Find Catahoula Parish Jail Roster

The Catahoula Parish jail roster is maintained by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Toney Edwards. This roster gives the public a way to check who is currently held at the Catahoula Parish Jail and the Catahoula Correctional Center in Harrisonburg. You can search the Catahoula Parish jail roster online through the LAVNS system. The roster shows inmate names, booking dates, charges, and bond amounts. Whether you need to check on a family member or just want to see who is in custody, the jail roster is open to all.

Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Roster

Sheriff Toney Edwards leads the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office from 100 Pine Street in Harrisonburg. The office handles all law enforcement for Catahoula Parish and manages both the parish jail and the Catahoula Correctional Center. As the sheriff's office website states, their "goal is to provide citizens and visitors with quick and easy access to information about this office, the departments within the Sheriff's Office, the Catahoula Parish Jail and the Catahoula Parish Correctional Center."

The Catahoula Parish Jail sits at 499 Old Columbia Road in Harrisonburg. You can reach the jail at (318) 744-2121 or fax at (318) 744-0033. The sheriff's office main number is (318) 744-5411. The sheriff's office describes its role plainly: "The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer for the Parish and is responsible for: Operating the Parish jail, Investigating crimes, Making arrests, Enforcing traffic regulations on parish roads." The jail roster is one part of that work.

The sheriff's office is "a constitutionally created office with responsibilities prescribed by the legislature." This means the sheriff runs the jail by law, not by choice. Keeping the jail roster available to the public is part of that duty under Louisiana's open records laws.

Search Catahoula Parish Inmate Records

The best way to search the Catahoula Parish jail roster is through the LAVNS portal at catahoula.lavns.org. Type in a name or ID number and the system will show you if that person is in custody at the Catahoula Parish Jail. The results include charges, bond info, and booking date. This is a free search tool that works at any time.

You can also reach the same data through VINELink.com. Pick Louisiana, then select Catahoula Parish. VINELink lets you register for free alerts when an inmate's status changes. You get a call, text, or email. Registration is anonymous. The LAVNS system was created under LSA-R.S. 15:1229 to help victims, but everyone can use it to check jail rosters across the state.

The toll-free LAVNS phone line is 1-866-528-6748. Call this number if you do not have internet access. You can also call the jail at (318) 744-2121 to ask about someone on the Catahoula Parish jail roster directly.

Catahoula Parish Inmate Roster Access

The image below shows the Catahoula Parish LAVNS inmate search page used to look up inmates in Catahoula Parish.

The page has a clean search form. Enter a name and you will see any matching inmates held at the Catahoula Parish Jail or Correctional Center. Because Catahoula Parish is small, the roster may only have a handful of names at any given time. The search still works the same way as in bigger parishes. You get the same inmate details and the same option to sign up for status alerts.

Catahoula Parish Jail Roster and Louisiana Law

Under LSA-R.S. 44:1, jail rosters in Louisiana are public records. Anyone can search the Catahoula Parish jail roster without needing a reason. The law is clear that arrest records are open to all. The sheriff's office follows this by posting inmate data to the LAVNS system for public access.

Certain records are protected. LSA-R.S. 15:574.12 keeps some corrections documents private, like parole investigation reports and internal prison files. But the booking data on the Catahoula Parish jail roster is not covered by those protections. Names, charges, and bond amounts are public info.

The Civil and Tax Division of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. If you need records beyond the jail roster, such as court fines or tax info, you can call (318) 744-5411 during those hours. The sheriff's office handles "collection and distribution of court fines" along with being the ex-officio tax collector for the parish.

Note: LSA-R.S. 14:405 bans all Louisiana jail inmates from creating or using social media accounts while in custody.

Catahoula Parish Jail Roster Details

Every person booked into the Catahoula Parish Jail goes on the roster. The entry shows the inmate's name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount. If no bond has been set, the inmate stays until a judge acts. The roster updates as bookings and releases happen, though there can be a short lag before the online version reflects the latest changes.

The Catahoula Correctional Center also holds inmates for the state. Louisiana relies on parish jails to house many state felony offenders. The state's own facilities hold just under 19,000 people, but there are more than 36,000 serving state time. The rest go to parish and private facilities. Some of those may be at the Catahoula Parish Correctional Center, and they would show on the roster too.

Jail Roster Coverage in Catahoula Parish

Catahoula Parish is a rural area in central Louisiana. Harrisonburg is the parish seat. Other communities include Jonesville, Sicily Island, and Larto. All arrests in these places go to the same jail and show up on the same Catahoula Parish jail roster.

No cities in Catahoula Parish have their own page on this site. The parish is small and all bookings go through one facility. Use LAVNS or call the jail to find someone arrested anywhere in Catahoula Parish.

Nearby Parish Jail Rosters

These parishes border Catahoula Parish. Each one runs its own jail and posts its own roster. If you are not sure which parish covers a certain address, check before you search so you look in the right place.