Richland Parish Booking Releases
Richland Parish booking releases are maintained by the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Neal Harwell in Rayville. The office is at 708 Julia Street, Room 113, Rayville, LA 71269, and can be reached at 318-728-2071. No online booking roster has been identified for Richland Parish, so the LAVINE roster at richland.lavns.org is the main public tool for current custody data.
Richland Parish Quick Facts
Richland Parish Sheriff's Office
The Richland Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Neal Harwell and is located at 708 Julia Street, Room 113, Rayville, LA 71269. The main phone is 318-728-2071, and the fax is 318-728-6454. The office also has a web presence at richlandso.org. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for individuals arrested within Richland Parish and is the official custodian of booking records for the parish.
No online booking roster has been found through the Richland Parish Sheriff's website. For current booking release information, use the LAVINE roster or contact the sheriff's office directly in Rayville during regular business hours.
| Sheriff | Neal Harwell |
|---|---|
| Address | 708 Julia Street, Room 113, Rayville, LA 71269 |
| Phone | 318-728-2071 |
| Fax | 318-728-6454 |
| Website | richlandso.org |
| LAVINE Roster | richland.lavns.org |
Richland Parish Booking Releases Online
The Richland Parish Sheriff's Office website at richlandso.org provides general information about the sheriff's office. An online booking roster has not been identified through the site, so those looking for current booking release data should use the LAVINE roster.
For live custody data, check the LAVINE roster at richland.lavns.org. This system connects directly to the jail booking database and reflects current custody status for anyone held at the Richland Parish Jail. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement maintains this system as part of the statewide LAVINE network covering all 64 Louisiana parishes.
VINELink at vinelink.com lets anyone 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.
What Richland Parish Booking Records Show
Richland 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 roster provides current custody status and basic booking data for Richland Parish detainees. Records tied to active investigations and pending criminal 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 records an arrest, not a conviction. Everyone held at the Richland Parish Jail is presumed innocent unless a court determines otherwise.
How to Request Richland Parish Records
For copies of booking records or arrest reports from Richland Parish, contact Sheriff Neal Harwell's office at 318-728-2071 or visit 708 Julia Street, Room 113, Rayville, LA 71269 in person during regular business hours. For court records, contact the Clerk of Court's office in Rayville. 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 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 Louisiana fee schedule.
For state-level inmates transferred from Richland 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.