June 2, 2026, 4:13 a.m. CT
- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has created a multi-agency task force called “Operation Restricted Domain” to target sexual offenders.
- Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi was appointed to the task force, which will utilize a cyber unit to track predators.
- Law enforcement officials warn that online predators are a growing problem and urge parents to monitor their children’s internet activity.
- The task force includes multiple sheriffs, district attorneys, and state agencies like the Louisiana State Police.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi has been appointed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to a task force led that will target a rapidly growing crime.
He will serve on “Operation Restricted Domain,” a multi-agency operation led by the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General that will target sexual offenders.
“We’ve had some issues here, but it’s something you have look into thoroughly during the investigation,” Stassi said.
The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office will be working with a cyber unit to track down predators. Although some the predators may live in Iberville, the cases often originate in other parishes, the sheriff said.
“But you’re guilty whether you’re from here or wherever you come from,” he said. “If they calls come from Iberville, they will be arrested in Iberville.
“It’s an ongoing problem and it’s getting worse,” Stassi said. “Sadly, they have so many avenues now to get to our children.”
Many will commit the crime in one area and seek refuge in another state.
It’s more important than ever for parents to monitor internet activity from their children.
“If parents aren’t watching what their kids are doing on the different platforms, somebody else is,” Stassi said.
More than 60 registered sex offenders have been arrested for repeat offenses through help from secure state law enforcement databases.
Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation will target individuals who have violated “sex offender” laws specifically those engaging in unlawful online activity.
The task force will target exploitation by sexual predators.
The internet has become a tool for predators, scammers and dangerous influences, Pointe Coupee Sheriff Thibodeaux said.
“It’s widespread,” he said. “We had one just less than three weeks ago… predators leave the big cities and come hide here in Pointe Coupee since we’re rural and very spread out,” he said. “It’s a problem that has become a particularly heavy burden for law enforcement in cities and states both large and small.”
In the most recent case in Pointe Coupee, a 15-year-old from Walker was picked up by a 37-year-old Morganza man.
“It’s just so sad to know how many predators are out there,” Thibodeaux said. “They go out phishing for them, and it’s crazy.
“It’s sad to see how much this happens, and it seems to happen everywhere. It happens in cities large and small … no parish is immune from it?”
He urged parents and guardians to monitor what their children watch online.
“If you’re not paying attention to what your kids are doing online, you should know that someone else could be stalking them,” Thibodeaux said. “One moment of oversight can change a family forever.”
State entities involved in the task force include Louisiana State Police, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and the Louisiana Division of Probation and Parole.
Other officials assigned to “Operation Restricted Domain” include Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gauthreaux, East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard and West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman.
District attorneys assigned to the task force include 18th Judicial District Attorney Tony Clayton, 19th Judicial Attorney Hillar Moore, 20th Judicial District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla, 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perriolloux and 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin.
