Just north of the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Mississippi River is the location of Louisiana. It is surrounded to the west by Texas, to the north by Arkansas, and to the east by Mississippi. During the 18th century, it was a colony of France, but in 1803, as part of the famous Louisiana Purchase, it became an American territory which ultimately, in 1812, became a member of the union. Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana, and the beautiful port city of New Orleans–which is famous for its Mardi Gras festival, delicious food, and jazz music–calls the state home.
Louisiana does not use the term counties in its division but calls them parishes instead. There are 64 parishes in Louisiana, of which 41 are governed by a council called a Police Jury. The other 23 parishes have different forms of governance which include parish commission, president-council, consolidated city/parish, and council-manager.
The judicial system of Louisiana is unique and different from the rest of the states because it is the only civil law state. In a civil law state, a case can only be intervened with or decided by the judicial courts if it is outlined in the state’s statutes.
The power of the judicial system in Louisiana is held by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and District Courts, along with other courts such as the justice of the peace courts, mayor’s courts, city courts, and parish courts.
The justices’ positions are an elective office. Elections coincide with congressional elections, but special elections can be done if there happens to be a vacancy in a judge’s office or there is a newly-created position. The governor has the power to call for this special election and the supreme court can temporarily name an appointee until the position is filled.
Offender Search Web Page
The purpose and specifics of the Offender Search Web Page in each state varies. Read the disclosures carefully. Updates to the database could be biweekly, monthly and daily depending on the states Corrections Department schedule. Some searches show offenders incarcerated in the entire prison system including county jails and some only state prisons. Sometimes historical offender data is available and sometimes only current inmate records are listed. Youth and adult offenders are sometimes located on separate search portals.
State Offender Search: http://doc.louisiana.gov/offender-locator/
Jails
- Vernon Parish Correctional Facility, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Rapides Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Richland Parish Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Sabine Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- St. Bernard Parish Prison, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- St. James Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- St. Landry Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- St. Martin Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Tangipahoa Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Union Parish Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Ouachita Parish Correctional Facility, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Washington Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- West Feliciana Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Winn Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Lafayette Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- New Orleans Parish Prison System, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Terrebonne Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Mamou City, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Jennings City, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Amite City, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Evangeline Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Avoyelles Parish, LA Inmate Roster
- Beauregard Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Bienville Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Caldwell Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Catahoula Parish Jail & Detention Fac, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Claiborne Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Concordia Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- De Soto Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- East Carroll Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Acadia Parish, LA Inmate Roster
- Franklin Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Grant Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Iberia Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Iberville Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Jackson Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Jefferson Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- La Salle Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Lincoln Parish Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Livingston Parish, LA Jail Inmate Roster
- Madison Parish Detention Center, LA Jail Inmate Roster