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Jail Death Under Investigation
AMITE (February 10, 2026)- The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the jail Monday evening.
Around 5 p.m. Feb. 9, inmate Ernest Holden, 65, was found dead in bed in a medical observation area of the facility where he had been receiving treatment for abdominal pain since Sunday. Holden had been in jail since December following a drug arrest by Hammond PD.
The TPSO Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this death, which will include an autopsy to determine the cause.
Please help HPD find this person!
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Sheriff Sticker Issues First Agency Report
& Initiates Independent Review of Financial Performance![]()
AMITE (Feb. 9, 2026)- Following the conclusion of his first full calendar year in office, Sheriff Gerald Sticker is presenting the people of Tangipahoa Parish with the inaugural agency report for the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) under his leadership.![]()
The 20-page informational packet provides residents with an overview of the agency’s activities, accomplishments, statistics and progress since the new administration began in July 2024. It touts encouraging downward trends in crime rates, detailed insight into his administration’s budget management, success stories from new internal initiatives and community programs as well as highlights of how each division has served the people of Tangipahoa in the past 18 months.![]()
“I hope our community is as proud of all that we have achieved with them as I and the men and women of TPSO are,” said Sticker, “While we know we’ve done a lot, it’s hard not to see the positive evolution of this agency and our parish as a whole when put into a collective perspective like this.”![]()
At the same time, the TPSO’s required annual audit has been submitted to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office (LLA) and is now available for public review. In summary, the report outlines decreases in spending and debt, increases in revenue and assets, and a near elimination of a $2.5 million deficit inherited from the prior administration.![]()
Despite a clean audit with no findings, Sheriff Sticker has requested additional feedback from the LLA regarding the agency’s financial performance and standards under his direction. That feedback will be the foundation for a panel of local business and financial leaders to review, as well, with the goal of gaining new recommendations for addressing existing and future funding challenges.![]()
“This proactive step to engage respected experts on government and law enforcement spending and operations, as well as esteemed local citizens, falls right in line with my commitment to earn public trust with fairness, professionalism, transparency, and accountability.”






