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Lt. Kaiana Knight Named Officer of the First Quarter
Lt. Kaiana Knight, our Corrections medical supervisor, was chosen Officer of the First Quarter for her outstanding service to the SJSO and the Sherman Walker Correctional Facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing Lt. Knight were Sheriff Mike Tregre and Henri...
SJSO Celebrates Grand Opening of Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center
Sheriff Mike Tregre was joined by Governor John Bel Edwards and several elected officials statewide this morning to celebrate the grand opening of the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office's new Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center at 947 Cambridge Drive in...
SJSO and Denka Partner to Enhance Training Center
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with Denka Performance Elastomer for enhancement and support of technology and equipment at the new Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace.The company has committed to platinum sponsorship,...
RTC and SJSO Form Partnership for Advancement of Training Center
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with RTC for enhancement and continued support of technology and equipment at the new Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace.The company has committed to platinum sponsorship, $5,000 per...
Let’s Work Together to Clean Up Our Parish
Click the link below to read Sheriff Tregre's column in L'Observateur.
Officers Investigate Shooting at Birthday Party
Detectives are investigating a shooting that left several juveniles injured the evening of April 17, 2021 during a 12-year-old child’s birthday party in LaPlace. At 8:37 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Golfview Drive in reference to shots fired in the...
Make Way for the Ducklings
Deputy Brent Viator was off duty, but he just had to jump into action yesterday afternoon when he saw a family of ducks in potential danger. Helping the ducklings cross the busy four-lane Highway 51 in LaPlace became his priority before heading home. Deputy Viator...
911 Communicators Honored
St. John Parish’s front line officers who are the first to help people in need were honored April 13, 2021 by parish officials during the St. John Parish Council meeting in LaPlace. Jaclyn Hotard, St. John Parish President, presented the parish’s 911 operators a...
SJSO Holds Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign
In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office is participating in its own Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Officers planted pinwheels outside the sheriff's office to promote a “spinning change for children.”Throughout...