Search Bossier City Recent Bookings

Bossier City recent bookings are available through two LA VINE systems: the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office roster, which covers arrests processed at the parish jail, and the Bossier City Police Department's own LA VINE roster, which covers city-level arrests processed at the city facility. This page explains how both systems work, how to reach the sheriff's office, and what other tools are available for Bossier City inmate and arrest record searches.

How to Search Bossier City Recent Bookings

There are two LA VINE portals relevant to Bossier City. The first is the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office roster at http://bossier.lavns.org/roster.aspx. This covers arrests processed at the parish detention facility and is the primary source for most bookings. The second is the Bossier City Police Department's own LA VINE page at BossierPD.LAVINE.org, which covers people processed at the city jail on Benton Road. If someone was arrested by city police on a lower-level charge, they may appear on the city roster rather than the parish one. For higher charges and longer holds, the parish system is more likely to apply.

To use the Bossier Parish roster, go to the URL above and enter the name of the person you are searching for. The system will return any active inmate records that match, including booking date, charges, and bond information. The roster is updated as new bookings come in. If you do not find a result and are certain the person was recently arrested in Bossier City, try the city police LAVINE roster or call the jail directly. Both tools are free and require no registration. Searching both portals covers the full range of Bossier City booking activity.

Note that Bossier City's mugshot policy for the parish facility requires a written request to get photos. They are not always visible in the online roster the way they are in some other Louisiana parishes.

The screenshot below is from VINELink at https://www.vinelink.com, which is the national database used to search Bossier City inmate status and recent bookings when local rosters are not returning results.

VINELink connects to participating facilities across Louisiana including Bossier Parish, allowing real-time inmate lookups without registration.

Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office and Detention Facilities

The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Julian C. Whittington. The administrative office is located at 204 Burt Blvd., Benton, LA 71006, and the main phone number is (318) 965-2203. The sheriff's office website is at https://www.bossiersheriff.com. Bossier Parish operates multiple detention facilities. The maximum security facility is at 2985 Old Plain Dealing Rd., Plain Dealing, LA 71064, with a direct phone of (318) 326-4405. The Corrections Division can be reached at (318) 965-3433.

Bossier City also has a city jail at 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, LA 71171. The direct number for the city jail is (318) 741-8611. This facility is run by the Bossier City Police Department and handles bookings made by city officers on local charges. Depending on the nature and severity of the arrest, a person may be processed at the city jail and later transferred to the parish facility, or they may remain at one location until the case is resolved. Calling the specific facility is the most reliable way to confirm where a person is being held and what their current custody status is.

For mugshot requests at the parish facility, a written request to the facility is needed. Online access to photos is more limited here than in some other Louisiana parishes.

What Bossier City Booking Records Include

When someone is arrested in Bossier City and processed at either the city jail or the Bossier Parish facility, a booking record is created. That record includes the person's full name, date of birth, race, gender, height, and weight. It documents the date and time of arrest, which agency made the arrest, the specific charges being brought, the relevant Louisiana statute or local ordinance for each charge, and any bond information. Booking photographs are taken as part of the standard process, though access to those photos at the Bossier Parish facility requires a written request rather than being freely visible online.

A booking record is a record of arrest, not conviction. The person listed has been taken into custody and formally charged, but that does not mean they have been found guilty of anything. Louisiana law presumes everyone innocent until proven guilty in court, and that principle applies to everyone whose name appears in a booking roster or arrest record. Charges shown at booking may change as the case proceeds. Some get dismissed outright. Others lead to plea deals or go to trial. The court record, handled separately by the Bossier Parish Clerk of Court, will reflect how a case ultimately resolved. All persons listed in booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Louisiana Public Records Law

Louisiana's public records law, found at R.S. 44:1 and R.S. 44:31, gives any person the right to inspect and copy records held by public bodies, including parish sheriffs and city police departments. Booking records are generally public records under this framework, meaning you can request access without stating a reason or proving personal interest. The law leans toward openness, not restriction.

There are exceptions. Juvenile records are confidential. Records that would compromise an active criminal investigation may be withheld during that period. Certain personal identifiers like Social Security numbers are redacted. R.S. 15:587 controls how criminal history records are maintained and shared by law enforcement agencies, adding another layer of regulation on top of general public records law. If you submit a public records request to the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office or the Bossier City Police Department and are denied, you have the right to seek a court order for disclosure. The Louisiana Attorney General's office can guide you through that process. For most people looking up recent bookings, the online LA VINE roster and the VINELink database satisfy the need without any formal request.

LA VINE Victim Notification in Bossier City

Louisiana's LA VINE program provides free, automatic notifications to registered users when an inmate's status changes. If someone you are monitoring at a Bossier Parish or Bossier City facility is released, transferred, or escapes, you will get an alert by phone or email without having to check the roster. The state LA VINE registration page is at https://lcle.la.gov/programs/lavine/. You can also register through the national VINELink system at https://www.vinelink.com, which covers participating facilities across the country, including Bossier Parish. VINELink also lets you look up inmate status at any time without signing up. If you prefer phone access, call the national VINE line at 866-528-6748, available 24 hours a day. This service is especially valuable for crime victims who need to know the moment a specific person is released from custody in Bossier City or transferred to another facility.

Louisiana DPS&C State Inmate Search

Bossier City residents convicted of felonies carrying sentences of more than two years are typically transferred to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections system after sentencing. Once that happens, they leave the local jail and enter the state prison network. The DPS&C Offender Search at https://doc.la.gov/offender-search/ is the public tool for finding people in state custody or on supervised release across Louisiana. The search is free, open to anyone, and does not require an account. You can look up by name or by offender ID number. If you are trying to find someone who was arrested in Bossier City some time ago and they no longer show up in the parish roster, the DPS&C database is where to check next. It covers not just people in physical custody at state prisons, but also parolees and probationers supervised in the community.

Bossier Parish Records and Resources

All court filings for Bossier City criminal cases are handled by Bossier Parish courts. The Bossier Parish recent bookings page provides a full overview of the parish system, including courthouse addresses, clerk of court contacts, and guidance on accessing case records. That page also covers how the parish's booking system connects to the broader court process. Legal help for Bossier City residents is available through the Louisiana State Bar Association's attorney directory at https://lsa.org/directory/, which lets you search by location and practice area to find a qualified attorney in the Shreveport-Bossier City region.

Nearby Cities

Bossier City sits across the Red River from Shreveport. The link below goes to the Shreveport bookings page.