First female patrol captain in Ascension Parish traces career from Donaldsonville to leadership
February 23, 2026 | Ascension Parish, Louisiana
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A patrol captain at the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office (name not provided) said she joined the department in 2007 and has spent her career serving the community where she grew up, Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish.
The captain described a winding path: after Sheriff Weber urged her to attend the police academy, she completed field training and patrol duty before transferring into investigations in 2012. She said mentors including Captain Joanne Gautreaux and Lieutenant Chris Moody guided her into the Criminal Investigation Division and broadened her casework from juvenile to adult investigations.
"You will not believe this and I hope I don't get emotional saying it, but she said, 'You're gonna be a captain 1 day,'" the captain recalled of a prediction by her grandmother. She said taking cases to help give families closure "helped to mold me into what I've become today as a captain," and credited mentors across race and gender for supporting her advancement.
The captain said Sheriff Weber promoted her to lieutenant on patrol in 2020 and that in January (year not specified) she became a patrol captain. She described the role as a responsibility to "take care of home," meaning to keep Donaldsonville and Ascension Parish safe and to train new deputies to department standards.
A commentator in the program praised her professionalism and said she rose by merit: "She is a captain today not because she's a female and not because she's Black. She is a captain today because she earned it," the commentator said.
The captain also invoked a family legacy in law enforcement: she identified her aunt, Edith Sullivan, as the first female officer for the Donaldsonville Police Department and said she seeks to make her aunt proud while helping the next generation. She closed the segment by addressing her daughter and future officers: "There's nothing you can't do. There's nothing that you cannot accomplish."
The profile does not include the captain's full name or the specific date of her captain promotion; those details were not provided in the transcript. The program focused on career milestones, mentorship, community ties and the captain's role training new deputies for patrol duty.
The captain described a winding path: after Sheriff Weber urged her to attend the police academy, she completed field training and patrol duty before transferring into investigations in 2012. She said mentors including Captain Joanne Gautreaux and Lieutenant Chris Moody guided her into the Criminal Investigation Division and broadened her casework from juvenile to adult investigations.
"You will not believe this and I hope I don't get emotional saying it, but she said, 'You're gonna be a captain 1 day,'" the captain recalled of a prediction by her grandmother. She said taking cases to help give families closure "helped to mold me into what I've become today as a captain," and credited mentors across race and gender for supporting her advancement.
The captain said Sheriff Weber promoted her to lieutenant on patrol in 2020 and that in January (year not specified) she became a patrol captain. She described the role as a responsibility to "take care of home," meaning to keep Donaldsonville and Ascension Parish safe and to train new deputies to department standards.
A commentator in the program praised her professionalism and said she rose by merit: "She is a captain today not because she's a female and not because she's Black. She is a captain today because she earned it," the commentator said.
The captain also invoked a family legacy in law enforcement: she identified her aunt, Edith Sullivan, as the first female officer for the Donaldsonville Police Department and said she seeks to make her aunt proud while helping the next generation. She closed the segment by addressing her daughter and future officers: "There's nothing you can't do. There's nothing that you cannot accomplish."
The profile does not include the captain's full name or the specific date of her captain promotion; those details were not provided in the transcript. The program focused on career milestones, mentorship, community ties and the captain's role training new deputies for patrol duty.
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