FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Tammany Parish Juries Return Guilty Verdicts in Three Trials October 17, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports three separate juries returned guilty verdicts during trials held this week. On October 15, 2024, a jury convicted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Young Girls October 10, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on October 9, 2024, 33-year-old Edward John Gabriel IV of Bush was sentenced to 50 years in prison after he...

Heroes Who Cook is the primary annual fundraiser for Hope House, a local nonprofit that provides hope, healing and justice for victims of child abuse on the Northshore. The event pairs local "celebrities" (community leaders) with local restaurants in a competition to...

LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa Man Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter in Attack on Former Girlfriend September 27, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 25, 2024, a Washington Parish jury deliberated slightly more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Pastor John Raymond Convicted of Cruelty to Juveniles September 27, 2024 On September 23, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated less than an hour before finding 62-year-old Pastor John Raymond of Slidell guilty of multiple crimes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea in Fatal Drunk Driving Accident  September 25, 2024  District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 23, 2024, 27-year-old Charles Dyson of Bogalusa was sentenced to 15...

September is National Recovery Month. In honor of that, we'd like to recognize our regional organization, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, (NAMI). NAMI Southeast Louisiana, serves 9 parishes. They provide advocacy, education, support and public awareness so...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Man Convicted Again of Raping Child September 23, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 20, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for approximately 2 hours before finding 69-year-old Otto Alfaro of Slidell...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington Parish Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Two Homicides September 18, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 17, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated homicides. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River man indicted in the fatal shooting of his father September 18, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 18, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 53-year-old Vincent LaFrance of Pearl River for second...