FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa man indicted in connection with City of Bogalusa bid proposal process November 25, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 30-year-old Virgil Rayford, Jr. of Bogalusa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa man indicted for rape of young child November 25, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 37-year-old Christopher Rachel of Bogalusa for first degree rape of a child...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds Covington Man Guilty of Possessing Child Pornography November 22, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 53-year-old Scott Gaskill of Covington guilty of possessing seven...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Re-Trial in St. Tammany Parish Child Sexual Assault Case Halted By Defendant’s Change of Plea November 19, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that last week’s re-trial of 57-year-old Lenard Turpin of Slidell on a charge of attempted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington woman indicted for embezzling funds from Madisonville school’s booster club November 19, 2024  District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 19, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 35-year-old Heather Long of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Molesting Young Girl November 4, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on October 31, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 39-year-old Lenderay Wilson of Slidell guilty of molestation...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Young Girl October 30, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on October 24, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 37-year-old Steven Harden of Pearl River guilty of molestation of a juvenile...

On Monday, October 28, District Attorney J. Collin Sims, D.A. for Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, had the privilege of speaking to students at Northshore Charter School in Bogalusa about Red Ribbon Week. It is celebrated annually each October and highlights the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Captain at Rayburn Correctional Center Convicted of Attempted Malfeasance in Office October 24, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on October 23, 2024, a Washington Parish jury found 35-year-old Cody Blaine Williams of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Two Cases October 23, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on October 23, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated matters. The grand jury indicted...