Sheriff Sid J. Gautreaux, III was sworn into office on December 4, 2007 after being elected to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Elmer Litchfield. Gautreaux, who began his law enforcement career as a uniform patrol deputy in the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, served as Police Chief of the City of Baker for 27 years before resigning to run for Sheriff. As Baker Police Chief, Gautreaux was elected to office seven times, and was unopposed for the last four terms. Sheriff Gautreaux was elected Sheriff on a platform of focusing priorities on uniform patrol and developing greater communication among local, regional and state law enforcement agencies to help make East Baton Rouge Parish safer. In 2012, Sheriff Sid Gautreaux was elected as Sergeant-At-Arms and Secretary Treasurer for the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association. In June of 2016, Sheriff Gautreaux was elected President of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association. Sheriff Gautreaux is married to Suzi Eckert Gautreaux. They have four children - Will, Chantel, Ben and Ginny - ten grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Gail Grover serves as Judge in East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court, Division “B”. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northwestern State University.

Judge Grover was born in Washington, D.C., and after graduating from Oxon Hill Senior High School in 1981 she honorably served in the United States Army for more than 8 years in the field of nuclear weapons.

Prior to being elected judge in October 2019, Judge Grover held positions at local and state levels that made a positive impact in the lives of young people from cradle to adulthood. Judge Grover served as Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Section of the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office from 1999 to 2009, Director of East Baton Rouge Department of Juvenile Services, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge, and Assistant Secretary for Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice.

Judge Grover is a servant-leader. She has been a leader and teacher in Shiloh’s Sunday School Ministry since 1995 and supervises the Children’s School Program for Bible Study Fellowship International. “Ms. Gail”, as her students call her, finds no greater joy in her professional and personal life than to help others, especially the next generation. Judge Gail Grover is married, mother of three and grandmother to one.

Catherine Fontenot has worked in prisons or jails her entire adult life. Armed with a mini 14 rifle, she began her career as a correctional officer assigned to a perimeter tower of a State of Louisiana medium security adult male prison. Realizing she had a Criminal Justice degree; she was chosen to work in the accreditation office at Dixon Correctional Institute. Due her contagious enthusiasm for this project, she was selected by the Secretary of Corrections to assist other prisons across the state in achieving their accreditation with the American Correctional Association. In 1995 she was named the Executive Staff Officer for the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the state’s maximum-security prison and the oldest and largest ACA accredited prison in the country at that time.

Mrs. Fontenot had three children from 2001 -2005 while becoming one of the state’s youngest assistant wardens and gaining her master’s in criminology in 2006. She gained national attention during her time at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, appearing in documentaries and the reality show, Louisiana Lockdown. She has taught criminal justice and corrections at the university level as a way of recruiting those who want to serve, has been a warden at a local jail, works as a director of a reception and diagnostic unit in the State of Mississippi and serves as an expert witness as a corrections process expert. She received the State of Louisiana’s top civil service award for career service in 2014. She is past president of the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents, past president of the Louisiana Correctional Association, Secretary of the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Board and is a fellow in the British American Project.

Judge Donald R. Johnson is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1977, he graduated from Southern University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In 1982, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law.

Immediately after graduation, he worked as an Assistant District Attorney with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office. During this period, he opened a private law office until his election to the City Court of Baton Rouge in 1993. In 1999, he was elected to the 19th Judicial District Court where he served on all divisions of the court. Currently, he serves on Criminal, Traffic, Drug Treatment, and the Pretrial Release Court.

Judge Johnson holds a firm conviction that education is the key to his success. In addition to his law, a degree he has continued his pursuit of higher education with degrees from many prestigious universities around the country. In December 2006, he received a Master of Criminal Justice degree from Loyola University of New Orleans. In August 2008, he received a Master of Justice Management from the University of Nevada at Reno. In December 2009, he received his Master of Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada at Reno, the National Judicial College. He obtained a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Administration with a doctorial minor in statistics from the University of Southern Mississippi in May 2014. Most recently, Judge Johnson achieved a doctorate in philosophy with a major in judicial studies from the University of Nevada, Reno in December of 2018. Judge Johnson has received certifications in many areas including, but not limited to, Classroom Management Skills, Grading and Evaluation, Collaborative Learning, Effective Facilitation of Learning, Judicial Philosophy and American Law, Judicial Development Dispute Resolution Skills, General Jurisdiction Trial Skill, Special Court Trial Skills, Planning and Presenting Effective Presentations, SPSS Training, and Education Services, Grading Confidentiality and FERPA Regulations. Judge Johnson has served as a facilitator of Criminal Justice at The University of Phoenix where he taught Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Contemporary Issues, and Futures in Criminal Justice. He has taught “Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders” and “Conducting the Trial” at the National Judicial College to help judges around the nation to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities to fairly adjudicate citizens, particularly those with disabilities. Judge Johnson has encouraged a high degree of student involvement using an interactive teaching style, to explain all aspects of the trial procedure. Judge Johnson has received numerous honors and awards. These include the Black History Pioneer Award, the Distinguished Community Service Award, Honorary Secretary of State of Louisiana, and the Gus Young Non-Violence Committee Humanitarian Award. In August 2018, Judge Johnson was awarded the William R. McMahon Award from the American Bar Association for significant implementation and development in the use of technological advances in a court of limited jurisdiction. Judge Johnson is available for public speaking engagements at service organizations, churches, prisons, and community centers. Inquiries can be made to his office if there is an interest in facilitating a conversation on matters such as criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal justice reform, contemporary legal issues, future opportunities in criminal justice, ethics, trial advocacy, the adjudication of citizens with mental and substance abuse disorders, traffic court sanctions, and safe driving education.

For more than two decades, Chris Meyer has pursued opportunities from the schoolhouse to the White House to drive transformational change on behalf of communities in Louisiana. Committed to public service, he is passionate about using his skills, experiences, and networks to drive meaningful improvement in outcomes and quality of life for the people of our state. As the President and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Chris considers it a great privilege to leading an organization where focused on unite human and financial resources to make big ideas become reality to elevate South Louisiana. He is excited to connect and explore ways we can, together, grow the resources and talent committed to tackling Louisiana’s greatest challenges and opportunities.

Hillar Moore is the District Attorney for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Prior to taking office, he worked for 12 years as an investigator for the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's office. After law school, he maintained a private practice, specializing in criminal defense, for 16 years. Hillar realized his goal of returning to the District Attorney’s Office in 2009, when he took office. He has served as DA for 13 years and is currently in his 3rd term. He has brought many new and innovative ideas to the DA's office; he uses data-driven approaches to assist in prosecuting cases; and he consistently works closely with leaders in the community.

Dianna Payton currently serves as the CEO of the YWCA Greater Baton Rouge where she strives to eliminate racism and empower women. During her tenure as CEO, she has secured funding for the first permanent domestic violence apartments in Baton Rouge, launched the nationally recognized YWCA Community Bail Fund, and purchased a new 12,000 square-foot Women’s Resource and Early Head Start Center. Ms. Payton serves as Chairman of the Board for the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority and Board Secretary of New Schools Baton Rouge, Partners Southeast, and the LSU Library Advisory Board. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge, the La Capitale Chapter of The Links Inc., and Capital Area Network. Dianna currently serves on both the Mayor’s Women’s Advancement Commission and the Mayor’s Maternal and Infant Health Coalition. She is a 2021 Baton Rouge Business Report Influential Women in Business Honoree, 2019 National Association of Social Workers Baton Rouge Leadership award recipient, 2019 – 2022 United State of Women Louisiana Ambassador, 2017 Business Report Forty Under 40 award recipient is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Baton Rouge.

Morse's journey in law enforcement is one of dedication and distinguished service throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. Most recently, he served as BRPD’s Commander of Training Services where he championed procedural justice and implicit bias training. His policing career as a uniform patrolman, a member of the SWAT team, and various roles and training gives him the diverse and unique skill set to lead the next generation of the Baton Rouge Police Department.

Morse played an integral part of critical improvements in 21st century training and education at BRPD, including his leadership with the last three training academy classes, which were the most diverse academies in the history of the department; the modernization of BRPD’s training policies that allowed the department to successfully exit a 39-year federal consent decree; and the creation of an internal leadership course to improve internal promotion of BRPD officers.

Chief Morse's commitment extends beyond traditional law enforcement roles. As an advanced EMT, he has been instrumental in promoting the medical preparedness of the police force. Initiatives such as equipping officers with tourniquets and chest seals have resulted in more than an estimated hundred lives saved annually.