Louisiana
Louisiana parish sheriffs are among the most powerful constitutional law enforcement officers in the United States under La. Const. Art. V § 27. Each of the 64 parish sheriffs is directly elected, controls a multi-million-dollar budget derived from fees and tax millages set independently, and is subject to no parish-level civilian oversight body. New Orleans's federal consent decree covers NOPD, not the Orleans Parish Sheriff.
Counties
| # | County | Oversight body | LE capability | Independence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No oversight body established | ||||
| 01 | Acadia Parish | — | — | — |
| 02 | Allen Parish | — | — | — |
| 03 | Ascension Parish | — | — | — |
| 04 | Assumption Parish | — | — | — |
| 05 | Avoyelles Parish | — | — | — |
| 06 | Beauregard Parish | — | — | — |
| 07 | Bienville Parish | — | — | — |
| 08 | Bossier Parish | — | — | — |
| 09 | Caddo Parish | — | — | — |
| 10 | Calcasieu Parish | — | — | — |
| 11 | Caldwell Parish | — | — | — |
| 12 | Cameron Parish | — | — | — |
| 13 | Catahoula Parish | — | — | — |
| 14 | Claiborne Parish | — | — | — |
| 15 | Concordia Parish | — | — | — |
| 16 | De Soto Parish | — | — | — |
| 17 | East Baton Rouge Parish | — | — | — |
| 18 | East Carroll Parish | — | — | — |
| 19 | East Feliciana Parish | — | — | — |
| 20 | Evangeline Parish | — | — | — |
| 21 | Franklin Parish | — | — | — |
| 22 | Grant Parish | — | — | — |
| 23 | Iberia Parish | — | — | — |
| 24 | Iberville Parish | — | — | — |
| 25 | Jackson Parish | — | — | — |
| 26 | Jefferson Davis Parish | — | — | — |
| 27 | Jefferson Parish | — | — | — |
| 28 | Lafayette Parish | — | — | — |
| 29 | Lafourche Parish | — | — | — |
| 30 | LaSalle Parish | — | — | — |
| 31 | Lincoln Parish | — | — | — |
| 32 | Livingston Parish | — | — | — |
| 33 | Madison Parish | — | — | — |
| 34 | Morehouse Parish | — | — | — |
| 35 | Natchitoches Parish | — | — | — |
| 36 | Orleans Parish | — | — | — |
| 37 | Ouachita Parish | — | — | — |
| 38 | Plaquemines Parish | — | — | — |
| 39 | Pointe Coupee Parish | — | — | — |
| 40 | Rapides Parish | — | — | — |
| 41 | Red River Parish | — | — | — |
| 42 | Richland Parish | — | — | — |
| 43 | Sabine Parish | — | — | — |
| 44 | St. Bernard Parish | — | — | — |
| 45 | St. Charles Parish | — | — | — |
| 46 | St. Helena Parish | — | — | — |
| 47 | St. James Parish | — | — | — |
| 48 | St. John the Baptist Parish | — | — | — |
| 49 | St. Landry Parish | — | — | — |
| 50 | St. Martin Parish | — | — | — |
| 51 | St. Mary Parish | — | — | — |
| 52 | St. Tammany Parish | — | — | — |
| 53 | Tangipahoa Parish | — | — | — |
| 54 | Tensas Parish | — | — | — |
| 55 | Terrebonne Parish | — | — | — |
| 56 | Union Parish | — | — | — |
| 57 | Vermilion Parish | — | — | — |
| 58 | Vernon Parish | — | — | — |
| 59 | Washington Parish | — | — | — |
| 60 | Webster Parish | — | — | — |
| 61 | West Baton Rouge Parish | — | — | — |
| 62 | West Carroll Parish | — | — | — |
| 63 | West Feliciana Parish | — | — | — |
| 64 | Winn Parish | — | — | — |