| John David "J. D." Batton | |
| Office: | Sheriff of Webster Parish, Louisiana |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Term Start: | July 1, 1952 |
| Term End: | May 1, 1964 |
| Preceded: | O. H. Haynes Sr. |
| Succeeded: | O. H. Haynes Jr. |
| Office2: | Chief of Police of Minden, Louisiana |
| Term Start2: | July 1, 1948 |
| Term End2: | July 1, 1952 |
| Preceded2: | Mrs. Benjamin Garey Gantt (interim) |
| Succeeded2: | Otis F. Minter Sr. |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Minden, Webster Parish Louisiana, US |
| Death Place: | Minden, Louisiana |
| Resting Place: | Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden |
| Alma Mater: | Minden High School Tyler Commercial College |
| Occupation: | Law-enforcement officer Businessman |
| Spouse: | Maxine Evans Batton |
| Children: | Roger Evans Batton John Willis Batton Karen Sue Batton |
| Relations: | Jack Batton (brother) |
John David Batton (February 13, 1911 - February 10, 1981),[1] was from 1952 to 1964 the sheriff of his native Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He was defeated after three terms by O. H. Haynes Jr., a fellow Democrat and the son of the sheriff, O. H. Haynes Sr., whom Batton had himself unseated twelve years earlier.
Shortly after his first reelection, Batton was named one of seventeen directors of the Webster Parish Citizens' Council, a body which sought to prevent school desegregation. Others in the council were the mortician Ed Kleinegger, Tax Assessor Richard B. Garrison, and the Minden High School principal, W. W. Williams.[2]