• Address: Allen Parish Public Safety Complex, 7340 LA-26 West, Oberlin, LA 70655. It stands on the north side of the highway just west of town.
• Detention center: 337-639-4353.
• Sheriff's office: 337-639-4353 is also the line the sheriff gives for jail questions.

The same complex houses 911 dispatch, patrol and the warrants office, so most errors can be sorted out in one stop.

Open the roster and search by name or sort by date. Newest bookings sit at the top. Each line carries: - a booking number - the arresting agency - the booking date - the charges - a photo

Bond amounts can trail the real numbers, so confirm by phone.

Yes. In late October 2026 every name on the Oberlin roster had a booking photo. For a copy, members of the press or public can ask the sheriff at 337-639-4353. Act 281 of 2024 let Louisiana agencies release booking photos before trial starting August 1, 2024. Under that same law, a website charging money for removal must drop the image free within 7 days for anyone cleared, never charged, pardoned or expunged. ICE detainee photos are sought through ICE's FOIA page; federal arrest photos stay with the U.S. Marshals.

Possible reasons: bond was posted, intake is still going, the person went to a hospital, or another parish made the arrest. Oakdale and Kinder sit near three parish lines, so also try: - Jefferson Davis Parish Jail - Evangeline Parish Jail - Beauregard Parish Jail - Rapides Parish Detention Center

A two-minute call to 337-639-4353 beats guessing.

For minor offenses, an officer may write a summons listing a court day. No booking follows, so the roster stays blank. Mayor's courts in the small towns and the district court in Oberlin hear these. Go on the date written on the paper, or a warrant can follow.

Louisiana's Article 230.1 requires a judge to see anyone still jailed within 72 hours of arrest, though Saturdays, Sundays and holidays don't count. The judge looks at bail and can name a public defender. If the deadline passes without a hearing, release on personal recognizance follows.

Judges of the 33rd Judicial District set it, weighing the charge, past arrests and the odds of showing up for each date. Choices include cash, a property bond, a signature bond, or a bondsman, who may charge at most 12 percent. The roster amount may lag, so ask the jail. Our Allen bail guide goes deeper.

Start at the detention desk, 337-639-4353, for the total and accepted payment types. Bond papers and refunds after the case are kept by the Clerk of Court at the courthouse, 400 W. Sixth Avenue, Oberlin, LA 70655, 337-639-4351. Mail: P.O. Box 248, Oberlin, LA 70655.

Felony and state misdemeanor cases go to the 33rd Judicial District Court in the Oberlin courthouse. The district attorney's office is at 105 S. 5th Street, Oberlin, LA 70655 (P.O. Box 839), 337-639-2641, open 8 to noon and 1 to 4 on weekdays. See our court guide for each stage.

People short on money for counsel get one named at that first hearing. The defender office is in the courthouse building, 400 West Sixth Avenue, Oberlin, LA 70655, 337-639-2475, weekdays 8 to 3. Families may call to learn how screening works.

The roster lists charge names only. For the docket number and next date, phone the clerk at 337-639-4351 with the name and birthday. The DA's office answers questions about whether charges were filed.

Ring the detention center at 337-639-4353 and ask for medical. Share the drug names, doses and the pharmacy. Jail medical staff decide what is given. Raise any suicide worry right away.

The sheriff posts visiting rules in its jail section; call 337-639-4353 for more information. Our guides cover each topic: - Visiting - Phone calls and tablet messages - Deposits - Mail

Our jail store guide explains how Oberlin inmates buy snacks.

Usually a few hours while records are cleared and property is returned. Ask the desk before you drive to LA-26 so you are not waiting in the lot.

After sentencing they often wait in Oberlin until state corrections moves them to a reception center and then a prison. Phone the state locator at 225-383-4580 with a DOC number, or with name and birth date. Our Louisiana state prisons list covers every site.

The sheriff's warrants office sits inside the Public Safety Complex in Oberlin and can be reached at 337-639-4353. A warrant from a town court goes through that town hall instead. Allen Parish doesn't publish a list of names, and the state of Louisiana has no public warrant search, so asking by phone is normal. If it turns out there is one, a lawyer can arrange for your family member to surrender at Allen Parish Jail, and having bond lined up keeps the stay short. Skipped an Oberlin hearing? The Clerk of Court at 400 W. Sixth Avenue (337-639-4351) can say how to request a new one.

Allen keeps under-17 suspects apart from adults, and whether they stay locked up is a juvenile judge's call. The clerk at 337-639-4351 can point you to the juvenile section. A 17-year-old charged on or after April 19, 2024, is handled as an adult.

Federal prosecutions here run through the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division. Clerk: 611 Broad Street, Suite 188, Lake Charles, LA 70601, 337-437-3870. Oberlin defendants on federal charges first face a magistrate judge. That judge applies the Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. 3142) and chooses release terms or detention after a pretrial services report, with no money schedule. Pretrial federal prisoners can be boarded in parish jails by the U.S. Marshals, Lake Charles office, 611 Broad Street, Suite 137, Lake Charles, LA 70601, 337-437-7213. Once sentenced, use the BOP inmate locator.

In plain steps: 1. Booking fingerprints reach federal systems, and ICE may lodge a detainer. 2. Paying the parish bond leaves that detainer in place. 3. Oberlin staff can keep the person for up to 48 hours beyond their release time so ICE can take custody. 4. With no pickup in that window, the detainer lapses. 5. Act 314 of 2024 tells Louisiana agencies to honor detainers.

Look the person up in the ICE detainee locator using the A-number with country of birth, or else name plus birthday. ICE's New Orleans Field Office is at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087; detention questions go to 888-351-4024.

Register with LA VINE to follow someone held in Oberlin. The free service tracks custody statewide, and Oberlin transfers or releases set off an alert by text, call or email.

Be wary of anyone who calls you first asking for payment cards or app transfers. Bond money goes only to the Oberlin jail, the clerk's office, or an agent you hired yourself. Check with the jail at 337-639-4353 first.

Check the arresting agency on the roster, then call: - Allen Parish Sheriff's Office: all rural areas and backup for towns, 337-639-4353. - Oakdale: city hall 318-335-3629. - Oberlin: town hall 337-639-4333. - Kinder: town hall 337-738-2620. - Elizabeth: village hall 318-634-5100. - Reeves: village hall 337-749-2000.

Ask any of those halls for the local chief. State troopers patrol the highways. All of them book state prisoners into the Oberlin jail. Emergencies in Oberlin go to 911.