News Releases
St. James Parish Sheriff's OfficeNotice of Public Meeting 2023
Pubic Notice 2023
Crime Report Week of Apr 24 – Apr 30, 2023
DURING THE WEEK OF 4/24/2023 TO 4/30/2023 THE ST. JAMES PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GRAMERCY POLICE DEPARTMENT & LUTCHER POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED 533 INCOMING COMPLAINTS. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WERE BOOKED INTO THE ST. JAMES PARISH DETENTION CENTER: BEAVER, JONATHAN...
2022 Taxes
St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin, Jr. announced that 2022 property taxes were mailed on October 18, 2022. To view and pay online, go to www.stjamessheriff.com, scroll to the bottom and click online tax payments. These taxes help fund all aspects of public service...
Notice of Public Meeting 2022
Pubic Notice 2022
Artrez Acevdeo Wanted in Lutcher Shooting
Press Release On December 12, 2021 at approximately 3:58 pm, deputies responded to a shooting that occurred at Birdie’s Convenience Store located at 2014 W. Main Street in Lutcher, LA. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered a 17-year-old male had been shot...
Golden Grove Breakin
Press Release On September 8, 2021 at approximately 2:17 am, the Gramercy Police Department was informed by an individual that a window was broken on the Golden Grove Truck Stop (1391 Hwy. 3125, Gramercy, LA). The reporting person also stated that five individuals had...
Louisiana Hunter Education Field Day Course scheduled for Sept 2021
The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office, along with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, will conduct a Louisiana Hunter Education Field Day Course on Sunday, September 12th, 2021 from 8:00AM - 12:00PM. The course will be conducted at the St. James...
Notice of Public Meeting 2021
Pubic Notice 2021
DEA National Rx Takeback Day April 24th, 2021
Turn in your unused or expired prescription medication for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans...
DEA National Rx Takeback Day October 24th, 2020
Turn in your unused or expired prescription medication for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans...
Official Public Notice 2020
OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article 7, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and R.S. 47:1705(B) that a public hearing of the St. James Parish Law Enforcement District will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at the...
DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Turn in your unused or expired prescription medication for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans...
Child Safety Seat 2019
The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct its annual Child Safety Seat Check-up event on Saturday, September 28, 2019, from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M at Winn Dixie, with the help of the South Central Planning & Development Commission, Louisiana Passenger...
Homicide on Exchange Alley in Lutcher
Press Release On Saturday August 31st, 2019 at approximately 3:21 am, the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a shooting that had taken place in front of the residence located at 2312 North Exchange Alley in Lutcher, LA. Upon arriving at...
Arrest Made in June 21st Homicide
The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office, along with the assistance of the Gramercy Police Department and the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, have made arrests for the homicide of Terrence Johnson that occurred on June 21st, 2019. Terrence Johnson was shot multiple...
Sheriff Willy Martin Awards Scholarship to College-Bound Teen
Sheriff Martin announced that A’niya Southerland has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2018-2019 school year. A’niya resides in Vacherie with her mother, Nadine Jacobs. She plans to attend...
Notice of Public Meeting
Pubic Notice 2019
National Prescription Drug Takeback Day
Turn in your unused or expired prescription medication for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans...
Clark Arrested for Second Degree Murder
On Monday, February 11, 2019, at 10:21pm, St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of a shooting that occurred in the Oscar Brooks Apartments, in Lutcher. The victim, Destin Smith, age 22, of Gramercy, LA, was transported to St. James Parish Hospital...
Shots Fired in Brooks Housing
On February 11th, 2019 at approximately 10:21 pm, the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting shots being fired in the Brooks Apartments located in Lutcher, LA. Responding deputies discovered an individual lying outside near parked vehicles. ...