Suspects Arrested in Operation Happy Feet

  On Thursday, June 26, 2014, Operation Happy Feet conducted by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives culminated a month long investigation.  Tips received from the public indicated that more than foot massages were being given by...

Sex Offender Arrested for Obscenity

  On Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 7:27 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a retail storefront in the 200 block of West Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of a man exposing himself.  The complainant, a 42...

Hours for Fireworks Discharge in St. John the Baptist Parish

  In St. John the Baptist Parish it is lawful for persons to discharge fireworks within the parish on:   Fourth of July from dusk until 10:00 p.m.   All discharging of fireworks by the general public shall be done with the supervision of responsible...

DeQuan Brown Arrested in Homicide Investigation

    On Friday, June 20, 2014, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested DeQuan Brown, 19, of Mercury Lane in Reserve in connection with the murder of Meshach Mason in Reserve in August 2013.  Evidence collected in the...