Slidell Recent Bookings and Arrest Roster

Slidell is served by two booking systems: the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office maintains the parish-wide LA VINE roster, and the Slidell Police Department runs its own separate city jail roster through LAVINE for municipal arrests. Both are public record under Louisiana law and can be searched online at no cost.

How to Search Slidell Recent Bookings

St. Tammany Parish uses the Louisiana Automated Victim Notification and Enhancement system, known as LA VINE, to publish real-time booking data. The parish roster is available at sttammany.lavns.org/roster.aspx. This page shows everyone currently held in St. Tammany Parish Jail and is updated as new arrests come in. You can sort by name, booking date, or charge. The roster loads without any login or fee.

If the person you are looking for was arrested by Slidell Police rather than the parish sheriff, they may appear on a separate roster. The Slidell Police Department maintains its own LA VINE listing at Slidell.LAVINE.org for arrests processed through the city jail. City and parish bookings are tracked separately, so it is worth checking both if you are not sure which agency made the arrest. Both rosters pull from the same underlying VINE platform but reflect their own custody populations independently.

The screenshot below is from the St. Tammany Parish LAVINE roster page. It shows the live booking list as it appears online.

After you open the roster, you can search by last name or scroll through the full list. Each entry links to a detail page with charge codes, bond amounts, and booking dates.

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff and Jail Details

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement across unincorporated areas and partners with municipal police on county-wide jail operations. The parish jail is located in Covington, which is the parish seat, not in Slidell itself. If a person was arrested in Slidell by either agency, they will typically be transferred to Covington for booking into the main parish facility. For contact information including phone numbers and address for the sheriff's office, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory at lsa.org/directory keeps current listings for all 64 parishes.

St. Tammany Parish Jail sits in Covington, Louisiana. It is the primary detention facility for everyone booked in the parish, whether arrested by the sheriff, Slidell PD, Covington PD, or any other law enforcement agency operating in St. Tammany. Bond hearings typically occur at the parish courthouse nearby.

What Slidell Booking Records Include

A standard booking record in St. Tammany Parish includes the person's full legal name, date of birth, race, gender, height, weight, and a booking date and time. Charge information lists each count separately with the Louisiana statute number and a short description. Bond amounts, if set, appear alongside the charges. The record also notes the arresting agency, which helps you tell whether it was the sheriff, Slidell PD, or another department. Photo is included in most active booking entries.

Booking records reflect the charges at the time of arrest. They do not show case outcomes, plea deals, or dismissals. All persons listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges may change after the initial booking once a district attorney reviews the case.

Louisiana Public Records Law

Louisiana gives the public broad access to government records through the Public Records Law, codified at R.S. 44:1 and R.S. 44:31. Under these statutes, any person can request inspection or copies of public records from a state agency, and that includes jail booking logs and arrest data. Agencies must respond promptly and may only deny access when a specific exemption applies. Criminal history records have some limits under R.S. 15:587, but basic booking information such as name, charge, and booking date is generally open.

You do not need to explain why you want a record. The law does not require a stated purpose. Fees for copies are allowed but must be reasonable. Online rosters like the LAVINE system are the simplest way to get booking data without filing a formal request.

LA VINE Victim Notification

LA VINE is not just a public booking search. It also serves as a victim notification service. If you are a victim of a crime and want to know when the person who harmed you is released or transferred, you can register for automated alerts through VINELink at no cost. Notifications go out by phone, email, or text. The service runs around the clock and is available statewide. You can also call the LA VINE toll-free line at 866-528-6748 to register or check status by phone.

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement administers the LA VINE program. More information about how the system works, eligibility, and registration options is available at lcle.la.gov/programs/lavine. Registration is voluntary and free. Victims can cancel at any time.

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

For people who have been sentenced and transferred out of local jail into state custody, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) maintains a separate offender search at doc.la.gov/offender-search. This database covers state prison facilities and does not include people held in parish jails awaiting trial. If a person was recently arrested in Slidell, they are most likely still in St. Tammany Parish Jail and would appear on the LAVINE roster rather than the DPS&C search. Once a person is convicted and sentenced to state time, they move to the DPS&C system.

St. Tammany Parish Records

Slidell is located within St. Tammany Parish. All felony charges and most serious misdemeanors are processed through the St. Tammany Parish court system. For full parish-level booking and court record information, see the St. Tammany Parish page. That page covers courthouse contacts, clerk of court details, and additional search resources specific to the parish.

The 22nd Judicial District Court serves St. Tammany Parish and handles all criminal matters. Court records, docket entries, and case filings are separate from jail booking data and are maintained by the clerk of court rather than the sheriff.

Nearby Cities

Slidell sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Most nearby communities do not meet the population threshold for their own pages, but the following cities in our directory are the closest qualifying locations.