Search Catahoula Parish Recent Bookings

Catahoula Parish recent bookings are posted to the Louisiana LA VINE system and refresh every 30 minutes from the jail management system at the Catahoula Parish detention facility. Harrisonburg serves as the parish seat. The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office is the agency that processes all bookings in the parish, and every adult arrest that results in jail intake appears on the public roster. Searching is free with no account required. This page covers how to use the Catahoula Parish roster, what each record shows, and how to get notified when someone's custody status changes.

Catahoula Parish Arrest Roster and Booking Records

The Catahoula Parish booking roster runs through the statewide LA VINE network at catahoula.lavns.org/roster.aspx. LA VINE is the Louisiana Victim Information and Notification Everyday program, administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE). Catahoula Parish is an active participant, meaning the jail management system there feeds data directly into the statewide network. New bookings appear on the public roster within 30 minutes of entry.

The roster is available any time of day or night. It does not require you to register, log in, or provide a reason for searching. Louisiana's public records law, established in R.S. 44:1 and R.S. 44:31, gives every person the right to inspect public records. R.S. 15:587 specifically applies to arrest and booking information. The Catahoula Parish roster is public under those statutes.

The roster above shows the public booking interface for Catahoula Parish. Each listing is a person currently or recently held at the parish detention facility. Clicking a name brings up the full record with charges and additional details.

Information Found in Catahoula Parish Booking Records

Catahoula Parish booking records include the core fields required by the LA VINE system. Most records show the person's full name, date of birth, race, gender, and the date and time of booking. Charges are listed, often with the relevant Louisiana statute number. Bond information appears once it has been set by the court or by a magistrate. If the person has been released, a release date is included.

Catahoula is one of Louisiana's smaller parishes. At any given time, the active roster may show only a handful of current inmates compared to larger urban parishes. But the same standards apply, and the same data fields are required by the LA VINE system. Every active booking should be visible within the 30-minute refresh window.

Juvenile records do not appear on any LA VINE roster. Louisiana law seals records for minors, so you will not find those cases through this system. If a name you expect to see is not on the roster, the person may have already been released, transferred to a state facility, or the booking may not yet have cleared the 30-minute processing window.

Note: Bond amounts on the roster reflect what was set at booking or by judicial order. They do not confirm whether bond has been paid or whether the person is still physically in custody.

LA VINE Alerts and Custody Notifications

Anyone can sign up for a free alert through the LA VINE system when an inmate's custody status changes at the Catahoula Parish facility. This includes releases, transfers, and escapes. The service is anonymous. You do not have to be a victim, a family member, or give a reason. All you need is a way to receive the alert, whether by phone call, text message, or email.

To register online, go to the Catahoula roster at catahoula.lavns.org and click the notification link on any inmate's record. The system will guide you through the sign-up process. You can cancel at any time. The notification comes through quickly once a status change is entered into the jail system.

The phone option for signing up is the LA VINE hotline at 866-528-6748 (866-LAVNS-4-U). The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and there is no charge for the call. You can search for an inmate by name and register for alerts without going online. This is a good option if you do not have regular internet access or prefer to handle it over the phone.

When an inmate moves from Catahoula Parish to a Louisiana state correctional facility, they leave the LA VINE parish roster. At that point, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections offender search is the right place to track them. The VINELink national database also covers state facilities and provides notifications for state-sentenced offenders.

Requesting Catahoula Parish Booking Records in Writing

If you need a paper copy of a Catahoula Parish booking record, you can make a public records request to the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office in Harrisonburg. You have the right to do this under R.S. 44:31. Copy fees under R.S. 44:32 range from $0.25 to $1.00 per page. Provide the name of the person and the approximate booking date to help staff locate the record. You do not need a lawyer to make this request.

For court records tied to a booking, the Catahoula Parish Clerk of Court is the right office. The Clerk keeps criminal case files for the 7th Judicial District Court, which covers Catahoula Parish. Booking records and court case files are separate. The Sheriff handles bookings; the Clerk handles court proceedings. Both offices are located in Harrisonburg.

Innocence Notice

All persons listed on the Catahoula Parish booking roster are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. A booking record shows that someone was arrested and processed into the parish jail. It does not indicate a conviction. Charges may be changed, dismissed, or reduced before or during court proceedings.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes border Catahoula Parish in central Louisiana.