Tim Cotton
District Attorney

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Cara was raised in a Military upbringing, learning how to be adaptable and have a deep love for the community and country. ​She attended Pennsylvania State University and then returned to Houston, Texas where she worked in the oil and gas permitting field. ​Cara’s first steps in Natchez were in 1992, relocating here in 2001 and beyond grateful to have raised her son, Jackson, in this beautiful community. Prior to serving as the District Attorney’s Chief Clerk, she was the Development Office Coordinator at Cathedral Catholic School for seventeen years. 

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Cara is an active member of First Presbyterian Church Natchez, Natchez City Cemetery Board and Natchez Adams County Humane Society Board member.