else to fill that role – a leadership role that seems to have been destined for Morse. He has served in that capacity for over 29 years under three different Sheriffs, supervising the financial, administrative and technical functions of the Sheriff’s Office – a role that has changed greatly as the Sheriff’s Office and the parish have grown. Morse served for three and a half years in the U.S. Army and earned a degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Louisiana Sheriffs Pension Fund and on the Board of Directors for the Capital District Law Enforcement Planning Council, which administers and directs federal grants. He also serves on the Board of the Parish Emergency Communications Commission. Morse and his wife Joy Ann have two grown children and one grandson. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting and working in the garden. He is also hailed as one of the top chefs within the Sheriff’s Office, often teaming up with Deputy Wayne Strickland of the Water Patrol division to cook up Southern delicacies for various LPSO and community functions. |
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Stan Carpenter
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Sherri Palmer Administrative Assistant It was all a matter of being in the right place at the right time for Sherri Palmer. Just out of high school in May of 1970, at the age of 17, she showed up looking for a job at the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office just as a deputy in the Civil and Tax Division was giving notice of leaving. She worked in that position until 1975 when Sheriff Odom Graves asked her to be his secretary. She was promoted to the position of Administrative Assistant in 1982 and continues to serve in that capacity today, 37 years after starting her career with the LPSO. Sherri is responsible for handling all the correspondence for the Sheriff as well as some accounting duties. Another big part of her job is writing and producing the All Points Bulletin, the monthly employee newsletter. |
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Jim Brown Warden Jim began his career with the Sheriff’s Office in January of 1990 with the Uniform Patrol Division. In August of 1992, after completing DARE school, he became the very first DARE Officer in Livingston Parish. Jim served as a DARE Officer from 1992 – 1999. In November 1999 Jim was promoted to Shift Supervisor in the Uniform Patrol Division. In February 2000 Jim was promoted to the Detective Division, where he served until October of 2003. In October Jim was promoted to Warden of the Livingston Parish Prison. |
