ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Voters have elected Collin Sims as the subsequent St. Parish District Attorney. Tammany and Washington in the course of the March 23, 2024 elections.
The position remained vacant following the death of Warren Montgomery in November 2023.
Sims was sworn in as interim district attorney for the twenty second Judicial District on November 17, 2023.
According to his campaign website, Sims is from Mandeville and has 17 years of experience as a criminal prosecutor.
His website states that Sims has served throughout his profession as an Assistant District Attorney in Orleans Parish, an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division of the twenty second Judicial Department.
Sims faced Republican Vincent Wynn. According to his campaign website, he’s from New Orleans and has greater than 25 years of experience as a lawyer.
His skilled experience includes prosecuting criminal charges within the St. Parish District Attorney’s Office. Tammany, serving as City Attorney for the City of Mandeville, starting his own law firm, and serving as attorney for the St. Patrick’s Parish Deputies Association. Tammany.
His website states that he currently serves as the town attorney of the Village of the Sun and represents the Benevolent Order of Police.