Sheriff's Office Fully Encrypted

St. John The Baptist Sheriff's Office

St. John The Baptist, Louisiana

Encryption Details

Encryption Type P25 AES-256
Scope All Operations
Technical Details P25 AES-256

Verified Talkgroup Data

Verified Mar 6, 2026 Moderate confidence
107 Total Talkgroups
31 Encrypted
3 Mixed
73 Unencrypted
30% Encrypted
Radio System: Ascension / St. James / St. John The Baptist Regional Public Safety, Entergy, Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
View 34 talkgroups
DEC Alpha Tag Description Status
10807 St Amant HQ St. Amant VFD Mixed
10900 St James SO Disp Patrol Dispatch Encrypted
10928 St James Firegd1 Fireground 1 Encrypted
10929 St James Firegd2 Fireground 2 Encrypted
10930 St. James VFD St. James VFD Encrypted
10943 SJI-MA St. James - Industry Mutual Aid Encrypted
10999 St John SO Disp Patrol Dispatch Encrypted
11000 St John SO NCIC NCIC Information Encrypted
11007 St John SO Jail Jail Operations Encrypted
10901 St James SO NCIC NCIC Information Encrypted
10902 St James SO Talk Talk Channel Encrypted
11001 St John SO Talk Talk Channel Encrypted
10927 St James EMS Dis Parish EMS Dispatch Encrypted
33523 30-SJVFD DSP St John Vol Fire Dept Mixed
33549 30-O/SAH-OPS Ochsner St. Ann Hospital Encrypted
33575 30-SJVFD 2 St John Vol Fire Dept Mixed
35128 ST-CPD DISP Police Dispatch Encrypted
35129 ST-SWAT1 Sheriff SWAT 1 Encrypted
35130 ST-SWAT2 Sheriff SWAT 2 Encrypted
35131 ST-NARC1 Sheriff Narcotics 1 Encrypted
35132 ST-NARC2 Sheriff Narcotics 2 Encrypted
35133 ST-D2 CID Sheriff District 2 CID Encrypted
35134 ST-CID TAG Sheriff CID TAG Encrypted
35135 ST-D3 CID Sheriff District 3 CID Encrypted
35136 ST-LAB Sheriff Lab Encrypted
35137 ST-NARC Sheriff Narcotics Encrypted
35138 ST-CORRCTL Sheriff Corrections Control Encrypted
35139 ST-CORRTRAN Sheriff Corrections Transportation Encrypted
35140 ST-WORKREL Sheriff Corrections Work Release Encrypted
35141 ST-CRT SEC Sheriff Court Security Encrypted
35142 ST-SHERIFF Sheriff Encrypted
35143 ST-D2 CIVIL Sheriff District 2 Civil Encrypted
35144 ST-D3 CIVIL Sheriff District 3 Civil Encrypted
35145 ST-TRAINING Sheriff Training Encrypted

What This Means

This agency encrypts all of their radio communications, including routine dispatch. The public, journalists, and even other first responders cannot monitor their activities.

Impact on Transparency

  • Journalists cannot monitor police activity for breaking news or investigative reporting
  • Community members cannot track police response to incidents in their neighborhood
  • Researchers cannot study police communication patterns and response times
  • Other first responders may face interoperability challenges during emergencies

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