Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office

911 and Communications

The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office Communications division is comprised of trained dispatchers located in a state of the art 911 call center within the Sheriff’s Office.   Our Dispatchers are on-duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, answering all 911 calls placed from within Lincoln Parish, except for those calls placed within the Ruston City Limits.  LPSO Dispatchers handle a variety of calls ranging from requests for information to the reporting of crimes in progress.  They gather information from the caller to identify the situation, dispatch the appropriate law enforcement, fire or emergency medical first responders to handle the situation, and remain in constant communication via radio with the on-duty patrol deputies in the field to assist in their safety and job performance.   They also manage the general administrative phone lines after hours, on weekends and on holidays.   In a typical year, our dispatchers handle approximately 75,000 calls.

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