St. John the Baptist Parish Busted Mugshots
St. John the Baptist Parish busted mugshots are available through the sheriff's office and the LAVNS inmate search system. Sheriff Mike Tregre runs the office from the West Airline Highway location in LaPlace where all parish arrests are processed. Booking photos and arrest charges go into the public jail roster after each intake. You can search for St. John the Baptist Parish inmates online for free or use the sheriff's mobile app. This page covers the tools and steps for looking up busted mugshots and arrest records in St. John the Baptist Parish.
St. John the Baptist Parish Quick Facts
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mugshots
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is the main source for busted mugshots in this parish. Sheriff Mike Tregre oversees all law enforcement and jail operations. The main office is at 1801 West Airline Highway in LaPlace. You can call (985) 652-9513 for questions about arrests, bookings, or to check if someone has a mugshot on file. The sheriff's office posts booking data to the public roster as part of standard jail operations.
St. John the Baptist Parish has a free mobile app for the public. The app gives you access to inmate info, warrants, and crime mapping right from your phone. It is a fast way to check St. John the Baptist Parish busted mugshots without going to a website. The app pulls from the same data as the jail booking system, so the mugshots and arrest charges match what you would see on the online roster. Download it from your app store and search by name.
| Main Office |
1801 West Airline Hwy. LaPlace, LA 70068 Phone: (985) 652-9513 |
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St. John the Baptist Parish Jail Facilities
St. John the Baptist Parish runs two jail facilities. All busted mugshots in the parish start at one of these locations. The booking process is the same at both. Jail staff takes a photo, records the charges, and enters the data into the system. Once booking is complete, the mugshot shows up on the public roster.
The Sherman Walker Correctional Center is at 100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive in LaPlace. You can reach it at (985) 359-8716. This facility handles a large share of the parish's inmate population. The second facility is the St. John Parish Prison at 1801 West Airline Highway in LaPlace, which shares the address with the sheriff's main office. The prison phone is (985) 652-9513 and you can also email p.hebert@stjohnsheriff.org for questions about inmates. Between the two locations, St. John the Baptist Parish has enough capacity to process all local arrests and house inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences.
| Sherman Walker Correctional Center |
100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive LaPlace, LA 70068 Phone: (985) 359-8716 |
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| St. John Parish Prison |
1801 West Airline Highway LaPlace, LA 70068 Phone: (985) 652-9513 Email: p.hebert@stjohnsheriff.org |
Note: Inmates may be housed at either facility regardless of where the arrest took place in St. John the Baptist Parish.
LAVNS Inmate Search for St. John the Baptist Parish
LAVNS is the Louisiana Victim Notification System. It tracks jail inmates across every parish in the state. The St. John the Baptist Parish LAVNS portal lets you search for current inmates by name. Each result shows the person's mugshot, booking date, arrest charges, and bond amount. The data flows from the jail booking system, so it reflects what the St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff has on record.
Here is what the St. John the Baptist Parish LAVNS search page looks like.
The LAVNS roster for St. John the Baptist Parish updates in real time as new bookings come in and as people bond out. It is free to use. No login is needed. Just type a first or last name and hit search. If someone was recently booked in St. John the Baptist Parish, their busted mugshot should show up here within a few hours of the arrest. Older arrest records may fall off the active list but can be obtained through a records request.
St. John the Baptist Parish Arrest Records
Louisiana's Public Records Act under La. R.S. 44:1 makes arrest records and busted mugshots public. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office must provide access to booking data when you make a valid request. You can call (985) 652-9513 to ask about a specific arrest or submit a written request to the office in LaPlace.
Some records may be held back if they tie to an active investigation. La. R.S. 44:4.1 lists exemptions that let law enforcement keep certain info confidential while a case is still open. But once the booking is done and the case moves to the court, the basic arrest data and mugshot are available to the public. The custodian of records in St. John the Baptist Parish has three business days to respond to your request under state law.
People who were arrested but never convicted can seek to have their St. John the Baptist Parish records expunged. Under La. R.S. 44:9, expungement removes the busted mugshot and booking record from public view. Once granted, the arrest should no longer show on the LAVNS roster or the sheriff's search tools.
Busted Mugshots and Background Checks
La. R.S. 15:587 covers criminal history records in Louisiana. This law sets rules for background checks through the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. A full background check is different from a simple mugshot lookup. It shows all arrests and convictions on a person's record, not just what is on the current St. John the Baptist Parish jail roster. For a basic mugshot search, the LAVNS portal or the sheriff's app is enough. A background check takes more time and may have a fee.
St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk of Court Eliana DeFrancesch maintains all court case files for St. John the Baptist Parish. Her office is the place to go when you want the court outcome tied to a busted mugshot. Did the case go to trial? Was there a plea? Were charges dropped? The clerk has those answers. Call (985) 497-3331 or write to P.O. Box 280, Edgard, LA 70049-0280.
Court records give you the full story behind an arrest. A mugshot tells you someone was booked in St. John the Baptist Parish. The court file tells you what happened next. Many people start with the jail roster to find the busted mugshot, then follow up with the clerk to see how the case turned out. Criminal case files include the charges filed, any plea agreements, trial results, and sentencing details if there was a conviction.
St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney
District Attorney Bridget A. Dinvaut handles criminal cases in St. John the Baptist Parish. Her office at (985) 652-9757 decides which arrests move forward to prosecution. The DA does not post busted mugshots, but their decisions shape what happens to each arrest case. If charges get dropped, the person may later file to expunge their St. John the Baptist Parish booking record and mugshot from public databases.
Cities in St. John the Baptist Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish includes LaPlace, Edgard, Reserve, and other communities along the Mississippi River. All arrests in the parish go through the sheriff's office for booking. City police departments send inmates to the St. John the Baptist Parish jail for processing, so all busted mugshots end up on the same roster.
LaPlace is the largest community in St. John the Baptist Parish. It is where the sheriff's main office and both jail facilities are located. Arrests made in LaPlace by local police or parish deputies all get booked at the same St. John the Baptist Parish detention facilities and show up on the same mugshot roster.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes border St. John the Baptist Parish. Each has its own sheriff's office, jail, and busted mugshots system. If you are looking for someone and they are not on the St. John the Baptist Parish roster, try checking a neighboring parish. They may have been booked in a different jurisdiction.