Past Sheriffs

Retired

Date ServedSheriffInfo / Photo
1814 – 1816Louis LeCarpentier
1816 – 1820Pierre Montegut
1820 – 1826Norbert TrepagnierDied in office
1826 – 1828Francis Arroyo
1828 – 1852Anacharsis LuminaisDid not run for re-election
1852 – 1857Jean F. Burcard
1857 – 1867Ursin Jacob
1867 – 1868Military Government
1868 – 1870Alphonse Oubre
1870 – 1876Lucien CambreDied in Office
1876 – 1877John Weber
1877 – 1878Joseph T Burcard
1878 – 1896John Weber
1896 – 1900William J HartSheriff Hart
1900 – 1916Paul Berthelot
1916 – 1920William J Hart

Sheriff Hart

Died in Office 08/1920

1920 – 1920Dr. E P FeuchtCoroner,
Succeeded by State Law
1920 – 1928Emile A Picou
1928 – 1941Willie Duhe

Resigned Feb. 5, 1941

1941 – 1941Dr. William F GuillottaCoroner,
Succeeded Feb 15 to Aug 3
1941 – 1974Percy D Hebert
Died in office February 1974
February 1974Dr. S J St. MartinCoroner,
Succeeded by State Law
February 1974Mrs. Percy (Leona) D HebertAppointed Interim by
Gov. Edwin Edwards
1974 – 1976Lester J Millet


Resigned from Office

 

1976 – 1996Lloyd B Johnson
Retired
1996 – 2012Wayne L JonesDefeated
2012 – PresentMichael K. Tregre
Anyone having any further knowledge, information, biographies, or pictures of any of the past sheriff’s is invited to contact webmaster@stjohnsheriff.org to update the information on this page. Thank you!

Credits and Sources 
The Webmaster wishes to thank Matthew J. Flynn who gathered the listed information
during a school project in January 2000. Matthew is the grandson of Past Sheriff Lloyd
B. Johnson.

 

Information was also obtained from the books: 
A History of St. John the Baptist Parish with Biographical sketches compiled by
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jean M. Eyraud and Donald J. Millet
The Hope Haven Press, Marrero, Louisiana

History of St. John the Baptist Parish
by Lucien Laurent
St. John the Baptist Parish Library

Information was also obtained from various editions of The Times Picayune and
L’Observateur