Author: Public Relations

Sheriff Jay Russell announced that Magy Nicholson of Ouachita Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2021-2022 school year. […]

Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Investigators are currently attempting to locate Demetrius Walker, age 45. Mr. Walker is from Monroe and has not been seen since November 2020.  He is described as […]

In an effort to honor the selfless work of Louisiana’s 14,000 deputies, each year the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association (LSA) honors a selected Deputy for the Deputy of the Year Award. […]

Deputies of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Court Support and Security Division hosted a retirement party this morning for retiring Deputy Joseph Castagnetta, Sr.  Deputy Castagnetta is retiring after 17 […]

Monday evening, 28 deputies and police officers representing 14 law enforcement agencies graduated the 144th session of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office-North Delta Training Academy. These men and women completed […]

Today we honor our fallen brother, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Justin L. Beard. Deputy Beard lost his life in the line of duty on April 30, 2017.  He was fatally […]

On April 27, 2021 Ouachita Parish SCAT Deputies conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on I-20 in West Monroe.  During the stop, deputies discovered large amounts of Marijuana, Mushroom […]

SCAM BULLETIN Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Investigators are investigating reports of a nationwide scam involving renting or buying houses online. Scammers are taking information from legitimate real estate listings from real […]

Sheriff Jay Russell and Deputies hosted a retirement party for retiring Sergeant David Womack earlier today.  Sgt. Womack has served as the Ouachita Parish Rifle Range Events Coordinator and Complex […]