St. Tammany Parish Recent Bookings and Jail Roster

St. Tammany Parish recent booking records are accessible through the LA VINE system, which lists current inmates at the St. Tammany Parish Jail in Covington. The Slidell Police Department also publishes its own LA VINE roster for bookings into the Slidell city jail. Both rosters update frequently and include charges, bond data, and identifying details. All persons listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

St. Tammany Parish LA VINE Roster

The Louisiana Victim Information and Notification Everyday program maintains a public booking roster for St. Tammany Parish at sttammany.lavns.org/roster.aspx. This roster shows all individuals currently held at the St. Tammany Parish Jail in Covington. The data refreshes roughly every 30 minutes, so it stays current around the clock. You can view the full list or filter alphabetically by last name to find a specific person.

Each entry on the roster includes the inmate's full name, date of birth, race, gender, booking date, charges, and bond information once it has been set by a court. This is publicly available data under Louisiana law. No fee or account is needed. If the person you are looking for is not on the roster, they may have been released, may have bonded out, or may have been transferred to the state Department of Corrections. The LA VINE statewide roster directory lists all participating parish rosters in Louisiana if you need to check elsewhere.

Slidell City Jail: Separate LA VINE Roster

St. Tammany Parish is one of the larger parishes in Louisiana, and the city of Slidell operates its own police department with a separate jail facility. The Slidell Police Department participates in LA VINE independently and publishes its own booking roster at Slidell.LAVINE.org. This roster covers only those individuals booked into the Slidell city jail by Slidell Police. It is a distinct roster from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's roster, and the two should not be confused.

The screenshot below is from the St Tammany Parish LAVINE roster, the official public-facing booking page for the parish jail.

The roster refreshes every 30 minutes and is the most current public source for recent bookings in this parish.

If someone was arrested by a Slidell Police officer and taken to the city jail, you need to check the Slidell LAVINE roster, not the parish sheriff's roster at sttammany.lavns.org. Both rosters operate under the same LA VINE program and display similar data fields. If you are not sure which jail a person was taken to, check both rosters. For more information about Slidell bookings and records specific to that city, see the Slidell city page.

This dual-roster setup is relatively uncommon across Louisiana but reflects Slidell's size and the fact that the Slidell Police Department has its own booking facility.

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated parts of the parish and manages the St. Tammany Parish Jail in Covington. When deputies make an arrest in the parish, the person is processed at the parish jail and a booking record is created. The sheriff's office holds that record and is the right agency to contact if you need an official copy for legal or personal purposes.

For contact information including the physical address, direct phone number, and office hours, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory maintains current listings for all 64 parishes. The records division at the sheriff's office handles formal public records requests. Put your request in writing and be specific about the date of arrest, the person's name, and the type of record you need. Copying fees may apply, and the office must respond within the time limits set under Louisiana's public records law.

St. Tammany Parish Jail, Covington

The St. Tammany Parish Jail is located in Covington, the parish seat. It holds individuals arrested in the parish by sheriff's deputies and other local law enforcement agencies who are awaiting arraignment, bond hearings, or trial. People serving shorter sentences after conviction on local charges are also housed here. The facility is managed by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and is subject to state jail inspection standards.

Before visiting an inmate at the St. Tammany Parish Jail, call the facility to confirm visiting schedules, approved visitor policies, and current requirements. Policies on phone access, mail, and commissary deposits are set internally and can change. For inmates who have been transferred to a state prison after sentencing, they will not appear on the LA VINE parish roster. Use the DPS&C offender search tool described in the section below. All visitation and housing information for state-level inmates is managed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

What St. Tammany Booking Records Include

A booking record generated at the St. Tammany Parish Jail or the Slidell city jail captures the key facts at the moment of arrest. It includes the person's full legal name, date of birth, sex, race, and in many cases a booking photo. The record also shows when and where the arrest occurred, the arresting agency, and all charges the person was booked on. Each charge cites the Louisiana statute number and includes a plain-language description. Bond information is entered once a judge or magistrate sets it.

Booking records do not reflect case outcomes. An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may be reduced by the district attorney, dismissed entirely, or rejected at trial by a jury or judge. None of those developments will update a booking record. For the final result of a criminal case, contact the St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court. The clerk's office maintains case dockets for all criminal proceedings in the parish, showing the full history from filing through final disposition including acquittals, plea agreements, dismissals, and convictions. That is the authoritative source when case outcome matters.

Louisiana Public Records Law

Access to jail records in St. Tammany Parish is backed by Louisiana statute. R.S. 44:1 defines public records in broad terms to include all documents, data, and writings created or maintained by a public body in the course of official duties. Booking records kept by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and the Slidell Police Department are public records under this standard. R.S. 44:31 establishes the right of any person to inspect and copy those records. That right can be denied only on narrow legal grounds.

R.S. 15:587 specifically addresses criminal history information and distinguishes between open booking data, like what LA VINE publishes, and restricted compiled criminal histories, which require a formal process through the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. The data you see on the parish or city LA VINE roster falls on the open side of that line. If a records request is denied improperly, Louisiana law allows you to challenge the denial in district court and seek a court order for disclosure.

LA VINE Notifications and VINELink

Beyond the public roster, the LA VINE program provides a notification service through VINELink.com. Register your contact information along with the name or ID of the inmate you want to monitor. When that person's custody status changes at the St. Tammany Parish Jail or the Slidell city jail, VINELink will send you a notification by phone call, text message, or email depending on how you set up your account. Status changes that trigger alerts include release, transfer, escape, or any other change in custody.

You can also use the LA VINE hotline at 866-528-6748 to check on custody status by phone. The hotline runs 24 hours a day and does not require registration. Call in with the inmate's name and the automated system will tell you their current status. This service is free and is commonly used by crime victims and family members who want timely notice before someone is released. Support in both English and Spanish is generally available through the phone system.

Louisiana DPS&C: State Inmate Lookup

When a person convicted in St. Tammany Parish receives a sentence that places them in state custody, they are transferred from the parish jail to a Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections facility. At that point they no longer appear on the LA VINE parish roster. To locate a state inmate, use the DPS&C offender search at doc.la.gov. You can search by name or DPS&C offender number. Results show the facility, custody level, and projected release date.

For questions that require speaking with DPS&C staff, the main number is 225-383-4580. For a recent arrest where the person has not yet gone to trial, check the St. Tammany Parish LA VINE roster at sttammany.lavns.org/roster.aspx or the Slidell LAVINE roster, depending on which agency made the arrest. State transfers typically happen after conviction and sentencing, not during pretrial detention.

Cities in St. Tammany Parish

Slidell is the qualifying city in St. Tammany Parish and has its own city page with more detail on local bookings and records.

Nearby Parishes

St. Tammany Parish shares borders with Washington, St. Helena, Livingston, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes, each with its own sheriff and LA VINE roster.