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Heather Hebert receives award from Sheriff Mike Tregre Sheriff Mike Tregre announced that Heather Hebert of St. John the Baptist Parish has been named the recipient of the 2016-2017 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship...

Reprint  from   Published Saturday, May 13, 2017 The month of April fooled me! If there were 30 days in April, I must have missed most of them. There was no shortage of events last month. Here is the short run down. I attended three separate town...

Reprint  from   Published Saturday, March 11, 2017   This is my victory lap! In this month's article, I am happy to report a 24 percent reduction in crime in St. John the Baptist Parish from 2016 compared to the statistics of 2015. And while the...

Reprint from   Published Saturday, January 14, 2017   For some reason for years there have always been terrible traffic accidents in St. John Parish at the end of the year. This year was no different! Unfortunately, four people were killed in traffic...

Detective Douglas Buckler, 2016 Officer of the Year with Chief Deputy Steve Guidry (L), Sheriff Mike Tregre (R) and  Raj Pannu (CR) of Pannu enterprises, Officer of the Year Sponsor   MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD The highest award in the Sheriff's Office, the Medal...

Reprint from   Published Saturday, December 10, 2016   I want to share a story that has been on my mind. On my way to work one day, I stopped at a traffic light on Airline Highway. While waiting for the traffic light to change, a lady pulled up next to...

Reprint from   Published Saturday, November 12, 2016   With Thanksgiving Day right around the corner, we ponder on what we are thankful for? Is it good health, a good job or a simply good friends and family? At St. John Sheriff's Office, we have a lot...