Tensas Parish Booking Releases
Tensas Parish booking releases are maintained by the Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Joseph. The sheriff's office website at tensasso.org provides access to a jail roster for the parish. The LAVINE roster at tensas.lavns.org is also available for live custody data on anyone currently held in Tensas Parish custody.
Tensas Parish Quick Facts
Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office
The Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office serves Tensas Parish from St. Joseph, the parish seat located in northeastern Louisiana on the Mississippi River. Tensas Parish is one of Louisiana's smallest parishes by population. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for individuals arrested within the parish and is the official custodian of booking records for Tensas Parish.
The sheriff's office website at tensasso.org provides access to a jail roster for the public. Contact the Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Joseph directly for questions about specific individuals in custody, bond information, or booking dates.
| Sheriff's Office | Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Parish Seat | St. Joseph, LA |
| Website | tensasso.org |
| LAVINE Roster | tensas.lavns.org |
Tensas Parish Booking Releases Online
The Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office website at tensasso.org provides a jail roster for checking current booking releases and custody status at the Tensas Parish Jail.
For live custody data from the statewide system, check the LAVINE roster at tensas.lavns.org. This system connects directly to the jail booking database and reflects current custody status for anyone held at the Tensas 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 Tensas Parish Booking Records Show
Tensas 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 jail roster and LAVINE roster both provide current custody status and basic booking data for Tensas 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 Tensas Parish Jail is presumed innocent unless a court determines otherwise.
How to Request Tensas Parish Records
For copies of booking records or arrest reports from Tensas Parish, contact the Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office in St. Joseph. Requests can be made in person, by phone, or in writing. For court records, contact the Clerk of Court's office in St. Joseph. Include the full name of the person, 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 Tensas 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.