St. Tammany Parish Sex Offender Registry

Search registered sex offenders in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana using OffenderWatch, the platform maintained by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's dedicated sex offender unit in Covington oversees all local registrations and compliance checks for one of Louisiana's fastest-growing parishes on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

How to Search St. Tammany Parish Sex Offenders on OffenderWatch

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office uses OffenderWatch as its public-facing sex offender search platform. You can search by name, address, ZIP code, or map to find offenders with a registered home, workplace, or school in St. Tammany Parish. Each result shows a photo, current registered address, offense of conviction, tier level, and compliance status. The tool is free and does not require an account to run a basic search.

OffenderWatch also supports email alert subscriptions. If you create a free account on the platform, you can set up notifications tied to a specific address or geographic radius. You will receive an email alert when a new offender registers near that location or when an existing offender changes their address to one near yours. This feature is particularly useful for families in rapidly growing communities like Mandeville, Slidell, Covington, and Madisonville, where new residents arrive frequently.

OffenderWatch has a mobile app as well. The app provides real-time updates and lets you search on the go. It draws from the same database as the website and reflects the most recent information filed with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. For a statewide search that covers all 64 parishes, the Louisiana State Police registry is also available and free to the public.

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Unit

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Randy Smith. The main office is located at 701 N Columbia St, Covington, LA 70433. The general phone line is 985-898-2338, and more information is available at stpso.com. The office has a dedicated sex offender compliance unit that handles registrations, scheduled check-ins, and non-compliance investigations across the parish.

The sex offender unit is overseen by Captain Scott Lee. You can reach the unit directly by phone at 985-809-8230 or by email at SOR@stpso.com. Contacting this unit is faster than calling the general line if your question is specifically about a registered sex offender in St. Tammany Parish. The unit handles new registrations, address changes, school or employer updates, and all tier reclassification matters under state law.

Any person who moves to St. Tammany Parish, is released from custody with a local address, or changes their address within the parish must register with the sheriff's office within 3 business days. Registration with Louisiana State Police and any applicable city police department is also required within that same window. Missing any of the three agencies is a registration violation under Louisiana law.

St. Tammany has grown substantially over the past two decades. That growth means more residents and more registered offenders compared to smaller rural parishes. The sheriff's sex offender unit manages active caseloads and conducts regular compliance checks across communities throughout the north shore.

Louisiana Sex Offender Laws That Govern St. Tammany Parish

Registration requirements in St. Tammany Parish follow the statewide framework set by RS 15:540, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law. This statute defines who must register, sets the check-in schedule, and establishes criminal penalties for violations. St. Tammany Parish does not modify these requirements locally. State law applies uniformly across all 64 parishes.

Tier levels are determined under RS 15:541. Tier I applies to the least serious qualifying offenses and requires 15 years of registration with one annual check-in. Tier II applies to more serious offenses and requires 25 years of registration with check-ins every six months. Tier III applies to the most serious offenses and means lifetime registration with a check-in every 90 days. The tier is fixed at sentencing and does not change later.

The specific information offenders must disclose is listed in RS 15:542. This includes full legal name and aliases, date of birth, home address, employer name and location, school address if enrolled, vehicle details, online identifiers, and a current photograph. All of this is submitted to both the OffenderWatch platform and the LSP statewide database. Both are searchable by the public at no cost.

What St. Tammany Parish Registry Records Include

Each offender listing in the St. Tammany Parish OffenderWatch database shows the person's full legal name and aliases, a current photo, registered home address, employer or school information if on file, the offense of conviction, assigned tier, and current compliance status. Most entries also show the date of the most recent check-in with the sheriff's office. This allows you to see at a glance whether someone is up to date on their registration requirements.

OffenderWatch also displays a map pin for each offender's registered address. You can view a neighborhood map to see which offenders are registered near a specific location within St. Tammany Parish. The map view is especially useful in larger communities like Slidell and Mandeville, where multiple offenders may be registered within the same ZIP code.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections sex offender registry is a separate tool that covers offenders under active state supervision. If someone was recently released from a state correctional facility to a St. Tammany Parish address, they may appear in the DOC system before completing their local registration. Cross-referencing both databases gives the most complete picture.

Reporting Sex Offender Non-Compliance in St. Tammany Parish

If you believe a registered sex offender in St. Tammany Parish is out of compliance, contact the sex offender unit directly. Call Captain Scott Lee's unit at 985-809-8230 or send an email to SOR@stpso.com. You can also call the general sheriff's line at 985-898-2338 or the Louisiana State Police hotline at 1-800-858-0551, available weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT.

Anonymous tips are accepted at all these numbers. You do not need to provide your name. Common violations include failing to register within 3 business days of an address change, giving a false home or work address, missing a required check-in, or not disclosing a new employer or school. If an investigation confirms the violation, a warrant can be issued and the offender arrested.

For written reports, contact the LSP Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry Unit at P.O. Box 66614, Box A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896. The LSP Troop information page identifies the state police troop assigned to the St. Tammany Parish area, which is useful if you need to route a report to the correct troop rather than through the sheriff's office.

State Resources for St. Tammany Parish Residents

The Louisiana State Police sex offender registry covers every parish in the state and is updated regularly. Even though St. Tammany uses OffenderWatch as its local platform, the LSP database contains the same underlying records and is a valid alternative if you prefer to search from a single statewide tool rather than a parish-specific one.

The DOC sex offender registry page focuses on individuals under active state supervision or recently released from a state facility. If someone you are looking for does not appear in OffenderWatch yet, checking the DOC page is a good next step. They may be in the DOC system while still completing their initial registration with the sheriff's office.

The main LSP site at lsp.org provides links to the registry, troop information, and other public safety resources. For residents of St. Tammany Parish who want to stay informed about offenders in their area, OffenderWatch's email alert feature combined with periodic manual checks of the LSP statewide database is the most thorough approach available.

Nearby Parishes

Offenders near the St. Tammany Parish border may be registered in an adjacent parish. Use the links below to check neighboring registries.