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Arrests April 15-17, 2022
This information is provided pursuant to the Public Records Act. Nothing contained herein is intended to imply or infer the guilt or wrongdoing of any person(s) listed on this site. Arrests of April 15, 2022 WADE JOSEPH LABIT IV 37 336 ELMWOOD DRIVE,...
New Public Safety Complex Opens in Edgard
St. John the Baptist Parish now has a new public safety complex to increase police, fire and medical presence on the west bank, Sheriff Mike Tregre, along with Parish President Jaclyn Hotard, announced April 7, 2022 during a ribbon cutting ceremony. “I’m excited today...
Students Tour the LBJ Training Center
Middle school students at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary in LaPlace learned about career opportunities as well as the operations of St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office during a visit April 8, 2022 to the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace. Sheriff...
SJSO Joins Read Across America
In celebration of National Read Across America, Sheriff Mike Tregre and several fellow officers enjoyed reading and speaking to students at local elementary schools. Sheriff Tregre read “Delilah’s Delightful Dream,” a story about respecting others and cooperation and...
SJSO Holds Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign
In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April 2022, the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is participating in its own Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Officers planted pinwheels outside the sheriff's office and the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training...
Opportunity Now Graduates Recognized
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office presented its 17th class for its Opportunity Now Re-Entry Program for inmates during a graduation ceremony March 22, 2022 at the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace. Sheriff Mike Tregre congratulated the 12 graduates on...
Officers Graduate from POST Academy
Three St. John Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were among 19 graduates of the Peace Officer Standards and Training program (POST) Class 119 conducted by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Training Academy in Thibodaux. The 15-week program included training in firearms,...
SJSO Joins Read Across America
In celebration of National Read Across America, Sheriff Mike Tregre and several fellow officers enjoyed reading and speaking to students at local elementary schools March 17-18, 2022. Sheriff Tregre read “Delilah’s Delightful Dream,” a story about respecting others...
GED Program Underway
Several men at the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace are now going to school with the hope of getting their high school diploma. After having to cancel the program in 2020-21 because of COVID-19, the SJSO began in February another General Education...