West Feliciana Parish Arrest Records

West Feliciana Parish arrest records are held by the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Sheriff Brian Spillman leads the office and runs the parish detention center. A public inmate roster is available through the Louisiana Victim Notification System, and booking records are open under state law. West Feliciana is also home to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, which is a separate state prison not run by the parish. This page explains how to find arrest records for West Feliciana Parish and how Angola differs from the parish jail.

West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office mailing address is P.O. Box 1844, St. Francisville, LA 70775. The main phone number is (225) 635-3241. Fax is (225) 635-6947. Sheriff Brian Spillman is responsible for all law enforcement in the parish, which is one of the smaller parishes in Louisiana by population. To reach the office for records requests or other matters, call during normal business hours or send a written request to the P.O. Box.

Louisiana's Public Records Act at LRS 44:1 gives any adult the right to inspect and copy public records held by government agencies. This includes the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office. Written requests sent to the mailing address are the standard way to ask for records not found online. The agency must respond within three business days. They can charge for copies but not for the right to view a public document.

Booking records and initial arrest reports are public under LRS 44:3. These records are open even before a case goes to court and do not require a conviction to be accessible. Any adult may request them without giving a reason.

West Feliciana Parish Detention Center

The West Feliciana Parish Detention Center is the parish jail run by the sheriff. It is located at 4834 West Feliciana Parkway, P.O. Box 2727, St. Francisville, LA 70775. The direct phone number for the detention center is (225) 784-3148. The facility has a capacity of 39 beds, which reflects the small population of the parish. Anyone arrested by the sheriff's office in West Feliciana Parish is booked at this facility and will appear on the parish LAVNS roster.

The small size of the detention center means it does not hold large numbers of people at any given time. If you call to ask about an inmate, the staff at (225) 784-3148 can confirm whether a specific person is in custody. For copies of booking records or arrest reports, contact the main sheriff's office at (225) 635-3241 or send a written request to the P.O. Box.

Note: The parish detention center is separate from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, which is also in West Feliciana Parish. Angola is a state facility and is not part of the parish jail system.

Search West Feliciana Parish Inmate Roster

The West Feliciana Parish inmate roster is available through the Louisiana Victim Notification System at westfeliciana.lavns.org. This free public tool shows current inmates at the parish detention center. You can browse by the first letter of the last name or search by name. Each entry includes basic booking information: the inmate's name, date of birth, race, gender, and arrest date.

The LAVNS roster at westfeliciana.lavns.org shows current inmates at the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center in St. Francisville.

The roster is provided directly by the sheriff's office through the LAVNS network and reflects current custody at the parish facility, not at the state prison.

The VINE system, which is part of the LAVNS platform, lets anyone sign up for free anonymous custody alerts. If you register for VINE notifications for a specific person, the system will contact you by phone, text, or email when that person's status changes at the parish jail. You don't need to provide your name to register. Call 1-877-894-8463 or visit vinelink.vineapps.com to sign up.

Angola and the Louisiana State Penitentiary

The Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola, is located in West Feliciana Parish. It is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States by land area. Angola is a state correctional facility operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. It is not part of the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office or the parish jail system.

People held at Angola were sentenced to state prison after convictions at various Louisiana courts, not necessarily courts in West Feliciana Parish. Arrest records for those individuals come from the parishes where they were originally arrested, not from West Feliciana. If you are looking for records tied to a state prison sentence, you contact the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, not the parish sheriff.

The parish sheriff's office at (225) 635-3241 handles local arrests and the parish jail. Angola is a separate entity under state jurisdiction. These two facilities exist in the same parish but operate under completely different systems and authorities.

How to Request West Feliciana Parish Arrest Records

Send a written request to P.O. Box 1844, St. Francisville, LA 70775, or call (225) 635-3241. Include the person's name, the approximate date of arrest, and what type of document you need. The office may charge a small fee for paper copies. For questions about the detention center specifically, call (225) 784-3148.

Under LRS 44:1, the sheriff's office must respond to a written request within three business days. Booking records and initial arrest reports are public under LRS 44:3. Access is not conditioned on the outcome of a court case. You do not need to explain why you want these records.

The statewide VINE portal at vinelink.vineapps.com covers all Louisiana jails and can be used if the local LAVNS roster does not show the result you need.

VINE is free to use statewide and will also send alerts when custody status changes at any facility in the Louisiana system.

For your own certified criminal history from the state, request it through the Louisiana State Police under LRS 15:588. The fee is about $46. The full LACCH database under LRS 15:587 is restricted from general public access and requires a lawful purpose. Those state-level records are separate from what the parish sheriff holds.

Arrest Record Laws in West Feliciana Parish

LRS 44:3 defines which arrest records are public in Louisiana. Initial arrest reports, booking records, summons, and citations are all public documents. They are open to any adult before a case reaches court and do not require a conviction. The agency cannot withhold these records simply because charges were dropped or a case was dismissed.

Criminal history data compiled by the state under LRS 15:587 is restricted and not open to general public searches. There is an important line between a local booking record and a compiled statewide criminal history. Know the difference when making a request. A booking record is what the sheriff's office holds. A compiled criminal history runs through state police.

If a record is wrongly denied, LRS 44:35 allows you to seek a mandamus order from a district court. That step is rarely needed for standard arrest records. Legal aid organizations serving the Baton Rouge area and the Felicianas can help with records disputes.

Cities in West Feliciana Parish

There are no major cities in West Feliciana Parish with dedicated arrest records pages on this site. Records for all communities in the parish, including St. Francisville and Tunica, are handled through the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office. Call (225) 635-3241 for help with records for any location in the parish.

Nearby Parishes

West Feliciana Parish borders several other parishes in the Baton Rouge region. Each has its own sheriff and records system.