Evangeline Parish Booking Releases
Evangeline Parish booking releases are maintained by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office in Ville Platte. The parish provides an online inmate roster that lists current detainees in custody, including names, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and release dates. The LAVINE roster is the main live source for current Evangeline Parish booking releases, and the sheriff's office can be contacted directly for phone-based inmate inquiries.
Evangeline Parish Quick Facts
Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office serves the parish from Ville Platte, the parish seat in south-central Louisiana. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for individuals arrested within Evangeline Parish by any law enforcement agency operating in the area. According to FBI UCR arrest reports, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office and the Basile Police Department combined recorded 577 arrests between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2025, giving a sense of the booking volume the parish handles.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office provides access to arrest records through its Inmate Roster Page, which shows current detainees in custody. The roster includes names, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and release dates where applicable. For inquiries not answered through the online tools, contact the sheriff's office directly in Ville Platte for current inmate status and booking information.
| Sheriff's Office | Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Parish Seat | Ville Platte, LA |
| LAVINE Roster | evangeline.lavns.org |
Evangeline Parish Booking Releases Online
The main online source for Evangeline Parish booking releases is the LAVINE roster at evangeline.lavns.org. This system connects to the jail booking database and shows who is currently in custody at the Evangeline Parish Jail. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement maintains this system as part of the statewide LAVINE network covering all 64 Louisiana parishes.
The Evangeline Parish inmate roster shows current detainees including their names, booking dates, the charges filed, bond amounts, and release dates. This information is updated regularly to reflect the most current booking activity in the parish.
VINELink at vinelink.com allows anyone to sign up for free automatic notifications when a specific person's custody status changes. The service runs 24 hours a day with support in over 200 languages at 1-866-528-6748. If you need immediate confirmation of inmate status, contact the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office in Ville Platte directly for an in-person roster review during business hours.
What Evangeline Parish Booking Records Show
Booking records in Evangeline Parish are public under Louisiana Revised Statute 44:3(4)(a), which makes the booking of a person under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 228 a public document. The public portion of a booking record covers the person's name and identifying information, the charges filed, the booking date and time, and the location of the alleged offense.
The Evangeline Parish inmate roster includes names, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and release dates for individuals currently in custody. Records tied to active criminal investigations and pending litigation are not public under R.S. 44:3. Those portions can be withheld by law enforcement while cases are still open.
Note: A booking records an arrest, not a conviction. All individuals booked at the Evangeline Parish Jail are presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
How to Request Evangeline Parish Records
To request copies of booking records or arrest reports from Evangeline Parish, contact the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office in Ville Platte. Requests can be made in person, by phone, or in writing. For court records, contact the Clerk of Court's office in Ville Platte. Include the full name of the person you're searching for, the approximate booking date, and the charges if you know them.
Louisiana's public records law, R.S. 44:32, requires the custodian of records to respond within three business days of a written request. The custodian must provide the records or explain in writing why they cannot be released. Copy fees may apply under the standard Louisiana fee schedule.
For state-level inmates transferred from Evangeline Parish, the Louisiana DPS&C automated locator at (225) 383-4580 is available 24 hours a day. Records requests can be sent to docpublicrecords@la.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 94304, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. The DPS&C offender information page explains how to locate state inmates and what records are available.