Livingston Parish Arrest Records

Livingston Parish arrest records are maintained by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Jason Ard. The LPSO gives you two ways to search current inmates online: the LAVNS jail roster and the TBS Web inmate system, which shows over 800 inmates with names, booking numbers, dates of birth, and mugshots. Booking records and initial arrest reports are public under Louisiana law, and you can request copies through the sheriff's office in Livingston. This page covers all the tools and steps for finding Livingston Parish arrest records.

Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Jason Ard. The main office is at 20300 Government Blvd in Livingston, Louisiana 70754. You can reach the main line at (225) 686-2241. The LPSO website at lpso.org provides information on the agency, its divisions, and public resources. The Detention Center is located at 28445 Charlie Watts Rd, P.O. Box 1000, Livingston, LA 70754.

Livingston Parish is one of the faster-growing parishes in Louisiana, east of Baton Rouge along the I-12 corridor. All arrests and bookings in the parish go through the LPSO. Booking records and initial arrest reports are public under the Louisiana Public Records Act at LRS 44:1, and LRS 44:3 specifically makes arrest-related documents open to anyone who requests them.

To request copies of arrest records in person, go to 20300 Government Blvd in Livingston during regular business hours. Written requests can be submitted by mail. The office must respond within three business days. If any part of a request is denied, they must give a written reason, and you can appeal through a mandamus action in district court.

Livingston Parish Inmate Search Online

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office gives you two different online tools for searching current inmates. Each serves a slightly different purpose, and knowing both can save time when you are trying to locate someone held in Livingston Parish.

The first is the LAVNS jail roster at livingston.lavns.org. This is the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Detention Center Jail Roster, provided through the Louisiana Victim Notification System. The roster is posted publicly and lets you register for free VINE notifications so you know when a person is released or transferred. Click the link on the LAVNS page to register for custody alerts.

The LAVNS jail roster at livingston.lavns.org is the official public inmate roster for the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Detention Center.

The LAVNS roster lets you browse current inmates and sign up for anonymous VINE custody alerts at no cost.

The second tool is the TBS Web inmate roster at tbs-web.com/jail/LivingstonJail/roster. This system shows more detail than the LAVNS roster. It displays each inmate's name, booking number, date of birth, race and gender, and includes mugshot photos. The system currently shows over 800 results in the Livingston Parish jail. Results are paginated, showing 1 to 10 at a time, and you can scroll through all of them.

The TBS Web inmate system at tbs-web.com/jail/LivingstonJail/roster provides a more detailed view of the Livingston Parish jail population, including mugshots and booking numbers.

The TBS Web roster shows over 800 inmates with names, booking numbers, dates of birth, race, gender, and mugshot photos, making it one of the more detailed jail rosters in Louisiana.

VINE Notifications for Livingston Parish

VINE stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday. It is a free, national notification system that lets you track when a person's custody status changes. You can register through the LAVNS roster at livingston.lavns.org or through the statewide VINELink portal at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/LA. Registration is anonymous and free. You will get a call, text, or email when the person is released, transferred, or their status changes.

The VINE phone line is 1-866-528-6748 if you prefer to register by phone rather than online. You do not need to explain why you are registering or give your name. This service is open to anyone who wants to track a person's custody status in Livingston Parish or anywhere in Louisiana.

Criminal Record Checks in Livingston Parish

If you need a criminal record check for Livingston Parish, the Clerk of Court's Office processes those requests. The fee for a criminal record check is $20.00. This is the standard local process for verifying someone's criminal record in the parish court system. The Clerk of Court can be reached in Livingston for more details on what the $20 check covers and how to submit a request.

This type of check is separate from a full state criminal history. For a full Louisiana Criminal History record, that goes through the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, or BCII. The fee is around $46 under LRS 15:588. More information is at lsp.org/about/leadershipsections/support/bcii/. The full LACCH database is restricted under LRS 15:587 and is not open to general public use.

The local Clerk of Court record check covers court filings and judgments in Livingston Parish. The state-level BCII check covers criminal history data statewide. Both are separate from the public jail roster and booking records available through the sheriff's office.

Livingston Parish Arrest Record Laws

Louisiana law at LRS 44:3 makes initial arrest reports, booking records, summons, citations, and bills of information public from the moment they are created. These documents are open even if a case is still pending or was later dropped. You do not need to explain why you want them or have a legal purpose. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office must follow this law as a public agency.

The broader Louisiana Public Records Act at LRS 44:1 applies to all state and local agencies. It gives any adult the right to inspect or copy public records. Agencies can charge reasonable fees for copies but cannot charge for in-person inspection of a public record. If access is wrongly denied, you can seek a court order through a mandamus action.

Note: Arrest records are not conviction records. Being booked at the Livingston Parish Detention Center does not mean a person was found guilty. Cases may be dismissed, pled down, or result in acquittal. The public record reflects the arrest and charges as filed, not the final outcome unless a conviction record is separately requested from the courts.

Cities in Livingston Parish

There are no major cities in Livingston Parish with dedicated arrest records pages on this site. Records for all communities in the parish, including Livingston, Denham Springs, Walker, and Zachary, are handled through the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office at 20300 Government Blvd in Livingston. Call (225) 686-2241 for help with records for any location in the parish.

Nearby Parishes

Livingston Parish sits east of Baton Rouge and borders several parishes in southeast Louisiana, each with its own law enforcement and records system.