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==Law enforcement career==

==Law enforcement career==

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​===Minden police chief===

===Minden police chief===

Like his father, J. D. Batton, was the Minden police chief prior to making his own first run for sheriff.<ref name=crhennigan>Teri Herren, "Deputy C. R. Hennigan: 80-years young and still upholding the law", ''Minden Press-Herald', February 5, 1986.</ref> His brother, [[Jack Batton]], was a [[business]]man and rodeo enthusiast who served on the Minden City Council and as [[mayor]] from 1978 to 1982. At times J. D. Batton was in business with his brother.<ref name=candidacystatement/> In January 1948, while his brother was already a city council member, J. D. Batton lost a race for Webster Parish clerk of court to the incumbent Thomas Jenkins "Tom" Campbell (1895–1968). Batton received 3,037 votes to Campbell's 4,528.<ref>''Minden Herald'', January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref> Campbell was part of a local political family<ref name="Minden Herald 1947, p. 1"/> whose current members include Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., and the Bossier-Webster District Attorney [[Schuyler Marvin]].​

Like his father, J. D. Batton, was the Minden police chief prior to making his own first run for sheriff.<ref name=crhennigan>Teri Herren, "Deputy C. R. Hennigan: 80-years young and still upholding the law", ''Minden Press-Herald', February 5, 1986.</ref> His brother, [[Jack Batton]], was a [[business]]man and rodeo enthusiast who served on the Minden City Council and as [[mayor]] from 1978 to 1982. At times J. D. Batton was in business with his brother.<ref name=candidacystatement/> In January 1948, while his brother was already a city council member, J. D. Batton lost a race for Webster Parish clerk of court to the incumbent Thomas Jenkins "Tom" Campbell (1895–1968). Batton received 3,037 votes to Campbell's 4,528.<ref>''Minden Herald'', January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref> Campbell was part of a local political family<ref name="Minden Herald 1947, p. 1"/> whose current members include Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., and the Bossier-Webster District Attorney [[Schuyler Marvin]].​

Haynes prevailed with 6,952 ballots (53.3 percent) to Batton's 5,456 (41.8 percent) and Vaughan's 634 (4.9 percent). Batton won the Minden area by five hundred votes but fell short in the remainder of the parish.<ref>"Haynes Uses Ward 2 Margin for Victory", ''Minden Press-Herald'', November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

Haynes prevailed with 6,952 ballots (53.3 percent) to Batton's 5,456 (41.8 percent) and Vaughan's 634 (4.9 percent). Batton won the Minden area by five hundred votes but fell short in the remainder of the parish.<ref>"Haynes Uses Ward 2 Margin for Victory", ''Minden Press-Herald'', November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

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==Personal life==

==Personal life==

Batton was married to the former Maxine Evans (1916–1982). The couple was [[Southern Baptist]] and had three children, Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001), married to the former Frances "Gayle" Barton (1946-2018), a native of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/frances-gayle-batton/|title=Frances "Gayle" Batton obituary|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=October 29, 2018|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref> John Willis Batton (born 1947), a businessman from [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], and his wife, Judith Yvonne "Judy" Batton (born 1944), and Karen Sue Batton (born 1949) of Heflin in south Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57068303|title=Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 30, 2001|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref>​

Batton was married to the former Maxine Evans (1916–1982). The couple was [[Southern Baptist]] and had three children, Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001), married to the former Frances "Gayle" Barton (1946-2018), a native of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/frances-gayle-batton/|title=Frances "Gayle" Batton obituary|publisher=''The Minden Press-Herald''|date=October 29, 2018|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}</ref> John Willis Batton (born 1947), a businessman from [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], [[Arkansas]], and his wife, Judith Yvonne "Judy" Batton (born 1944), and Karen Sue Batton (born 1949) of Heflin in south Webster Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57068303|title=Roger Evans Batton (1943–2001)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 30, 2001|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref>​