Vernon Parish Coroner's Office

12/23/2025

12/03/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office Announces Leadership Transition, Staffing Changes, and New Personnel Additions

Leesville, LA — The Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office is announcing several significant staffing updates, including a leadership transition and new personnel additions, aimed at strengthening operational capacity and ensuring continued high standards of service to the community.

As of 26 Nov. 2025, and after over 20 years of dedicated leadership, Chief Investigator Sharon Green has formally stepped down from her position as Chief and will transition into a Senior Investigator role as she enters a semi-retired status. Chief Green has been instrumental in shaping investigative standards, mentoring new investigators, and fostering strong interagency relationships. Her continued involvement as a senior member of the team will support ongoing training and field operations while allowing her to reduce her workload as she moves into semi-retirement.

With this transition, Investigator Mary Lopez has been appointed as the new Chief Investigator for the Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office. Lopez has demonstrated outstanding professionalism, leadership capability, and dedication to the mission of the agency. Her promotion reflects both her experience and her commitment to advancing investigative practices and team development within the office.

The Coroner’s Office is also pleased to welcome Kylie Angermeier, who joined the investigative team. Kylie will serve in a supervised training role while she works toward obtaining her American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) certification. Throughout her training period, she will accompany senior investigators to ensure adherence to proper investigative protocols.

These staffing adjustments reflect the office’s continued commitment to professional growth, leadership development, and ensuring the community receives timely, accurate, and compassionate service.

Coroner Dr. Granger stated, “We are grateful for Chief Green’s years of service and leadership, and we are pleased she will continue contributing her expertise in a senior role. We also congratulate Chief Lopez on her well-deserved promotion and look forward to the valuable contributions our newest investigator will bring.”

09/20/2025

10/04/2024

October is SIDS Awareness Month. To help reduce the risk of SIDS and unsafe sleep deaths for infants, babies should sleep in their own crib, on their backs. It is recommended that babies share a room, but not a bed!

10/02/2024

October is SIDS Awareness Month and the SAFE SLEEP TASK FORCE wants to remind you what a safe sleep environment looks like. Babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs in an uncluttered Crib. It is recommended that infants sleep in the same ROOM as parents when they are first born, but NOT in the same bed.

08/19/2024

We love spreading the word about safe sleep in our community!

And how cute is our little safe sleep baby?!😍

05/02/2024

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We fight daily to End The Stigma that surrounds Mental Health and we strive to send the message that Mental Health is just as Important as Physical Health!

Every day is a good day to talk about Mental Health, so join us as we work to that surrounds Mental Health!

04/02/2024

During , we invite you to look up to the night sky and the billions of stars that make up the universe. Stars remind us that even in the darkest night, there is light.

If you’re a registered donor, drop a ⭐️ in our comments and share this post to encourage others to be a shining light by registering to be an organ, tissue and eye donor at www.lopa.org/register

Your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor gives hope and light to the 100,000 people on the national transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life.

02/16/2024

Dr. Shawn Granger and the Vernon Parish Coroner's Office would like to congratulate Investigator Mary Lopez on passing the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) Registry exam. Mary has spent the past year learning hands-on, along with our other investigators. She has studied many hours for this exam! We are so incredibly proud of you, Mary!

01/22/2024

⭐️Celebrating Medicolegal Death Investigators Week⭐️

🕵️‍♀️This week, we honor the dedicated professionals who work tirelessly behind the scenes - Medicolegal Death Investigators. These unsung heroes play a crucial role in the criminal justice system, ensuring accurate, thorough investigations into unexpected or suspicious deaths.

🔍 What They Do:
Medicolegal Death Investigators work to unravel mysteries, piece together evidence, and provide answers to grieving families. Behind every investigation is a compassionate individual with a heart for justice. Medicolegal Death Investigators bring not just expertise but also empathy to their work, offering support to those affected by loss. 💙

🌟 Why We Celebrate:
Their dedication often goes unnoticed, but the impact of their work is profound. Let's take this moment to express our gratitude to these professionals who make a difference in our communities. Thank you for your service!

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01/16/2024

The office will be closed on Tuesday, January 16th! As always, for immediate coroner assistance, you can call us at 337-392-2349!

Please stay off of the roads if at all possible! Be safe!

12/22/2023

Our office will be closed on Monday, December 25th & Tuesday, December 26th in observance of the Christmas holiday! We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!🎄