Orleans Parish Booking Releases
Orleans Parish booking releases are maintained by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) at the Orleans Justice Center, 2800 Perdido Street in New Orleans. OPSO provides a full detainee search system with mugshots and a Docket Master tool showing court proceedings. The LAVINE roster at orleans.lavns.org provides an additional live feed of current custody data for anyone held in Orleans Parish.
Orleans Parish Quick Facts
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) operates the Orleans Justice Center at 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. This is Central Lockup for Orleans Parish. The main office phone is (504) 202-9339. General inquiries can be sent to contactus@opso.us.
OPSO maintains a full detainee search system on its website at opso.us. The search includes mugshots and current custody status. OPSO also offers the Docket Master tool, which shows a summary of all court proceedings that have been scheduled or have already occurred. To use Docket Master, go to opso.us and click the Docket Master link, then enter the person's name, race, and gender.
For records held by OPSO, contact the Record Room at recordroom@opso.us or call (504) 827-8563. For records related to New Orleans Police Department arrests, submit a public records request through the City of New Orleans portal at nola.gov.
| Sheriff's Office | Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) |
|---|---|
| Address | 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 |
| Phone | (504) 202-9339 |
| contactus@opso.us | |
| Record Room | recordroom@opso.us | (504) 827-8563 |
| Website | opso.us |
| LAVINE Roster | orleans.lavns.org |
Orleans Parish Booking Releases Online
OPSO provides a full detainee search at opso.us with names, mugshots, and current custody status for anyone held at the Orleans Justice Center. The site also links to the Docket Master, which shows a complete summary of court proceedings tied to any booked individual. This makes Orleans Parish one of the more detailed online booking release systems in Louisiana.
The New Orleans Police Department website at nola.gov provides information about NOPD operations and public records. NOPD handles arrests made by city officers, while OPSO handles the jail and bookings for all Orleans Parish detainees.
The LAVINE roster at orleans.lavns.org gives an additional live feed of current custody status at the Orleans Justice Center. This statewide system is maintained by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and covers all 64 parishes.
VINELink at vinelink.com lets anyone register for free automatic custody notifications. The service runs around the clock in over 200 languages at 1-866-528-6748.
What Orleans Parish Booking Records Show
Orleans 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 includes the person's name and identifying information, the charges filed, the booking date and time, and the location of the alleged offense.
OPSO's detainee search and Docket Master both provide current custody status and court proceeding summaries. Records tied to active investigations and pending litigation are not public under R.S. 44:3 and can be withheld while cases remain open. The Independent Police Monitor at 2714 Canal Street, Suite 201, New Orleans 70119 — reachable at (504) 309-9799 or policemonitor@nolaipm.gov — handles oversight of NOPD and is another resource for complaints or records concerns.
Note: A booking is not a conviction. Every person booked at the Orleans Justice Center is presumed innocent unless a court finds otherwise.
How to Request Orleans Parish Records
For OPSO booking records, email recordroom@opso.us or call (504) 827-8563. You can also visit 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 in person. For New Orleans Police Department records, submit a public records request via the City of New Orleans portal at nola.gov. Include the full name, the approximate booking date, and the charges if known.
Louisiana's public records law, R.S. 44:32, requires the custodian to respond within three business days of a written request. The response must provide the records or explain in writing why they cannot be released. Copy fees may apply.
For state-level inmates transferred from Orleans 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.