St. John the Baptist Parish Arrest Records

St. John the Baptist Parish arrest records are maintained by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office in LaPlace, Louisiana. The office runs two jail facilities and publishes daily arrest reports on its website. Booking records and initial arrest documents are open to the public under Louisiana law. This page walks through how to find current inmate information, read arrest reports, and make a formal records request with the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Michael Tregre, is the main law enforcement agency for the parish. The main office and St. John Parish Prison (Hebert Building) are located at 1801 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068. The phone number is (985) 652-9513. The sheriff's website is at stjohnsheriff.org. All arrests in St. John the Baptist Parish are processed through this office.

The St. John Parish Prison, known as the Hebert Building, is at 1801 West Airline Highway with a capacity of 300 beds. The Sherman Walker Correctional Center is a second facility located at 100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive, also in LaPlace. The phone for Sherman Walker is (985) 359-8627. Both facilities are operated by the sheriff's office. Depending on the nature of the charges and the custody level, inmates may be held at either location.

When someone is booked at either facility, the sheriff's office creates an initial arrest report. That document lists the person's name, date of birth, the charges, the arresting deputy, and the date of the arrest. Under Louisiana Revised Statute 44:3, this record is public. Any adult can ask to see it without giving a reason.

Arrest Reports and Booking Records Online

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office publishes daily arrest reports on its website at stjohnsheriff.org/crime-arrests/arrest-reports/. Each report includes names, home addresses of those arrested, and the charges filed. The reports carry this statement from the sheriff's office: "This information is provided pursuant to the Public Records Act. Nothing contained herein is intended to imply or infer the guilt or wrongdoing of any person(s) listed on this site." These reports are posted as a public service and are accessible without any registration or login.

The arrest report archive makes it easy to look up recent arrests by date. If you know roughly when an arrest happened, you can browse the archive to find the report. Each report reflects one day of arrests in the parish. For more detailed booking documents, you would need to submit a formal records request to the sheriff's office directly.

Note: Arrest reports on the sheriff's website are updated regularly but may not include every arrest in real time; call the sheriff's office to confirm specific booking details.

LAVNS, VINE, and the Zuercher Portal

St. John the Baptist Parish participates in the Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System. The parish LAVNS portal is at www.stjohn.lavns.org. The statewide VINE portal at vinelink.vineapps.com also covers the parish and lets you search all participating sheriffs in one place. VINE notifications are free and anonymous. Once you find an inmate in the system, you can register to be notified by phone, text, or email when their custody status changes.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office also uses the Zuercher Portal, which provides public access to arrest and incident reports. The portal is at stjohn-so-la.zuercherportal.com. This system lets you search for specific incidents or arrests by date range or other criteria. Zuercher is a third-party platform used by many law enforcement agencies to make records more accessible without requiring a formal public records request for each item. It is a useful tool for finding specific incident numbers or arrest data before making a broader request.

The VINE statewide portal and the parish LAVNS system both cover St. John the Baptist Parish, allowing free public searches for current inmates and custody status notifications.

How to Request St. John Parish Records

For copies of booking records, arrest reports, or other public documents from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, call (985) 652-9513 or go in person to 1801 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068. Submit a written request that lists the person's full name, the approximate date of the arrest, and what type of record you need. Be as specific as you can. The office will let you know about any copy fees before processing the request.

Louisiana's Public Records Act at LRS 44:1 gives any adult the right to inspect or copy public records. The sheriff's office must respond to written requests within three business days. If more time is needed, they must tell you in writing. Denials must also be in writing with the specific legal reason cited. Booking records and initial arrest reports are public under LRS 44:3 and must be provided on request unless a clear exemption applies.

For certified copies of your own criminal history in Louisiana, the process goes through the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. Visit lsp.org/about/leadershipsections/support/bcii/ for current forms and fees. This is a separate process from requesting local booking records from the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office.

The Louisiana State Police website links to the BCII office and statewide law enforcement resources, including information on how criminal history records are managed across the state.

Arrest Record Laws in St. John the Baptist Parish

Louisiana law is direct on this point. LRS 44:3 lists initial arrest reports, booking records, summons, citations, and bills of information as public records. They are open to any adult. It does not matter if charges were later dropped or reduced. The fact of the arrest and the initial booking record stay public. No conviction is needed for a record to be accessible.

The full Louisiana Criminal History database maintained by state police is restricted under LRS 15:587. General members of the public cannot run background checks through that system. But the arrest reports on the sheriff's website, the Zuercher Portal, the LAVNS inmate roster, and local booking records are all separate from that restriction. These resources are publicly available without any special authorization. If a request is wrongly denied, LRS 44:35 provides a path to challenge the denial in district court. Legal aid organizations in the greater New Orleans and North Shore areas serve St. John Parish residents.

Cities in St. John the Baptist Parish

LaPlace is a community in St. John the Baptist Parish with its own dedicated arrest records page on this site. For LaPlace-specific arrest records and resources, visit the LaPlace arrest records page. For all other communities in the parish, including Reserve, Garyville, and Edgard, contact the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office at 1801 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, at (985) 652-9513.

Nearby Parishes

St. John the Baptist Parish is in southeast Louisiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It shares borders with several parishes, each with its own records system and sheriff.