Grant Parish Booking Releases
Grant Parish booking releases are maintained by the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office in Colfax. The parish jail holds individuals arrested within Grant Parish before they are bailed out or their cases move to sentencing. The LAVINE roster is the main online resource for current booking release data in Grant Parish. You can also contact the sheriff's office directly to inquire about inmate status and booking records.
Grant Parish Quick Facts
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office
The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office is located in Colfax, the parish seat of Grant Parish in central Louisiana. The sheriff's office is responsible for all law enforcement in unincorporated Grant Parish and handles bookings for arrests made within the parish. The sheriff's mailing address is P.O. Box 187, Colfax, LA. All bookings for individuals arrested by parish deputies or local agencies operating in Grant Parish are processed through the parish jail.
For questions about someone in custody at the Grant Parish Jail, contact the sheriff's office directly in Colfax. Staff can confirm current inmate status, booking dates, and charges when you provide the person's full name and identifying information. Phone inquiries are the most direct way to check custody status when online tools do not show a clear result.
| Sheriff's Office | Grant Parish Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Mailing Address | P.O. Box 187, Colfax, LA |
| Parish Seat | Colfax, LA |
| Records Fee | $35 for records requests |
| LAVINE Roster | grant.lavns.org |
Grant Parish Booking Releases Online
The main online tool for Grant Parish booking releases is the LAVINE roster at grant.lavns.org. This live system is maintained by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement as part of the statewide Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System covering all 64 parishes. When the roster is available online, it reflects current custody status for anyone held at the Grant Parish Jail.
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 the LAVINE roster does not show the person you're looking for, call the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office directly. A phone inquiry is the most direct way to confirm whether someone is currently in custody and to get current booking release details for Grant Parish.
What Grant Parish Booking Records Show
Grant Parish booking records 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 includes the person's name and identifying information, the charges filed, the booking date and time, and the location of the alleged offense.
The LAVINE system provides current custody status and basic booking data for Grant Parish detainees. Records tied to active criminal investigations and pending litigation are not public under R.S. 44:3. Those portions can be withheld by the sheriff's office while cases remain open.
Note: A booking is not a conviction. Everyone booked at the Grant Parish Jail is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
How to Request Grant Parish Records
For copies of booking records or arrest reports from Grant Parish, contact the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office in Colfax. Requests can be made in person or in writing by mail to P.O. Box 187, Colfax, LA. A $35 fee applies for records requests. Include the full name of the person, the approximate booking date, and the charges if known. For court records, contact the Clerk of Court's office in Colfax.
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. The $35 fee must typically be paid before records are released.
For state-level inmates transferred from Grant Parish, the Louisiana DPS&C automated locator at (225) 383-4580 is available 24 hours a day. Records requests can be emailed to docpublicrecords@la.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 94304, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. The DPS&C offender information page provides state inmate location resources.