St. James Parish Booking Releases
St. James Parish booking releases are maintained by the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Claude Louis Jr. in Convent. The sheriff's office website at stjamessheriff.com provides an inmate locator tool for the public, along with other online services. The LAVINE roster at stjames.lavns.org is also available for live custody data on anyone currently held in St. James Parish.
St. James Parish Quick Facts
St. James Parish Sheriff's Office
The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Claude Louis Jr. and serves St. James Parish, a River Parish located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans along the Mississippi River. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for individuals arrested within St. James Parish and is the official custodian of booking records for the parish.
The sheriff's office website at stjamessheriff.com provides an inmate locator tool along with other online services including ticket and tax payments. The office is dedicated to serving the St. James Parish community and maintaining public access to booking release data. For questions about a specific person's custody status, contact the sheriff's office directly in Convent.
| Sheriff | Claude Louis Jr. |
|---|---|
| Parish Seat | Convent, LA |
| Website | stjamessheriff.com |
| LAVINE Roster | stjames.lavns.org |
St. James Parish Booking Releases Online
The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office website at stjamessheriff.com provides an inmate locator tool for searching current booking releases and custody status at the St. James Parish Jail. The site also offers other public services including online payments for tickets and taxes.
For live custody data from the statewide system, check the LAVINE roster at stjames.lavns.org. This system connects directly to the jail booking database and reflects current custody status for anyone held at the St. James 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 St. James Parish Booking Records Show
St. James 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 inmate locator and LAVINE roster both provide current custody status and basic booking data for St. James Parish detainees. Records tied to active investigations and pending criminal litigation are not public under R.S. 44:3. The sheriff's office can withhold those portions while cases remain open.
Note: A booking records an arrest, not a conviction. Everyone held at the St. James Parish Jail is presumed innocent unless a court determines otherwise.
How to Request St. James Parish Records
For copies of booking records or arrest reports from St. James Parish, contact the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office in Convent or use the contact form on the sheriff's website at stjamessheriff.com. For court records, contact the Clerk of Court's office in Convent. 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 St. James 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.