LaSalle Parish is situated just northeast of Alexandria and about sixty miles west of the Mississippi River.  It is home to large numbers of sportsmen and wildlife.  From its pine-covered, deer infested hills to Catahoula Lake’s fantastic duck hunting, LaSalle Parish is definitely a “sportsman’s paradise”.  It attracts sportsmen from all over the state, but sometimes it also attracts violators.  However, this is when the wheels of justice begin to turn.

Reed Walters is the District Attorney for LaSalle Parish’s 28^th Judicial District and has served in that capacity since January 11, 1991.  The forty-five year old attorney received his undergraduate degree in government from Northeast Louisiana University and graduated from Louisiana State University Law School in 1981.  Prior to becoming District Attorney, he worked for the Jim Peters Law Firm.  He has been married to his wife, Marsheela, since August 11, 1979.  She is currently a teacher at Jena High School and they have two sons, Brett and Ron.

Being a conservation minded sportsman, the District Attorney says that he has seen his share of wildlife violations.  While talking with Mr. Walters, he made it abundantly clear why wildlife violations need to be taken seriously.  Mr. Walters stated, “If we don’t protect the wildlife now, there won’t be any there for my children to enjoy.”  He also said that without law enforcement efforts to protect those interests, the wildlife and natural resources that we currently enjoy could be in jeopardy.

He talked about one of his most memorable cases in which some vandals damaged a sign on Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area and were caught.  The vandals’ attorney told them not to worry about it and that he would “take care of it”.  Needless to say, it was not “taken care of” and the vandals had to pay.

From one component of the Criminal Justice system to another, we at Region 4 would like to thank District Attorney Reed Walters for a job well done.  Without prosecutors like him, completing the legal cycle would be impossible and the wildlife along with the sportsmen of Louisiana would suffer.  Thank you again, Mr. Walters, for your time and dedication in the prosecution of wildlife violators.