Forensic Science Services

The Office of the Coroner practices Forensic Pathology for St. Tammany Parish. The coroner’s legal purpose is to protect the public health and meet the legal requirements of the parish regarding Forensic Pathology.

Your Elected Official

The Coroner is an elected official with many responsibilities, the most important is the investigation and certification of a variety of deaths of legal or public health interest.

Additional Responsibilities

In some instances, examination of living persons is performed for a number of reasons. Adults and children are examined to evaluate injuries and/or to collect evidence.

Our Mission

To determine the cause, circumstances, and manner of death for those cases found to be under the coroner’s legal jurisdiction.

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