

The administration and staff of Claiborne Parish Detention Center held their first annual Employee Appreciation Banquet on Friday, November 21st. Employees and their guests were treated to a delicious dinner catered by Smokin’ J’s in Minden and spent the evening celebrating. The following employees were recognized for their years of dedicated service to Claiborne Parish Detention Center:
Captain Bobby Morgan – 5 years of service
Lieutenant Angela West – 6 years of service
Captain Roxanne Williams – 7 years of service
Lieutenant Guy Walker – 10 years of service
Deputy Carlos Ford – 10 years of service
Deputy Joyce Graham – 11 years of service
Deputy Dianne Wade – 13 years of service
Deputy Thomas Dudley – 13 years of service
Deputy Toni Merritt – 16 years of service
Deputy Carolyn Allen – 17 years of service
Deputy Brenda Hudson – 17 years of service
Deputy Marchant Cockerham – 21 years of service
Deputy LaShenda West – 22 years of service
Captain Stephanie Glass – 23 years of service
In addition to the years of service awards, administration also recognized a handful of individuals for their efforts to go above and beyond for their coworkers and the facility. The following employees were recognized with specialty awards:
Lieutenant Eddie Emerson
Lieutenant Guy Walker
Deputy Toni Merritt
Deputy Joyce Graham
Deputy Leydel Wheeler
Deputy Arjay Banks
Deputy Carolyn Allen
Deputy Brenda Hudson
Deputy Tieckey Turner
Deputy Thomas Dudley
Deputy LaShenda West
Warden Melanie Moss, Sheriff Sam Dowies, and the administration of Claiborne Parish Detention Center extend sincere appreciation to the dedicated security and non-security staff who make up the CPDC team, and look forward to continuing this new annual tradition of honoring their employees!