National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 9th is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to promote citizens to show support and encouragement for officers of the law. https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/lead
January is National Stalking Awareness Month
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Experts estimate that between 6 million and 7.5 million Americans are stalked every year. Stalkers’ tactics include approaching their victim or showing up in places when the victim doesn’t want them there. They make unwanted telephone calls, leaving unwanted text or voice messages. They follow the victim, spy on…
Happy Holidays from the Office of the District Attorney
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Office of the District Attorney Office Hours During the Week of New Years: Monday 8am – 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday – Closed Thursday 8am – 5pm Friday 8am – 4pm Have a Safe and Happy Holiday!
American Legion Post 329 and DA Charles Ballay Partner to Bring Gifts to Children in the Parish
The American Legion Post 329 of Belle Chasse and District Attorney Charles Ballay partnered to bring Christmas gifts to 45 children (14 families) in our parish. Each year Bryan and Sheryl Ruiz volunteer to help organize and wrap the gifts that were distributed. The American Legion, under the leadership of Commander John Richardson, donate the…
Spreading Christmas Cheer
Staff members from the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, the Assessor’s Office and the Judges’ Offices came together to bring Christmas cheer to 38 children in our parish. This tradition started when Dot Lundin served as Clerk of Court 17 years ago! Each year, a staff…
Tis The Season
Ladies from the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office participated and provided gifts to the 25th Judicial District Clerk of Court Kim Turlich-Vaughn’s Annual Christmas Gift Drive. The staff received tags from the gift tree and donated the gifts to be presented to families in Plaquemines Parish. Pictured from left to right are Rosemary Temple, Lorene…
Support a Safer Louisiana, Please Donate to the Louisiana District Attorneys Training Foundation
#CHRISTMASSPIRIT SUPPORT YOUR FELLOW PROSECUTORS SUPPORT THE LOUISIANA JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT A SAFER LOUISIANA DONATE TODAY PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING AN END-OF-THE-YEAR, TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION THIS CHRISTMAS The Louisiana District Attorneys Training Foundation (LDATF) is committed to impacting the quality of your professional life in a positive way. This holiday season, please consider supporting the LDATF…
Inter-Agency Cooperation and Training Exercise
On December 10, 2019, the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office sponsored a Basic Pistol/Revolver Safety and Skills Course for the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office. DA Investigator and Certified Firearms Instructor/Range Safety Officer John Carlton taught the Coroner’s Office Investigators gun safety rules, proper operation of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, ammunition knowledge and selection, pistol selection…
District Attorney’s Office Holds Mock Trials
This is the beginning of the 19th year of Project LEAD and the 1st year at our new courthouse in Pointe a la Hache! On December 6, 2019, District Judges Kevin Conner and Michael Clement along with retired 4th Circuit Judge Michael Kirby presided over 6 mock trials with students from Belle Chasse Middle School.…