Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is a local government law enforcement agency based in Hammond, Louisiana, operating as a U.S. local government entity registered with SAM.gov since October 2012. The Sheriff's Office receives federal grant funding to enhance its law enforcement operations, officer safety capabilities, and community-oriented policing initiatives through awards from the U.S. Department of Justice and related federal agencies.

The Sheriff's Office has demonstrated sustained engagement with federal grant funding across multiple program areas since 2021. Through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, the agency secured a $174,999 Project Grant awarded October 1, 2025, to acquire an MX908 handheld chemical detection system designed to improve officer safety and enhance drug enforcement capabilities, particularly in response to synthetic narcotics threats, alongside overtime funding for deputies participating in a multi-agency opioid task force running through September 2027. The office has also been a consistent recipient of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program block grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, including a FY 2024 award of $58,318 for equipment purchases, personnel training in firearms safety, and jail operations support, with prior JAG awards in FY 2023 and FY 2022 similarly focused on equipment acquisition. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office received a Project Grant from COPS in September 2022 to procure de-escalation training simulation equipment enabling enforcement officers to practice crisis intervention tactics. As a sub-grantee, the agency has partnered extensively with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice on drug interdiction efforts through the Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force (MJTF) with Kentwood Police Department, participated in crime victims assistance programs providing direct services for child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic abuse cases, and collaborated with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission on overtime traffic safety enforcement programs. The office has also received sub-grant support from Homeland Security and Emergency Management for management costs and equipment usage related to disaster response operations.