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| U.S. Marshals Service >> Local District Offices >> Western District of Louisiana >> U.S. Marshal William R. Whittington |
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| United States Marshal William R. Whittington | |
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Marshal Whittington has a B.A. degree from Louisiana College and a Master of
Education degree from L.S.U. He has completed numerous law enforcement schools
to include the F.B.I. National Academy (115th Session), the I.R.S.
Special Agents Basic School, and the F.B.I. National Executive Institute (XX
Session). Marshal Whittington is in his 31st year of service as a law enforcement officer. Starting as an Investigator with the Criminal Division of the Louisiana Department of Justice, he then entered service with the Louisiana State Police. Serving over a period of 27 years, he had various assignments such as patrol trooper, criminal intelligence investigator and supervisor, narcotics supervisor, training director, troop commander, region commander and finished his service as the Superintendent of State Police and Deputy Secretary of Public Safety. In that position, he was responsible for the Office of State Police in addition to the operations of the Office of Motor Vehicles, the Office of Management and Finance, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the LP Gas Commission and the Highway Safety Commission. He retired in 2000 and then served as a consultant to the Department of Defense in the areas of police services and homeland security. Marshal Whittington currently serves as the U. S. Marshal, Western District of Louisiana. He was appointed by President Bush and then confirmed by the U. S. Senate, beginning his service in March, 2002. In this position, Marshal Whittington is responsible for the judicial security of the court houses and staffs in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, and Lake Charles. He also oversees the U. S. Marshal programs on fugitive apprehension, enforces the orders of the courts, and conducts other law enforcement functions as required. |
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In addition to serving the Louisiana community through his law enforcement
duties, Marshal Whittington completed 37 years of service with the U. S. Marine
Corps. He served in the active and reserve forces, both as an enlisted Marine
and officer, and holds the rank of Colonel. He last served as the Chief of
Staff of the 4th Marine Division. Colonel Whittington served in Viet
Nam with the 9th Marine Regiment. He is a graduate of numerous
military schools, to include the Marine Corps Command and Staff College (Reserve
Course) and the U. S. Army War College. He retired from the Marine Corps
Reserve in 1997. Marshal Whittington served as a board member and Chairman of the Gulf States Initiative, a multiple state law enforcement alliance. He also served on the board and as the Chairman of the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy in Meridian, MS. He has served as the President of the F.B.I. Academy Associates, Louisiana Chapter, and as the Vice Chairman of the Gulf States HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area). Marshal Whittington served as the 1st Vice Chairman of the State and Provincial Police Division of the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) and on the Executive Committee of the IACP. |
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