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Det. Sgt. Demond Memminger was named 2023 Officer of the Year by the St. John Sheriff’s Office during the 10th Officer of the Year Awards Ceremony January 18, 2024 at the Lloyd B. Johnson Law Enforcement Training Center in LaPlace. Sgt. Memminger was recognized for...

Sheriff Mike Tregre and several officers with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office joined other parish first responders for a Blue Mass on January 18, 2024 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in LaPlace. The Rev. Cyril Buyeera, pastor of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic...

Sheriff Mike Tregre congratulates Cpl. Brent Viator who won top awards at a recent shooting competition. Cpl. Viator won first place in A Class carry optics and first place in high level law enforcement at the Swamp Stomp shootout January 7, 2024 at Palo Alto Rifle...

Being a leader is not dependent on your rank or position with an agency. An “attitude of gratitude” is often the key to both personal and professional success. These were among the messages recently delivered to law enforcement officers by Paul Butler, an...

Sheriff Mike Tregre and several of his officers had the pleasure of hosting the Marines Toys for Tots gift giveaway December 16, 2023 at the West Bank Public Safety Complex in Edgard and the LBJ Training Center in LaPlace. Hundreds of children received toys, and Santa...

Since early December 2023, The SJSO Santa and Grinch have been spreading Christmas cheer at local schools. Grinch, also known as Deputy Grant Pierre, said he would not steal any toys from children when he accompanied Santa, also known as Cpl. Jose Portillo, during...

Detective Demond Memminger has been named Officer of the Fourth Quarter for his exceptional response to an accident on I-55. Sheriff Mike Tregre, along with Chris Cancienne, owner of Cypress Physical Therapy, sponsor of the Officer of the Fourth Quarter, recognized...

SJSO Welcomes Seniors for Thanksgiving lunch Sheriff Mike Tregre and several of his officers welcomed nearly 400 senior citizens to the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Thanksgiving luncheon November 21, 2023 at Regala Gym in Reserve. The free event featured bingo,...

Congratulations to our New POST Graduates Four St. John Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were among 29 graduates of the Peace Officer Standards and Training program (POST) Class 124 conducted by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Training Academy in Thibodaux. The 12-week...