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Sheriff Williams
Earning Respect of others
by being a respecter of persons
Nathaniel "Nat" Williams (born 1956) is an American law enforcement officer who is the current sheriff of St.Helena Parish, Louisiana, and the first African American ever elected to hold that position in the parish's history.
Williams was born in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and graduated from high school there. His entire career experience has been in the form of law enforcement and upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Army for 6 years and was in the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division/Military Police. After an honorable discharge from the Army he came to St. Helena Parish to live and work.
His first job was that of a jailer and dispatcher at the St. Helena Parish Prison. From there he went on to become a road deputy in the 4th and 5th wards. Then his law enforcement career took off, he became a Detective, later was appointed Chief of Operations before being appointed Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff.
He was the Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff when he was appointed acting sheriff following the resignation of the elected sheriff in early 2007. He then won the October, 2007 primary election for sheriff, garnering 51.6% of the vote in a 5 candidate field. |