Find Booking Records in Bienville Parish
Bienville Parish booking releases are managed by the Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office in Arcadia. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for individuals arrested in the parish and serves as the custodian of arrest records. You can search current inmate status through the LAVINE roster online or call the sheriff's office directly for information about someone in custody at the Bienville Parish Jail.
Bienville Parish Quick Facts
Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office
The Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff John E. Ballance, is located at 100 Courthouse Drive in Arcadia. The sheriff's office maintains arrest records for everyone booked in the parish and provides public access to those records on request. While the office may not offer a direct online database for mugshots, staff can assist with inquiries about inmate presence, booking dates, and charges when you provide the person's identifying information.
The Bienville Parish Jail's main booking and records phone number is (318) 263-2215. Staff can tell you whether someone is in custody, their booking date, and the charges filed when you call during business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. For written correspondence about a specific inmate, you can also reach the office by email at jballance@bienvillesheriff.org.
| Sheriff | Sheriff John E. Ballance |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 Courthouse Drive, Arcadia, LA 71001 |
| Mailing Address | PO Box 328, Arcadia, LA 71001 |
| Phone | 318-263-2215 |
| Fax (Office) | 318-263-7418 |
| jballance@bienvillesheriff.org | |
| Hours | Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Website | bienvillesheriff.org |
Bienville Parish Booking Releases Online
The Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office provides a roster of incarcerated offenders to the public in the interest of public safety. This information is offered as a public service and reflects current custody status at the Bienville Parish Jail.
For live inmate data, check the LAVINE roster at bienville.lavns.org. This system is administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement as part of the statewide Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System. It draws from the jail booking system and updates in real time with custody changes at the Bienville Parish Jail.
VINELink at vinelink.com lets anyone register for free notifications about a specific person's custody status. The system covers all 64 Louisiana parishes and connects to the national VINE network. Call 1-866-528-6748 for 24-hour support in over 200 languages.
What Bienville Parish Booking Records Show
Booking records from Bienville Parish are public under Louisiana Revised Statute 44:3(4)(a). Under that law, the booking of a person as defined in Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 228 is a public record. That includes the person's name, the charges filed, the booking date and time, and the location of the alleged offense.
What you can access through the LAVINE roster or a direct records request includes the basic booking data that documents a person's entry into Bienville Parish custody. Records tied to active criminal investigations and pending litigation are not part of the public record under R.S. 44:3. The Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office makes available the initial booking information as required by law.
Note: An arrest or booking is not proof of guilt. Everyone booked at the Bienville Parish Jail is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.
How to Request Bienville Parish Records
To request copies of booking records or arrest reports from Bienville Parish, contact the sheriff's office at 100 Courthouse Drive in Arcadia. You can call 318-263-2215, email jballance@bienvillesheriff.org, or mail written requests to PO Box 328, Arcadia, LA 71001. Records requests may require valid identification. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Louisiana's public records law under R.S. 44:32 requires the custodian of records to respond within three business days of a written request. The response must either provide the records or explain in writing why they cannot be released. Copy fees may apply under Louisiana's standard fee schedule.
For state-level inmates transferred out of Bienville Parish, contact the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections at their automated locator line (225) 383-4580, which runs 24 hours a day. You can also submit records requests to docpublicrecords@la.gov or by mail to P.O. Box 94304, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. The DPS&C offender information page covers how to find and track state inmates.