Search St. Bernard Parish Jail Roster

The St. Bernard Parish jail roster shows all people held at St. Bernard Parish Prison in Chalmette. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office manages this roster and posts it for public access through an online portal. You can look up inmates by name to find their charges, booking date, and custody status. The roster gets regular updates, so results reflect recent activity at the jail. If someone was arrested in St. Bernard Parish, this is where to start your search.

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office

"The Saint Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office headquarters is located in Chalmette, Louisiana, and is a law enforcement agency that provides public safety for all of St. Bernard Parish." Sheriff James Pohlmann leads the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. The agency handles patrol, investigations, court services, and jail operations across the parish. "Sheriff James Pohlmann is a native of St. Bernard Parish and has been with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office since 1983."

"The Sheriff's Office is St. Bernard Parish's primary law enforcement agency. They are responsible for patrolling the parish and enforcing legal judgments." The office employs a large staff. "Currently, there are more than 250 employees with an operating budget of $25 million." This includes deputies, corrections officers, and support staff who keep the jail roster and other records current for St. Bernard Parish.

Search the St. Bernard Parish Inmate Roster

The main way to search the St. Bernard Parish jail roster is through the LAVNS portal. Visit stbernard.lavns.org to see who is held at St. Bernard Parish Prison. The site lets you search by name. Each result shows the inmate's charges, booking date, and current status. There is no fee to use the portal, and you do not need to make an account.

"This agency is providing this roster of incarcerated offenders to the public and law enforcement in the interest of public safety." The St. Bernard Parish jail roster is meant for public awareness. You can view it at any time. The data comes from the booking system at the jail, so it stays in sync with what is happening at the facility.

The screenshot below shows the St. Bernard Parish inmate roster on the LAVNS portal.

Click any name on the roster to see more details. You can also register for alerts so LAVNS tells you when an inmate's status changes. This is useful if you are tracking a case or waiting for someone to be released from St. Bernard Parish Prison.

Note: The LAVNS portal may lag a few hours behind real-time bookings and releases at the jail.

How Booking Works at St. Bernard Parish Prison

After an arrest in St. Bernard Parish, the person goes to St. Bernard Parish Prison at 1900 Paris Road in Chalmette. Corrections staff run the booking. They record the person's name, date of birth, charges, and take a photo. Fingerprints get collected too. Once the process is done, the inmate appears on the St. Bernard Parish jail roster.

Booking takes time. It can be a couple of hours from the arrest to when the inmate shows up online. If you are trying to find someone who was just picked up, you may want to call the jail at (504) 278-7645. Staff can confirm if a person has been booked before the roster page reflects it. Bond information gets added once a judge sets the amount, which may happen at a first hearing.

The jail holds both parish inmates and some state inmates. St. Bernard Parish Prison has housed overflow from the state system in the past. The jail roster only shows people in custody at the facility, regardless of whether the charges are parish-level or state-level.

St. Bernard Parish Jail Roster and Public Records

Under LSA-R.S. 44:1, Louisiana's Public Records Act, jail rosters are public records. Anyone can view the St. Bernard Parish jail roster. You do not have to be a victim, a family member, or have any connection to a case. The law is clear on this point. Access is open.

Some data has limits. LSA-R.S. 15:574.12 says certain internal records like pre-sentence reports stay private. But the basic booking data on the jail roster, such as the person's name, charges, and booking date, is public. LSA-R.S. 15:1229 created the LAVNS system that powers the online jail roster for St. Bernard Parish and every other parish in the state.

LAVNS and VINELink for St. Bernard Parish

LAVNS covers all 64 parishes in Louisiana. You can use it to search the St. Bernard Parish jail roster or any other parish. The system was created under LSA-R.S. 15:1229 to help crime victims track offenders. But it is open to everyone. Go to VINELink or call 1-866-528-6748 to use the phone version.

The phone line is toll-free and runs all day, every day. Give the person's name and date of birth. The system will tell you if they are in custody in St. Bernard Parish or anywhere else in Louisiana. You can also register for alerts. When the inmate's status changes, you get notified by phone, email, or text. This was built for victims, but anyone can use it.

Note: Juvenile records are not included on the St. Bernard Parish jail roster under LSA-R.S. 14:405.

Contact St. Bernard Parish Prison

St. Bernard Parish Prison is at 1900 Paris Road in Chalmette. The jail phone number is (504) 278-7645. Call for inmate questions, bond info, or visiting hours. The sheriff's office main number is (504) 271-2504 at 2 Courthouse Square.

If you plan to visit, call first. The jail has set visiting days and times. You need a valid ID to get in. Certain items are banned inside the facility. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office website at sbso.org may have the latest rules posted. Mail and inmate funds can be sent through the jail's accepted methods, which staff can explain over the phone.

Cities in St. Bernard Parish

St. Bernard Parish includes Chalmette, Meraux, Arabi, Violet, and other communities along the Mississippi River east of New Orleans. Chalmette is the parish seat. There are no separate city jails here. All arrests in St. Bernard Parish go to St. Bernard Parish Prison. Every person booked ends up on the same jail roster, no matter which community the arrest took place in.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are next to St. Bernard Parish. Each one runs its own jail and keeps a separate inmate roster.