WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES

What WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES does

Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services is a department of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the governing authority of Webster Parish, Louisiana — a political subdivision of the state, functionally equivalent to a county government. The Office of Community Services, led by Executive Director Melinda Davidson, administers federal and state social service programs on behalf of parish residents, including Section 8 Housing, Head Start, LIHEAP energy assistance, USDA Child and Adult Care Food Programs, FTA Section 5311 rural transportation, and Title XIX Medicaid. Operations are delivered in person through offices in Minden, Louisiana, including a main office at 208 Gleason Street and shared facilities at the Webster Parish Courthouse Annex (401 Main Street).

The entity's underlying technology is standard government office infrastructure, with information dissemination handled through a CityMaker.com-powered website (websterparishla.org) and basic computing. There are no proprietary technology products, APIs, or AI capabilities. Business model is tax-and-grant funded rather than commercial: revenue is derived from voter-approved property tax millages (including the 2.78 mill maintenance tax for courthouse, annex, health unit, and extension service), federal grants (FEMA, HUD), state of Louisiana allocations, dedicated library funds (~$4.87M annually), building permit fees ($50 per trade per job), court fines and forfeitures, and licenses. The 2026 Proposed Budget shows total revenue of $16.76M ($4.56M General Fund + $12.19M Special Revenue Funds).

The Office of Community Services serves the entire population of Webster Parish, Louisiana, with no geographic or vertical expansion outside parish boundaries. Strategic activity in 2024–2025 has centered on a millage renewal (December 2024), a Women's Jail construction project (re-bid November 2024), pursuit of FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants under DR 4611, and incremental infrastructure investment including road construction materials. Building Code Ordinance #982 was amended in February 2024 to update permit requirements and violation penalties.

Name

WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES

Legal name

Webster Parish Police Jury

Website

https://websterparishla.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Webster Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services is a Louisiana parish-government department that administers federal and state social service programs — including Section 8 Housing, Head Start, LIHEAP, Medicaid, and rural transit — to residents of Webster Parish, Louisiana, funded by property taxes, grants, and fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Community Services / Public Administration

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Government Public Health Grantmaking & Program Offices (HLAJALAA)

Keywords

• Government community services
• Public housing assistance
• Early childhood education
• Energy assistance programs
• Rural public transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Minden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Property tax collections including millage for courthouse maintenance, courthouse annex, health unit, and agricultural extension service. The 2.78 mill property tax funds maintenance, operation, and improvements to these facilities.
2. Licenses and Permits: Revenue from building permits, permits for heavy equipment, and other licensing fees. Building permits cost $50 per trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) per job/location.
3. Federal Funds: Federal grant funding including FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance, HUD Section 8, and other federal programs. DR 4611 Grant Projects for parish improvement.
4. State Funds: State of Louisiana funding allocations and programs.
5. Library Revenue: Dedicated library fund revenue of approximately $4.87 million annually.
6. Fines and Forfeitures: Court fines and forfeiture revenue collected through judicial system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Webster Parish Office of Community Services is a department of the Webster Parish Police Jury (Louisiana's parish-level governing body, equivalent to a county commission). It administers a portfolio of federally and state-funded social service programs for parish residents, including Section 8 Housing rental subsidies, Head Start early childhood education, LIHEAP energy assistance, USDA Child and Adult Care Food Programs, rural public transportation (FTA 5311), and Title XIX Medicaid support. Service delivery is conducted in person at parish offices in Minden, Louisiana.

Product overview

WEBSTER PARISH POLICE JURY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES is a government municipality office that administers federal and state community assistance programs rather than a technology product or platform. The office provides a suite of social service programs including housing assistance (Section 8), early childhood education (Head Start), energy assistance (LIHEAP), nutrition programs (USDA Food Services), rural transportation (FTA 5311), and healthcare coverage (Medicaid Title XIX). These are government benefit programs managed by Executive Director Melinda Davidson, not commercial software products or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Section 8 Housing

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)coreOthers · 6 November 2025FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) through DR 4611 Grant Projects. Webster Parish Police Jury soliciting consulting engineering services for multiple grant projects (0178, 0143, 0180) in accordance with FEMA guidelines and 2CFR200.
• Cothren, Graff, Smoak Engineering, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm serving as Issuing Office for bidding documents for Webster Parish Women's Jail construction project. Located at 6305 Westport Avenue, Shreveport, LA. Contact: D.B. Graff/K. Randal Smoak.
• Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency PreparednesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level emergency management coordination. Parish OEP works with state agency for disaster preparedness, training, and response coordination.
• Webster Parish Sheriff's DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement partner housed in Courthouse Annex. Shares facilities and coordinates on public safety, corrections, and emergency response.
• 26th Judicial District CourtcoreOthersJudicial system housed in Courthouse facilities including Clerk's Offices, Judge's Offices, and District Attorney's Offices. Over 250 employees across shared government buildings.
• LSU Ag CenterminorOthersAgricultural Extension Service housed in Webster Parish Extension Office building. Provides 4-H programs and county agent services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Union Parish Police Jury: Neighboring north-central Louisiana parish using identical Police Jury structure and administering the same federal human-services programs (Section 8, Head Start, LIHEAP) at a comparable scale.
• Bossier Parish Police Jury: Neighboring Louisiana parish government using the same Police Jury governance model, providing similar community services, public works, and emergency management functions to a larger but comparable rural-suburban parish. Direct functional and structural peer.
• Caddo Parish Commission: Adjacent northwestern Louisiana parish government (Shreveport area) administering analogous community services, public works, and parish-level human services programs under comparable Louisiana Revised Statutes.
• Lincoln Parish Police Jury: North-central Louisiana parish government (Ruston area) of similar scale, operating the same Police Jury governance model with analogous community services, emergency preparedness, and public works functions.
• Red River Parish Police Jury: Small rural Louisiana parish neighboring Webster with the same Police Jury governance structure and similar scope of community services, road programs, and federal grant administration.
• Bienville Parish Police Jury: Neighboring rural Louisiana parish using the same Police Jury governance structure, administering community services, public works, and emergency preparedness functions of similar scale.
• DeSoto Parish Police Jury: Northwestern Louisiana parish government of comparable rural character and population size, providing identical community-services program administration and parish-level public works functions.
• Claiborne Parish Police Jury: Adjacent rural Louisiana parish government with similar population scale and demographic profile, operating the same community-services, road-maintenance, and federal-program administration model.
• Natchitoches Parish Government: Rural Louisiana parish of comparable population size and economic profile to Webster Parish, providing the same Police Jury-administered community services, road maintenance, and federal grant programs.
• Sabine Parish Police Jury: Comparable rural Louisiana parish government administering analogous Section 8, Head Start, LIHEAP, and public works programs through the Police Jury form.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/webster-parish-police-jury-office-of-community-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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