School Bus Safety

Each school year is an exciting time for children to make new friends, learn new things, and for some, ride the school bus. Every day approximately 20 million students use school buses as transportation to and from school. Although school buses represent the safest...

Tips to Curb Deadly Car Accidents

Aggressive driving, speeding, alcohol, and sleepiness remain the primary causes behind automobile fatalities, according to newly released information based upon research conducted by an array of federal agencies and consumer groups says Sheriff Mike Tregre....

Halloween Safety Tips

Recommended Trick or Treating Hours in St John Parish: October 31, 5-7 p.m. For Parents Only Sheriff Mike Tregre says “Parents and children should prepare for a safe and fun filled Halloween” Halloween is not a state holiday. It is not an official holiday....

Child Abduction Safeguards

It can happen in an instant and a child’s life is forever changed. The ‘it’ is child abduction, a parent’s worst fear and an experience one should never know. The recent spate of child abductions, and attempted abductions, in south Louisiana...

Day Care Safety Tips

Sheriff Mike Tregre asks: DAY CARE: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY? With millions of double-income households, more and more families have turned to day care as a primary means of child care. When parents entrust the welfare of their...