Sparklers may look harmless, but they can burn at temperatures hot enough to cause serious injuries. Keep sparklers out of young children's hands and provide close adult supervision for older children. #FireworksSafety #CelebrateSafely

🎇𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 🎇
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As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.
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Please review the parish ordinance regarding fireworks so we can all celebrate responsibly and courteously.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗗:
Fireworks are legally permitted ONLY in the UNINCORPORATED areas of St. Mary Parish.
(𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆: 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏, 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒏, 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔).
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𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 & 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦:
June 25 – July 5: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily.
July 4th Holiday Extension: 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 4𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚, 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 1:00 𝑨𝑴 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 5𝒕𝒉.
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𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦:
It is strictly illegal to ignite fireworks within 1,000 feet of a church, hospital, school, or public building. Certain high-explosive fireworks (such as cherry bombs, tubular salutes, and unapproved aerial bombs) remain prohibited by state and parish law at all times.
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𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 & 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗬:
While we want everyone to have a great time celebrating our nation's independence, please be mindful of your neighbors.
🚓Late-night noise can be highly disruptive to sleeping families, pets, and veterans.
🚓Never allow children to ignite or play with fireworks unsupervised.
🚓Always keep a water hose or bucket of water nearby in case of a fire or to soak "dud" fireworks.
🚓Shoot fireworks in clear, open areas away from homes, dry brush, and vehicles.
🚓Please clean up your fireworks debris once it has safely cooled.
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𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳’𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲!😎🚓
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#Fireworks #WeDontMakeTheOrdinance #CueTheCommentSection #GotMyPopcorn #WhatsUnincorporated

**MISSING CHILD-Endangered Runaway**

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office would like the public's assistance to locate Kesse Robertson, 16, missing from unincorporated Duson. (Hair: Black; Eyes: Brown; Height: 5'7"; Weight: 220lbs)

Kesse was last seen on June 29, 2026, wearing a black tank top shirt, gray shorts, black Croc shoes and a bonnet.

If you see Kesse, or have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office at (337) 232-9211, Crime Stoppers at (337) 232-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip on the Lafayette Sheriff App.