Jan 12, 2026
A LaPlace man, who has more than 100 previous arrests, was arrested once again on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 and booked with armed robbery, a felony. Gregory Bernard, 61, is being held in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail under a $65,000 bond. Over the course of four...
Jan 6, 2026
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested Raishad Batiste, the driver who fled a LaPlace traffic stop on Dec. 28, 2025 that led to an accident in which a SJSO deputy suffered a non-life-threatening leg injury. Batiste was arrested in Metairie, La....
Dec 18, 2025
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday night (Dec. 17, 2025) shortly before 7 p.m. in the 3100 block of English Colony Drive which is in the Cambridge subdivision in LaPlace. Three people were shot,...
Dec 5, 2025
Detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Dennis Stephens of LaPlace and booked him with first degree rape, two counts of sexual battery and indecent behavior with juveniles. Stephens previously was...
Nov 17, 2025
A 12-year-old LaPlace boy has been arrested and booked with simple battery (misdemeanor) and simple robbery (felony) after accosting a 17-year-old male in a local park and taking $10 from him. The victim reported the incident in a 911 call on Saturday, Nov. 15. The...
Nov 14, 2025
In two unrelated cases, cyber/financial crime detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division this week arrested an Alabama man in connection with multiple “swatting” calls to addresses in St. John Parish and arrested...
