Access West Feliciana Parish Recent Arrests

Recent arrests in West Feliciana Parish are handled by the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Francisville. The parish sits along the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge and is part of the 20th Judicial District Court. West Feliciana Parish is notable for being home to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the largest maximum-security prison in the country. West Feliciana Parish arrest records at the parish level are public under Louisiana law, and you can search for West Feliciana Parish inmates and recent arrests through the VINE Link inmate search tool or by contacting the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office. Booking records, mugshots, charges, warrants, and bond amounts from West Feliciana Parish arrests are all accessible to the public.

West Feliciana Sheriff's Office Arrests

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office runs law enforcement for West Feliciana Parish. West Feliciana Parish deputies patrol St. Francisville, Bains, Tunica, and the surrounding rural areas. When someone is arrested in West Feliciana Parish, they are brought to the West Feliciana Parish jail for arrest booking. The arrest booking record includes the arrested person's name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and a mugshot.

Under R.S. 44:1, the initial arrest report is a public record. You can inspect it at no charge during regular office hours. Copy fees may apply for printed documents. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Francisville takes walk-in and phone requests about West Feliciana Parish arrest records.

It is important to note that the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is within West Feliciana Parish, but it is a state facility run by the Department of Corrections. Inmates at Angola are not in the West Feliciana Parish jail system. If you are looking for someone at Angola, use the state DOC tools, not the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office.

How to Find West Feliciana Arrest Records

The fastest free way to check on a recent arrest in West Feliciana Parish is the VINE Link inmate search. It is available 24 hours a day. Select Louisiana and West Feliciana Parish, then search for arrested individuals by name. Results show inmate custody status, charges, bond, and detention facility. Free, anonymous alerts are available by phone, email, or text.

For court records, the West Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court has case files from the 20th Judicial District Court. The initial West Feliciana Parish arrest report is always public. Records from active West Feliciana Parish cases may have limits under R.S. 44:3.

The Feliciana Probation and Parole Office covers this parish. Call (225) 683-5012. The office also serves East Feliciana Parish and parts of East Baton Rouge.

If the person is in state custody, use the Louisiana DOC website or call (225) 383-4580 for the automated offender locator. The LAVNS system covers state-supervised individuals as well.

West Feliciana Parish Inmate Search

The VINE Link search portal is the primary free tool for looking up inmates in West Feliciana Parish.

Select Louisiana and West Feliciana Parish to find current inmates and view their charges.

VINE Link covers all Louisiana parishes, including West Feliciana Parish. No login is needed for basic West Feliciana Parish arrest searches. Register for free alerts if you want to track a West Feliciana Parish inmate's custody status. The service is anonymous.

Note: Recent West Feliciana Parish bookings may take a few hours to appear. For the most current data, call the West Feliciana Parish jail.

State Arrest Record Resources

The Louisiana DOC facility directory lists all state prison locations, including Angola in West Feliciana Parish.

Use this page to find someone who has been sentenced to state prison. The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is the state's largest facility.

Louisiana is a closed record state for full criminal history. Under R.S. 15:587, the computerized criminal history is restricted. Only authorized agencies and the person whose record it is can access the full file. Current West Feliciana Parish booking data from the parish level is public.

State offender records are also limited. Under R.S. 15:574.12, only the offender's age, offense, conviction date, sentence length, and misconduct are public. Other details are not released.

What Arrest Records Show

West Feliciana Parish arrest booking records include the arrested person's full name, date of birth, physical description, charges, bond amount, and mugshot. The arresting agency is listed in the West Feliciana Parish arrest record. This arrest information is all public under Louisiana law.

Arrest record expungement is available for some West Feliciana Parish arrests. Misdemeanor arrest records can be expunged after five years. Some felony arrest records may qualify. The fee is $250 to the Bureau of Criminal Identification, plus court costs. Contact the 20th Judicial District Court for guidance.

West Feliciana Parish is a small, rural parish. The West Feliciana Parish jail holds a limited number of people. If you search VINE Link and find no West Feliciana Parish arrest results, the arrested person may have already been released from West Feliciana Parish custody or moved to another detention facility. The parish is best known for the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, but that is a state-level facility with thousands of inmates. Those inmates are in the state DOC system, not the parish system. Use the state tools if you need to find someone at Angola.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes border West Feliciana Parish. An arrest near the parish line could have been processed in a neighboring jurisdiction.