Local Wiki
Jefferson Davis Parish
Official Parish Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Police Jury / Parish Council meets
- Second Wednesday of each month at 5:00 PM (Agenda meeting first Wednesday at 5:00 PM; Committees third/fourth Wednesdays at 5:00 PM).
- Meeting location
- Sidney E. Briscoe Building, Police Jury Meeting Room, 304 N. State St, Jennings, LA 70546.
- Clerk of Court
- Hon. Richard M. Arceneaux · P. O. Box 799, Jennings, LA 70546 · 337.824.1160 · www.jeffdavisclerk.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.jdppj.net
- Police Jury President
- Butch LaFargue, Police Jury President (as of 2026). Phone: (337) 824-4792. Office: Sidney E. Briscoe Building, 304 N. State St, Jennings, LA 70546. (Police Jury: 13 jurors representing individual districts.)
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Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Jefferson Davis Parish · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Elton · Town
- Fenton · Village
- Jennings (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Lake Arthur (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- Welsh (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026