“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
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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
New Orleans Man Convicted in String of Armed Robberies at Slidell Convenience Stores
District Attorney Collin J. Sims announces that on July 16, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 36-year-old Kevin Borden of New Orleans, Louisiana, guilty on all counts for a string of armed robberies committed at Slidell convenience stores in the summer of 2022....
Lacombe Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years Without Parole for Registration Violations
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on July 15, 2026, the Honorable Judge Scott Gardner sentenced 59-year-old Howard Lindsey, Jr., of Lacombe, Louisiana, to 30 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Lindsey was...
Bogalusa Fourth Offender Sentenced To 80 Years in Prison Without Parole for Fentanyl Trafficking and Weapon Charges
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that James Spikes, Jr., 48, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 15, 2026, by the Honorable Judge Scott Gardner to 80 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Spikes was...