News Releases

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 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...

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...

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...

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. ...

A second arrest has been made regarding the homicides that occurred on December 24th, 2018. Jermain Lee Lewis, Jr. (DOB 1-27-1997, Lutcher, LA) was apprehended in Baton Rouge, LA by the U. S. Marshall Service’s Middle Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. He is charged with...

On December 24th, 2018 at approximately 11:29pm, deputies from the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Lutcher and Gramercy Police Departments responded to a call regarding a shooting that took place near 2176 Main Street in Lutcher, LA. Upon...

FirstNet, Built with AT&T, deployed one of its Sat COLTs, (Satellite Cell On Light Trucks),  in St James Parish on LA 3193.  The Sat COLT will provide dedicated access for communications on BAND 14 devices to public safety on Christmas Eve.  We all know with the...

The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct its annual Child Safety Seat Check-up event on Saturday, October 6th, 2018, from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M at Winn Dixie, with the help of the Gramercy Police Department, South Central Planning & Development...

On September 13, 2018 at approximately 7:42am, the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from Vacherie Elementary School regarding an elderly black male subject who was on campus with a shotgun. The individual, later identified as Huey P. Oubre (DOB...

2018 Louisiana Sheriff's Scholarship Program The Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship Program will award scholarships providing assistance to worthy Louisiana students in furthering their education and training with resources made available through the Louisiana Sheriffs'...

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