This privately run reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Official Contacts and Records
Use the record holder that matches the question. The Sheriff’s normal contact page specifically directs legal, FOIA, and public-records requests to its PIR email.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office1592 East Prudhomme Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Main line: 337-948-6516
Public-records email: pir@slpsheriff.com
Jail and corrections line: 337-948-5804
The Sheriff publishes no set booking-photo fee, guaranteed response time, or records-counter hours in the reviewed material. Patrol operates around the clock, but that does not mean records staff are always available. Ask about fees before a large copy request.
- For a booking record or releasable photo, start with the countywide records and roster instructions, then send a precise request to the Sheriff’s PIR email.
- For a fresh arrest, check the Sheriff roster and call the jail line if processing or a portal outage may be causing delay.
- For release or transfer alerts, use Louisiana VINE; only the holding agency can confirm the live status.
- For case disposition, filings, or certified copies, contact the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court rather than the jail.
- For a person serving a Louisiana state sentence, use Louisiana DPS&C inmate information; DOC is not the parish booking custodian.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP or ICE locator that fits the custody type.