Cameron Parish Jail Roster Lookup
The Cameron Parish jail roster is the public list of inmates held at the Cameron Parish Detention Center. Sheriff Ronald "Chris" Savoie and the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office manage this facility and keep the roster updated for public access. Cameron Parish sits along the Gulf Coast in the southwest corner of Louisiana. If you need to find someone who was arrested in Cameron Parish, the jail roster gives you their name, charges, bond amount, and booking date. You can search the Cameron Parish jail roster online through the LAVNS system at any time of day.
Cameron Parish Quick Facts
Cameron Parish Sheriff and Jail Roster
The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office runs the Cameron Parish Detention Center at 119 Smith Circle in Cameron. The sheriff's main office is at 124 Recreation Center Lane. You can reach the jail at (337) 775-2125 or fax at (337) 775-2841. The sheriff's office main line is (337) 775-5111. Sheriff Savoie can also be reached by email at chris@cameronso.org.
Cameron Parish is the largest parish in Louisiana by land area, but it has one of the smallest populations. The jail here is smaller than what you find in places like Caddo or Calcasieu Parish. Still, the Cameron Parish jail roster works the same way as every other parish in the state. Every person booked into the detention center shows up on the roster with their name, charges, and bond status.
The sheriff's office states that "this agency is providing this roster of incarcerated offenders to the public and law enforcement in the interest of public safety." They also make clear that "this information shall not be considered, or used as, a public document, or official document, and no other publication or copying of this information is allowed without the express written consent of this agency." The roster is meant for individual lookups, not for bulk copying.
| Jail |
Cameron Parish Detention Center 119 Smith Circle Cameron, LA 70631 Phone: (337) 775-2125 |
|---|---|
| Sheriff's Office |
124 Recreation Center Lane Cameron, LA 70631 Phone: (337) 775-5111 |
| Website | cameronso.org |
Search Cameron Parish Jail Roster Online
Go to cameron.lavns.org to search the Cameron Parish jail roster. This is the LAVNS portal for Cameron Parish. Type in the person's name or offender ID and hit search. If they are in custody at the Cameron Parish Detention Center, their info will come up. You will see their charges, bond amount, and booking date.
The LAVNS system also lets you set up free alerts. You can register to get a phone call, text, or email when an inmate's custody status changes. This works for anyone held in Cameron Parish or any other parish jail in Louisiana. You stay anonymous when you sign up. The system was built under LSA-R.S. 15:1229 to help crime victims stay informed, but anyone can use it.
You can also use the national VINELink portal to search. Select Louisiana and then Cameron Parish. The toll-free phone line is 1-866-528-6748 if you want to call instead of going online. The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office warns that "any unauthorized use of this information is forbidden and subject to criminal prosecution," so use the roster only for its intended purpose.
Note: The Cameron Parish jail roster updates at regular intervals, shown by the timestamp on the LAVNS page.
Cameron Parish Inmate Roster Page
Below is the Cameron Parish LAVNS inmate search page where you can look up who is held at the detention center.
The search page is simple to use. Enter a first or last name and the system returns any matching inmates in Cameron Parish. Because this is a small parish, the roster is usually short. But the search tool works the same as it does for larger parishes. You get the same data fields and the same alert options.
The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office website has contact info and general resources for the parish.
From the sheriff's site you can reach the office by phone or email and find details about the detention center and its services.
Cameron Parish Jail Records and State Law
Louisiana's Public Records Act, LSA-R.S. 44:1, makes arrest records public. The Cameron Parish jail roster falls under this law. Anyone can look at it. You do not need to explain why you want to see it. The sheriff's office posts the roster on LAVNS as part of their duty to keep the public informed about who is in custody.
Some corrections records are kept private under LSA-R.S. 15:574.12. This covers parole reports, prison investigation files, and similar internal documents. The basic booking data on the Cameron Parish jail roster is not part of those protected records. Names, charges, and bond info are public and open to all.
What Cameron Parish Jail Roster Contains
Each entry on the Cameron Parish jail roster shows the inmate's full name, date of birth, and all charges filed against them. Bond amounts appear if the court has set one. If there is no bond, the person stays in custody until a judge makes a ruling. The roster also shows the date of booking so you can see how long someone has been held.
The Cameron Parish Detention Center holds people on local charges and may also hold state inmates. Louisiana's parish jails often house state felony offenders because state prisons lack the space. As the state notes, "Louisiana simply doesn't have the capacity to house all of people serving time for state felonies in state correctional facilities." Some of those inmates may end up at the Cameron Parish jail. The roster covers all of them.
Under LSA-R.S. 14:405, people held in any Louisiana jail are banned from setting up or using social media accounts. This law went into effect in 2011.
Jail Roster for All of Cameron Parish
Cameron Parish is vast but sparsely populated. The town of Cameron is the parish seat. Other communities include Hackberry, Grand Chenier, Creole, and Holly Beach. All arrests across this wide area feed into the same Cameron Parish jail roster at the detention center in Cameron. There is one jail for the whole parish.
No cities in Cameron Parish have a separate page on this site due to the small population. But the jail roster covers every arrest in the parish regardless of where it happened. Search LAVNS or call the jail to check on anyone picked up in Cameron Parish.
Nearby Parish Jail Rosters
Cameron Parish borders Calcasieu Parish to the north and Vermilion Parish to the east. Each parish runs its own jail and keeps its own inmate roster. Search the correct parish based on the arrest location.