About St. James Parish Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ascension / St. James / St. John The Baptist Regional Public Safety: 3 talkgroups; Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN): 2 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For St. James Parish, start with the Convent site of Ascension / St. James / St. John The Baptist Regional Public Safety. Its control channels: 857.9375, 858.6375, 858.9375 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
St. James Parish trunked talkgroups
Ascension / St. James / St. John The Baptist Regional Public Safety
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Parish Sheriff's Office | Patrol Dispatch | 10900 | 2a94 | D Encrypted |
| St. James Parish Sheriff's Office | NCIC Information | 10901 | 2a95 | D Encrypted |
| St. James Parish Sheriff's Office | Talk Channel | 10902 | 2a96 | D Encrypted |
Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Parish - Public Safety | St. James Parish – Public Safety – Dispatch | 32006 | 7d06 | D |
| St. James Parish - Public Safety | St. James Parish – Public Safety – Tactical Channel | 32007 | 7d07 | D |
Radio system sites in St. James Parish
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Convent · Ascension / St. James / St. John The Baptist Regional Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4)
Control 857.9375, 858.6375, 858.9375, 859.9375
Voice 855.9625, 856.9375, 857.6375
St. James · Louisiana Wireless Information Network (LWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 11 (hex B)
Control 769.15625, 769.40625
Voice 769.60625, 771.38125, 771.63125, 771.90625, 773.09375, 773.34375, 773.58125
What do these numbers mean?
- Control channel
- The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
- Voice
- The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
- Site
- One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
- RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
- A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
- NAC (Network Access Code)
- A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
- Talkgroup
- A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.
Cities & communities in St. James Parish
Common questions
Are St. James Parish police talkgroups encrypted?
3 of the 5 talkgroups listed for St. James Parish are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.