Find Terrebonne Parish Recent Bookings

Terrebonne Parish recent bookings are accessible through the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office inmate services page, since the parish LAVINE roster is currently offline. Records for the Jerry J. Larpenter Criminal Justice Complex include arrest dates, charges, and bond amounts for people currently held in Houma. All persons listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

LAVINE Roster Status and How to Find Bookings

The Terrebonne Parish LAVINE roster at terrebonne.lavns.org/roster.aspx is currently offline. That means the live inmate listing that most parishes use for public booking searches is not available for Terrebonne at this time.

The offline LAVINE page for Terrebonne Parish is shown below.

The Terrebonne LAVINE roster is currently not displaying inmate data, so use the sheriff's office inmate services page or call the jail directly.

Because the LAVINE page is down, you have two good options. First, go to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office inmate services page at www.tpso.net/inmateservices. This page is maintained by the TPSO and may show current booking and inmate information directly. Second, call the Jerry J. Larpenter Criminal Justice Complex at (985) 857-0361. Staff can confirm whether a specific person is in custody and what the current bond status is.

You can also register for automatic alerts through VINELink at www.vinelink.com. Even when the LAVINE web roster is offline, the underlying VINE notification system may still function and can alert you to custody changes by phone or email.

Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Timothy Soignet leads the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. The main TPSO facility is at 3441 West Park Avenue, Gray, LA 70359. The general dispatch line is (985) 876-2500. For non-emergency inquiries, you can also reach the office through the TPSO website at www.tpso.net.

The TPSO covers all of Terrebonne Parish, which extends from Houma south into the coastal marshes. The parish is large geographically, and the sheriff's office runs patrol operations across the entire area. The TPSO also manages the criminal justice complex in Houma where all parish jail operations take place.

The TPSO website is shown below.

The TPSO site at tpso.net includes the inmate services page, department news, and contact information for all divisions.

The inmate services section at www.tpso.net/inmateservices is where you should look first for recent bookings while the LAVINE roster is offline. The TPSO updates this page with current inmate information. It covers the same population as the LAVINE roster would, showing people held at the criminal justice complex.

For questions about a specific arrest or the status of a case, call the main dispatch line at (985) 876-2500 and ask to be connected with the jail division. Staff are generally able to confirm whether someone is in custody and whether bond has been set.

Jerry J. Larpenter Criminal Justice Complex

The Jerry J. Larpenter Criminal Justice Complex is the main detention facility for Terrebonne Parish. It is at 3211 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, LA 70363. The direct jail phone number is (985) 857-0361. Call this number when you specifically need information about someone held at the jail, such as their housing status, bond amount, or next court date.

The complex is a full-service detention facility that houses people awaiting trial as well as those serving shorter sentences. It is one of the larger parish jails in the region given Terrebonne Parish's substantial population. The facility operates around the clock, seven days a week.

When someone is booked into the complex, jail staff collect identification, take a mugshot, and record the charges. That information normally flows to the LAVINE system. While LAVINE is offline for Terrebonne, the data is still captured internally. Calling the jail at (985) 857-0361 gives you direct access to that internal record without needing the online roster.

Bond amounts are set by the court, not the jail. Once a judge sets bond, the jail records the amount and can tell you what it is when you call. Paying bond or working with a bail bondsman is how you arrange for someone's release pending trial. If no bond has been set yet, the person is likely still waiting for a bond hearing before a judge.

What Booking Records Include

Each booking at the Larpenter Criminal Justice Complex generates a record with the person's full legal name, date of birth, race, sex, and the date and time they were brought in. The charges listed come from the arresting agency, which may be the TPSO, the Houma Police Department, or another law enforcement body operating in the parish.

Bond information is added once a judge sets an amount. Some charges have standard bond schedules that apply automatically, while more serious charges require an individual hearing. The booking record shows the original charges at intake. What happens to those charges in court, including dismissals or reductions, is tracked separately through court records and does not automatically update the booking entry.

Mugshots are part of the booking record. Whether they appear on the public-facing roster depends on the sheriff's office policy. Even when a photo is included, it is simply a record of the booking event. It is not evidence of guilt. Every person in the jail roster is presumed innocent until a court says otherwise.

If you need booking records for a date that has passed or for someone no longer in custody, you can submit a public records request to the TPSO. The request should be in writing and addressed to the records custodian. Under Louisiana law, the agency generally has three business days to acknowledge the request and a reasonable time to produce the records.

Louisiana Public Records Law

Louisiana's public records law is found primarily in R.S. 44:1 and R.S. 44:31. These statutes define public records broadly and give everyone the right to inspect and copy them. Jail rosters and booking records held by a sheriff's office are public records under this framework. The TPSO cannot charge a fee simply to look at a record, though copying costs may apply.

Exceptions exist. Ongoing investigation files may be withheld to protect the case. Juvenile records are closed. Personal information like Social Security numbers and financial data is redacted. But the core booking data, including who is in custody and what they were charged with, is public and must be made available.

R.S. 15:587 covers criminal history record information and applies when someone wants a formal background check rather than a current booking lookup. Under this statute, criminal history data is more tightly controlled than a simple jail roster. If you need a full criminal history for a background check purpose, you would go through the Louisiana State Police rather than the sheriff's office.

If the TPSO denies a public records request you think should be granted, the Louisiana Attorney General's office handles complaints about public records denials and can advise on next steps.

LA VINE Notifications and VINELink

Even though the Terrebonne LAVINE web roster is offline, the VINE notification system may still work for custody alerts. LAVINE, which stands for Louisiana Victim Information and Notification Everyday, is run by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. You can learn about the program at lcle.la.gov/programs/lavine/.

VINELink at www.vinelink.com is the national version of the same system. It covers jails across the country and sends alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. Registration is free and you can sign up online or by phone at 866-528-6748. The service runs all day and night. If you are a victim and want to know when someone is released from the Terrebonne jail, VINELink is the most reliable way to get that notice without having to call the jail each day.

You can register through VINELink for notifications even while the LAVINE web roster is showing as offline. The notification function and the public roster are separate parts of the system, and one being down does not necessarily affect the other. Try registering through VINELink and confirm with a call to 866-528-6748 that the person is searchable in the system.

Louisiana DPS&C State Inmate Search

The Terrebonne Parish jail holds people in local custody. If someone you are looking for is not on the parish roster and is not showing up when you call the jail, they may have been transferred to state custody after a conviction. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections maintains a public offender search at doc.la.gov/offender-search/.

The DPS&C search covers all state prisons and supervised release programs across Louisiana. You can look up a person by name and see where they are housed, their sentence length, and their projected release date. This database is completely separate from the LAVINE system and covers people who have been sentenced, not just those awaiting trial.

If someone was recently convicted in Terrebonne Parish and sent to a state facility, they will drop off the local jail roster and appear in the DPS&C database instead. Checking both sources is the best approach when you do not know whether the person is in parish or state custody.

Cities in Terrebonne Parish

Houma is the parish seat and largest city in Terrebonne Parish, with its own recent bookings page covering city-specific resources.

Nearby Parishes

Terrebonne Parish is in south-central Louisiana and shares borders with Lafourche and St. Mary parishes.