“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
Sworn in November 2023
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About Us
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.
Contact Us
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
Guilty Plea Halts Jury Selection in Washington Parish Homicide Case
Just as jury selection was set to begin today in the Washington Parish Courthouse, John Paul Seals, 45, of Angie, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea for the 2021 killing of Kevin Bryce Blackmon. The plea concludes a gruesome case involving a residential struggle, an...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Arrest Following Cyber Tip for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Felony Sexual Abuse of an Animal
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Monday, March 2, 2026, an investigation into a cyber tip led to the arrest of a Bogalusa man for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and felony sexual abuse of an animal. The investigation began when the 22nd...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Triple Jury Convictions Against Violent Offenders and Career Criminals
District Attorney Collin Sims announces a major week of justice for St. Tammany Parish, as three separate juries returned guilty verdicts against repeat offenders for crimes ranging from a brutal jailhouse battery to a near-execution during a vehicle repossession and...