Search West Carroll Parish Recent Bookings

West Carroll Parish recent bookings are published online through the LAVINE system by the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office based in Oak Grove. The roster reflects individuals currently held at the West Carroll Parish Detention Center, and all persons listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

West Carroll Parish LAVINE Roster

The West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office makes its current jail roster available through the LAVINE network at westcarroll.lavns.org/roster.aspx. The roster shows all individuals currently booked into the West Carroll Parish Detention Center in Oak Grove. Each entry lists the person's full name, the date they were booked, the charges they face, and their bond information. The list updates throughout the day as new arrests are processed. You can search by name to find a specific individual without having to scroll through every entry.

The LAVINE program is managed at the state level by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. West Carroll Parish participates actively, which means booking data flows into the system shortly after intake is completed at the detention center. The roster is free to view with no login required. This makes it the easiest tool available for checking whether someone is currently in custody in West Carroll Parish.

The screenshot below was captured from the West Carroll Parish LAVINE booking portal.

If a person does not appear on the roster, they may have been released since booking, or the record may not have been entered yet. Call the sheriff's office if you need immediate confirmation.

West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office

The West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office operates out of Oak Grove and is the primary law enforcement agency for the parish. The sheriff's office is responsible for patrol, civil process service, warrant enforcement, and operating the parish detention center. Because West Carroll is a small, rural parish, the sheriff's office handles most law enforcement functions that a larger city might divide among multiple agencies. You can find current contact details for the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office through the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory.

For questions about a current inmate or a recent booking, call the sheriff's office directly. You can also use the general LAVINE inquiry line at 866-528-6748 for assistance with locating records across the state network.

West Carroll Parish Detention Center

The West Carroll Parish Detention Center is located in Oak Grove and handles all bookings for the parish. Arrests made by the sheriff's office and other agencies in West Carroll Parish are processed at this facility. After intake, the booking information is loaded into the LAVINE system. The center holds people who are awaiting trial and could not post bond, as well as those serving short local sentences. Because West Carroll is a small parish with a relatively small jail, turnover in the facility can be fairly quick.

Policies on visitation, inmate phone calls, and mail are controlled by the sheriff's office. If you plan to visit an inmate, call ahead to confirm visiting hours and any identification requirements. Policies can change with little advance notice.

What West Carroll Booking Records Include

Booking records in West Carroll Parish capture the information recorded at the time of a person's intake into the detention center. Standard fields include the full legal name, date of birth, race, gender, booking date and time, the arresting agency, the specific charges with relevant statute citations, bond type, and bond amount. Some records also list a court case number when one has been issued. All of this comes from the arrest documentation completed by the arresting officer and processed during intake by jail staff.

A booking record reflects an arrest, not a conviction. Many people booked into the West Carroll Parish Detention Center are eventually released without charge, or their cases are resolved in their favor. All persons listed in the booking roster are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Final court dispositions are held by the West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court.

Louisiana Public Records Law

West Carroll Parish booking records are public under Louisiana law. Louisiana Revised Statute 44:1 defines public records broadly to include any document or data held by a public body as part of its official work. R.S. 44:31 gives everyone the right to inspect and copy those records. Law enforcement booking rosters are clearly public records under this framework, which is why they are posted online through LAVINE for free public access. You do not need to explain your reason for requesting booking records or pay a fee just to view the online roster.

R.S. 15:587 sets some limits on how detailed criminal history records are shared at the state level, but active booking rosters are not covered by those same restrictions. They are treated as public records subject to the general open access rules. If you believe a records request was improperly denied, you can seek court review under Louisiana's public records enforcement provisions.

LA VINE Notifications and VINELink

LA VINE is Louisiana's victim and community notification system, and it pulls real-time custody data from jails like the West Carroll Parish Detention Center. You can sign up for alerts at VINELink.com. When the custody status of a registered offender changes, such as a release, transfer, or escape, you receive a notification by phone, text, or email based on your preferences. The system runs around the clock, so notifications go out at any hour. Registration is free and open to anyone with a need to track an individual's custody status, not just crime victims.

VINELink also lets you check current custody status without signing up for ongoing alerts. The phone service at 1-866-277-7477 provides the same lookup capability for anyone who prefers a phone call over the website.

Louisiana DPS&C Offender Search Tool

For people who have left local custody and entered the state prison system, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections maintains an offender search at doc.la.gov/offender-search/. This tool covers inmates in state facilities, as well as those on parole or supervised probation. It does not reflect current local bookings at the West Carroll Parish Detention Center. Use the LAVINE roster for local jail status and the DPS&C tool when you need information about someone serving a state sentence. Together they cover both local and state custody situations within Louisiana.

West Carroll Parish is small, but felony convictions there can result in transfer to state custody. Once that transfer happens, the person will no longer appear on the LAVINE roster and will instead show up in the DPS&C offender search.

Nearby Parishes

West Carroll Parish is in the far northeast corner of Louisiana. Neighboring parishes each have their own LAVINE rosters and detention centers.