constituency predecessor successor religion birth_place party profession birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
st. helena parish , louisiana ronald `` gun '' ficklin incumbent methodist east feliciana parish , louisiana democrat law enforcement 1956 sheriff , st. helena 's parish june , 2007 nat williams
 present nathaniel williams louisiana state university
nat williams

nathaniel `` nat '' williams -lrb- born may 18 , 1956 -rrb- is an american law-enforcement officer who is the current sheriff of st. helena parish , louisiana , and the first african american ever elected to hold that position in the parish 's history .
