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July 1, 1996 - June 30, 2012 Wayne L. Jones Sheriff Jones began his Law Enforcement career with the St. John Sheriff's Office in 1976 as a Road Deputy and later as a Patrol Sergeant. On January 1, 1985 he became the Chief District Attorney Investigator. In the...

L-R: Cpl. Sidney Triche, Dpy Turner Barran, Reserve Dpy Tregg Wilson, Dpy Jacquelyn Merritt,  Dpy Avo Marzwanian, Sgt. Kendel Harris. Congratulations to our most recent graduates of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office Regional Post Academy. A special...

Sheriff Wayne L. Jones advises readiness for 2012 hurricane season May 27 – June 2 National Hurricane Preparedness Week     Early forecasts anticipate this year's hurricane season, beginning June 1 and lasting through November 30, will be a less active...

Sheriff Wayne L. Jones announced that Shelby Thompson of St. John the Baptist Parish has been named the recipient of the 2012 academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship Program. Shelby, a 2012 graduate of Riverside Academy, plans to attend...

With sadness we advise that former St John Parish District Attorney John M Crum, Jr,  passed away today after an illness with cancer. Mr. Crum served as District Attorney for the 40th Judicial District in St John the Baptist Parish for 24 years from 1985 to his...

Tonight on America's Most Wanted,   watch John Walsh's follow-up story on the capture of Errol & Tonya Victor, interviews of Deputy US Marshals who made the arrest, and  local Tifton GA residents where the arrest was made. ...

        In recent days, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office has received two calls from citizens reporting an attempted credit card scam via text messages....

Sean Schnyder, 44, of LaPlace, was arrested Friday morning on a judicial court-ordered arrest warrant and booked with simple robbery and false impersonation of a police officer.     On Wednesday afternoon, February 22, 2012, just before 2:30 pm, St. John the...