St. Mary Parish Recent Arrests

Recent arrests in St. Mary Parish are handled by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office, based in Franklin. The parish stretches across the Bayou Teche region in south Louisiana and is part of the 16th Judicial District Court. All St. Mary Parish arrest bookings go through the St. Mary Parish detention center, and the resulting arrest records are available to the public under Louisiana law. You can search for St. Mary Parish inmates and recent arrests using the VINE Link inmate search tool, or contact the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office for arrest information including charges, bond amounts, mugshots, and custody status. Warrants and booking records from St. Mary Parish are also part of the public record.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Arrests

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office manages law enforcement for the entire parish. St. Mary Parish deputies make arrests in Franklin, Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, and surrounding communities. When someone is arrested and booked into the St. Mary Parish jail, an arrest record is created. That arrest record lists their name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and mugshot.

Under R.S. 44:1, the initial arrest report is a public record. Anyone of legal age can inspect it during regular office hours. There is no fee to view the record, but copies may cost a small per-page amount. You can visit the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office in Franklin or call to ask about a specific St. Mary Parish booking.

St. Mary Parish is covered by the New Iberia Probation and Parole Office at (337) 373-0014. This office also handles Iberia and St. Martin parishes. People on probation or parole in St. Mary Parish report to this office for supervision.

How to Look Up St. Mary Parish Arrests

The easiest way to check on a recent arrest in St. Mary Parish is through the VINE Link inmate search. This free arrest records tool is available around the clock. Go to the site, select Louisiana, and pick St. Mary Parish. Search by name to see if someone is currently in custody at the St. Mary Parish jail. Results show charges, bond, and detention facility information for St. Mary Parish arrests. You can also register for free alerts.

For court records tied to a St. Mary Parish arrest, the St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court keeps files from the 16th Judicial District Court. The St. Mary Parish clerk's office can provide case numbers, court dates, and copies of filings. Some records from active cases may be restricted per R.S. 44:3, though the initial arrest report stays public.

If the person has been sentenced and sent to state prison, the Louisiana DOC can help you find them. Call (225) 383-4580 for the automated offender locator, or use the LAVNS system online.

St. Mary Parish Inmate Search

The VINE Link inmate search covers all Louisiana parishes including St. Mary.

Select Louisiana and St. Mary Parish to search for inmates by name and view their charges and custody status.

VINE Link is free to use for St. Mary Parish inmate searches. No account is needed for basic searches. If you want to get custody alerts when someone arrested in St. Mary Parish is released, you can register with your phone number or email. The alerts are anonymous and free.

Note: Brand-new St. Mary Parish arrests may not appear right away. Give it a few hours or call the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office for the latest arrest information.

Louisiana State Arrest Resources

The Louisiana DOC facility directory lists all state prison locations with phone numbers and addresses.

If someone from St. Mary Parish has been convicted and moved to state prison, this page will help you locate the facility.

Louisiana is a closed record state for full criminal history. Under R.S. 15:587, the computerized criminal history system is restricted. Only authorized agencies and the individual whose record it is can get the full history. Current St. Mary Parish booking and arrest records from the parish level are available through the sources on this page.

State offender records have limited public access under R.S. 15:574.12. You can see the person's age, offense, conviction date, sentence length, and misconduct during incarceration. Other information is not released, even for St. Mary Parish cases.

Arrest Record Expungement

If charges were dropped or the person arrested in St. Mary Parish was found not guilty, they may qualify to have the St. Mary Parish arrest record expunged. Louisiana allows misdemeanor expungement after five years. Some felonies can be expunged too. The fee is $250 to the Bureau of Criminal Identification, plus court costs. The expungement must go through the court in the parish where the arrest happened.

Once expunged, the St. Mary Parish arrest record is no longer visible in standard arrest searches. St. Mary Parish law enforcement can still access it in some situations. For more details, contact the 16th Judicial District Court or a St. Mary Parish criminal defense attorney.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are near St. Mary Parish. If you cannot find an arrest record in the St. Mary Parish system, the arrest may have been made in a bordering parish with a separate jail and booking system.