St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith broke ground Wednesday on the new 3rd District Criminal Patrol Station.
The site of the future 3rd District Station is located just off Highway 21 behind the Covington Target, which is near the exit/entrance ramps to Interstate 12.
In March 2022, Sheriff Smith announced the restructuring of patrol districts and the addition of a patrol district, increasing the number of patrol districts from three to four. Not long after, Sheriff Smith also announced the purchase of the property at 16189 E. Brewster Road, Covington and began the process of advertising for bids for the construction of the new permanent 3rd District Station.
The 5,500 square foot building will mirror the look of the Slidell Law Enforcement Complex on Brownswitch Road in a smaller scale. Cox Parker Contractors out of Mandeville won the bid for the project and are expected to begin construction soon with a completion date anticipated for Spring 2024.
The 3rd district stretches from the Tchefuncte River west to the Tangipahoa Parish line and is home to approximately 54,000 residents in addition to the countless others who travel to the area to patronize and visit its many businesses and shopping centers. In addition to 28 patrol deputies, the new station will also house property crimes investigators, community relations deputies, traffic deputies and representatives from the agency’s Crisis Intervention Team.
Upon its completion, the new station will replace the temporary location that has housed the 3rd District Offices since the new patrol district was established.
