Gerald Sticker will be the new Sheriff in Tangipahoa Parish.
Sticker won with 61% of the vote.
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Sheriff’s Office will be run by someone other than an Edwards or a Layrisson.
Sticker beat out fellow Republican Chris Gideon, a longtime sheriff’s deputy, in Saturday’s runoff. Sticker said he has conducted operations involving more than 400 officers and a military leader with combat zone experience.
As sheriff, Sticker plans to increase the number of deputies on call, decrease response times on 911 calls, provide deputies with the training, support, and equipment they deserve and recruit more reserve sheriff deputies.
