• Bienville Parish Jail: 100 Courthouse Drive, Arcadia, LA 71001, in the courthouse complex.
• Jail and sheriff: 318-263-2215.

Spell the name and give the birth date when you call.

Call the Arcadia jail at 318-263-2215. Staff can usually tell you whether the person is being held, the charges, the Bienville bond and any outside hold. Ask for the booking number too, because you'll need it for deposits, mail and the bond paperwork.

Booking photos are available on request. Residents and news outlets may ask the sheriff at 318-263-2215. Act 281 of 2024, effective August 1, 2024, ended Louisiana's ban on pre-conviction release. Any site charging to remove an image must delete it free within 7 days for a person found not guilty, never charged, pardoned or expunged. Immigration detainee records go through ICE FOIA. Federal photos are U.S. Marshals records.

I-20 arrests near the parish line may land next door: - Jackson Parish Jail, 318-395-6400 - Bossier Parish Maximum Security, 318-326-4405 - Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Facility (Webster) - Lincoln Parish Detention Center - Claiborne Parish Detention Center - Natchitoches Parish Detention Center

Often. Town officers and deputies write summonses for minor offenses, so no booking happens. Mayor's courts in Arcadia and other towns hear local violations. Skipping the date leads to a warrant.

Article 230.1 (read it) gives 72 hours from arrest, weekends and holidays aside, for a jailed person to see a judge. The 2nd Judicial District judge handles bail and counsel. Missing that limit means release without money bail.

A 2nd district judge sets the amount. It can be paid in cash, backed by land, signed for, or bought through a licensed bail agent, whose premium tops out at 12 percent. Ask the jail for the figure, then read our Bienville bail guide. The Clerk of Court, 100 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1100, Arcadia, LA 71001, 318-263-2123, keeps bond files and handles refunds.

The 2nd Judicial District Court, which sits in Arcadia and in Claiborne and Jackson parishes. The clerk at 318-263-2123 gives dates and docket numbers. Our court guide covers each stage, the DA and public defender contacts.

At the first Arcadia court date, the person may request appointed counsel. The 2nd district public defender's office, which covers Bienville, Claiborne and Jackson parishes, takes those cases and answers at 318-263-7435.

The Arcadia jail takes these calls at 318-263-2215. Give the name of each drug, the dose and the pharmacy that fills it. The jail's medical staff decide what the person receives. If you believe there is any risk of self-harm, tell them right away.

Call the Arcadia jail at 318-263-2215 to ask about visiting days and Arcadia deposit options. Our guides explain visiting, phone calls, messages, deposits and mail. For Arcadia store orders, see our commissary guide.

Most people walk out a few hours after bond is posted, once staff finish the paperwork and check for holds. Call the jail at 318-263-2215 before you drive to Arcadia to make sure the release is under way.

The Arcadia jail keeps state-sentenced inmates until the Department of Corrections has a reception bed open. To find out where someone is, phone 225-383-4580 and give a DOC number, or a name with the date of birth. Our Louisiana state prisons list describes each prison.

Phone the Bienville sheriff at 318-263-2215, or the town hall if a town court issued it. There is no online list of wanted people in Bienville Parish and no public statewide lookup in Louisiana. If the person plans to turn themselves in at Bienville Parish Jail, arrange a lawyer and the bond ahead of time so they don't sit for days. A warrant for a missed hearing is worth a call to the Clerk of Court, 100 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1100, Arcadia, 318-263-2123, to ask about a new date.

Under-17 cases go to juvenile court, and a judge decides about detention; Courthouse Drive's cells are for adults only. A 17-year-old charged on or after April 19, 2024, is an adult.

They go to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division; clerk at 300 Fannin Street, Suite 1167, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-676-4273. Release there turns on the Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. 3142); a magistrate judge, guided by pretrial services, can set conditions or keep the person in. The U.S. Marshals in Shreveport, 300 Fannin Street, Suite 1202, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-934-4300, may house defendants in parish jails. Sentenced federal inmates appear in the BOP inmate locator.

1. Prints from booking are shared federally; ICE may issue a detainer.
2. Local bond does not erase it.
3. Arcadia may hold the person up to 48 hours past release for ICE pickup.
4. If ICE stays away, the detainer expires.
5. Act 314 of 2024 tells Louisiana agencies to comply.

Find detainees with the ICE detainee locator. The regional field office is at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, and its detention line is 888-351-4024.

Yes. LA VINE covers the Arcadia jail at no cost. After you register, an Arcadia release or transfer sets off a phone, text or email notice.

Be wary of any caller who wants prepaid cards or an app transfer for an Arcadia release. The Bienville jail never collects bond that way. Hang up and check the real amount with the jail at 318-263-2215.

Half of the state inmates sentenced at the Arcadia courthouse are there mainly for violent offenses, and admissions dropped from 71 to 47 a year between 2019 and 2025. State figures for Arcadia-area cases, from the DOC data files: - In DOC custody on Aug. 31, 2026: 89, about 686 per 100,000 residents. - Housed in local jails: 57 (64 percent). - Leading offense types: violent 49 percent, drug 17 percent. - Serving life: 7. - On probation or parole: 185 (97 on probation). - New admissions: 47 in 2025, 71 in 2019.

• Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office: whole parish, 318-263-2215.
• Arcadia: town hall 318-263-8456.
• Gibsland: town hall 318-843-6141.
• Ringgold: town hall 318-894-4699.
• Castor: village hall 318-544-8718.
• Saline: village hall 318-576-3545.
• Bienville (village): 318-385-7532.
• Bryceland: 318-751-1700.
• Jamestown: 318-505-3883.
• Lucky and Mount Lebanon: the sheriff answers police calls.

Town halls can reach the local chief. Arcadia emergencies go straight to 911.