“As District Attorney, I am committed to continuing Warren Montgomery’s legacy of leading an office of true public servants. Your trust we will never betray and justice we will always seek.”
– J. Collin Sims
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District Attorney Warren Montgomery
January 2015 – November 2023
District Attorney J. Collin Sims
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Our main office is located on the Second Floor of The St. Tammany Parish Justice Center in downtown Covington. We also have offices in Washington Parish (Franklinton) and Slidell. Our office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (for the Misdemeanor Window, you must arrive before 4 p.m.). We follow the holiday schedule of the 22nd Judicial District Court, which closes for all federal and state holidays.
Appointments to meet with the District Attorney or any individual prosecutor may be made directly with that individual. Please understand that prosecutors can arrange meetings only when they are not required to be present in court. All media inquiries should go through our Communications Division. Please see our news page for additional information.
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More detailed contact information can be found here.
St. Tammany Parish Office
Criminal Division
701 N. Columbia Street
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-809-8383 Fax: 985-809-8365 Email: communicate@22da.com
Civil Division
21454 Koop Drive, 2G
Mandeville, LA 70448
Telephone: 985-898-3427
Fax: 985-867-5124
Email: communicate@22da.com
Slidell Office
520 Old Spanish Trail
Slidell, LA 70458
Phone: 985-646-4110
Fax: 985-646-4104
Email: communicate@22da.com
Washington Parish Office
Franklinton District Attorney’s Office
905 Pearl Street
Franklinton, LA 70438
Phone: 985-839-6711
Fax: 985-839-7860
Email: communicate@22da.com
News
Grand Jury Returns Indictment for Second Degree Murder and Firearm Charges in Washington Parish Shooting
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a Washington Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill today, indicting Carley Donald Provost II, 47, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, on the following charges: 1 Count of Second Degree Murder 1 Count of Possession of a Firearm by a...
Office of the District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District Partners with Hope House for Child Abuse Prevention Month
(Pictured L-R: CAC Hope House Program Director Heather Denenea, CAC Hope House Executive Director Thomas Mitchell, Assistant District Attorney Zachary Popovich, and CAC Hope House Victim Advocate Intern Allison Linsten.) The Office of the District Attorney for the...
Covington Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Role in 2023 Lacombe Murder
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 1, 2026, 23-year-old Megan Ayanna Coleman of Covington, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Judge Vincent J. Lobello for her role in the December 2023 shooting death of 23-year-old Juwarren Martin to...