The consolidated jail replaced a 62-bed jail built in 1964. Use these contacts: - Parish jail: 1704 Highway 90 West (Shankland Avenue), Jennings, LA 70546. - Sheriff's office, 24 hours: 337-821-2100; administrative office at 1530 US-90, Jennings (mail P.O. Box 863, Jennings, LA 70546), weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Alternative number: 337-821-2104, the jail line printed in the DOC parish directory. - Dispatch lobby and deposit kiosk: 1604 Highway 90 West, Jennings.

The state directory still prints an older street address on East Plaquemine; the sheriff's own site gives the Highway 90 location.

1. Open the current roster and accept the notice.
2. Search by last name, or leave it sorted by booking time to see the newest arrivals first.
3. Open the entry for the photo, charges, bond on each charge and booking number.
4. If the person just left, switch to the released list, which is sorted by release time.

Write down the booking number; deposits and bond paperwork need it.

Yes. Each roster entry we opened in October 2026 carried a booking photo taken at intake. Copies are handled by the sheriff's office at 337-821-3850. Under Act 281 of 2024, in force since August 1, 2024, Louisiana agencies may share booking photos before a conviction, and pay-to-remove websites have 7 days to drop a mugshot for free once the person proves the charge was dismissed, or that a jury acquitted, a pardon came through or the record was expunged. For immigration detainees, file through ICE's records request page. The U.S. Marshals keep federal booking photos private. Lake Charles and Jennings news outlets sometimes use these roster photos in arrest stories.

Jailers fingerprint, photograph and process each arrest before the entry posts, so a fresh booking can take a while. Ring 337-821-2100 and give the legal name plus birthday. If they were arrested near the parish line they may be held next door: - Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center in Lake Charles - Acadia Parish jail in Crowley - Cameron and Allen parish jails for arrests to the south and north

Yes. Police in Jennings and the smaller towns write citations for many misdemeanor and traffic offenses, and those cases are heard in city or mayor's court rather than leading to a booking. - Jennings City Court: 210 S. State Street, Jennings, LA 70546 (mail P.O. Box 609), 337-821-5514.

The date on the ticket still has to be kept, or a warrant follows.

Jailers make sure each arrestee sees a judge within 72 hours of arrest, as Article 230.1 requires; weekends and holidays do not count. At that appearance a 31st Judicial District judge sets bail and names a public defender when the accused cannot pay counsel. Jailers who miss the deadline must let the person go on recognizance.

Every booking on the roster shows the bond set on each charge. When a charge shows no amount, the bench may still be reviewing it, or some outside agency has placed a hold. After a judge sets bond, jailers update the file and help the person reach a bondsman. Our Jefferson Davis bail guide explains how bail is set.

The sheriff accepts three kinds of bond, and only on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: - Cash bond: the full amount in cash, held until the case closes. - Surety bond: a bondsman posts it; you pay the bondsman 12 percent of the bond plus any fees the bondsman adds. - Property bond: get a property description from the Tax Assessor, then have the Clerk of Court run a title search showing no judgments, liens or mortgages. The land must be in Jefferson Davis Parish and assessed at least at the bond amount; a mobile home will not qualify. Bring the paperwork to the sheriff's office for approval.

Every bond carries a $30 paperwork fee, and property bonds can have other costs.

The Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court is at 300 N. State Street, Room 106, Jennings, LA 70546 (mail P.O. Box 799), 337-824-1160. Its criminal desk tracks docket numbers, hearing dates and cash bonds held in Jennings. Callers should know the defendant's legal name and birthday.

Felonies and state misdemeanors go to the 31st Judicial District Court, which serves Jefferson Davis Parish alone from the courthouse on North State Street. The district attorney's office is at P.O. Box 1388, Jennings, LA 70546-1388, 337-824-1893. Our Jefferson Davis court guide walks through what happens after arrest.

Request one before the judge at the 72-hour hearing. Jefferson Davis defenders work from 300 North State Street, Room 203, Jennings, LA 70546, 337-824-4900, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jail calls are recorded, so case details should wait for a meeting with the lawyer.

Jailers hand out prescribed medication on every 12-hour shift. Call 337-821-2100 and ask for the jail; give the medicine names, doses, doctor and pharmacy. Tell staff at once if you think the person may harm themselves.

Inmates order commissary every Wednesday before noon and receive it the next business day, so money must be on the account by then. You can: - Use the kiosk in the sheriff's dispatch lobby at 1604 Highway 90 West with cash, a debit card or a credit card. - Add money online through the link on the sheriff's corrections page. - Order a commissary package online to be delivered straight to the person.

Each of these methods may add a fee. Our deposit guide goes into more detail.

Phones in the cells work from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The person can buy phone cards through commissary, or the family can open a prepaid account at 800-682-0707 or online. Our phone guide and messaging guide explain both.

Since July 22, 2024, the jail no longer hands out paper mail except legal mail. Letters go to a processing center at 4506 Marlena St, Unit 23, Bossier City, LA 71111, where they are scanned and posted to the person's tablet or kiosk within 24 hours. Address the envelope with the person's name and the PIN shown on the sheriff's sample envelope, and include your return address. Money orders, books, magazines and packages are sent back. Mail questions go to 318-746-1114. For the basics, read our mail guide.

You must be on the person's approved visitor list and bring valid photo ID. Remote video visits are available from home, and the sheriff's office has a free kiosk for them; each visitor gets up to 10 minutes a day. Call 337-821-2100 for the current schedule, and see our visiting guide.

Because bonds are accepted only on weekday business hours, someone arrested on a Friday night often waits until Monday unless a judge orders a signature release. Once bond posts, booking out takes a few hours while jailers look for detainers and hand back belongings. Phone first, then drive to Highway 90.

The person may wait in Jennings until DOC has a bed for them at a reception center for classification. The state locator line is 225-383-4580. More is in our Louisiana state prisons.

Ask the sheriff at 337-821-2100, or Jennings police at 337-821-5500 for something written in town. Nothing is published online, and no statewide Louisiana search is open to families, so those calls are how you find out. Planning a surrender at Jefferson Davis Parish Jail? Arrange the attorney and bond first, and remember bonds are accepted only on weekdays. When the warrant is about a court date that slipped by, the clerk in Room 106 at 300 N. State Street, 337-824-1160, can say what it takes to get a new one.

A juvenile judge in the 31st district decides whether a child is held. Jefferson Davis runs no juvenile lockup, so a child ordered held goes elsewhere, often Calcasieu Parish juvenile detention; the sheriff's office can confirm where. Since April 19, 2024, 17-year-olds are charged as adults.

Those cases are filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division. The clerk's office is at 611 Broad Street, Suite 188, Lake Charles, LA 70601, 337-437-3870. Pretrial services writes a report, and a Lake Charles magistrate then applies the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 3142. The U.S. Marshals, Suite 137 of the same courthouse, answer at 337-437-7213. After sentencing, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. Fingerprints taken in Jennings reach federal databases, and ICE can lodge a detainer.
2. Posting bond on the parish charges does not clear it.
3. Jennings jailers may hold someone a further 48 hours after normal release while ICE arranges pickup.
4. Absent a Jennings pickup in that span, the detainer ends.
5. Act 314 of 2024 directs Louisiana agencies to cooperate with detainers.

To search the ICE detainee locator, enter the A-number with birth country; lacking that, use the full name, birthday and birth country. ICE's New Orleans Field Office sits at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, and its detention information line is 888-351-4024.

Yes. LA VINE is Louisiana's free notification service. It sends a phone, text or email alert when someone is released from the Jennings jail or moved, and it also shows where a person is held.

Pay only the sheriff's office, the Clerk of Court or a licensed bondsman you picked yourself. A Jennings bond clerk will never phone you demanding gift cards or app transfers. End that call and dial 337-821-2100.

The roster entry or arrest paperwork names the agency. Then call: - Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office: rural areas and every town without its own officers, 337-821-2100. - Jennings Police: 337-821-5500. - Welsh Police: 337-734-2626. - Lake Arthur Police: 337-774-2411. - Elton Police: 337-584-2157. - Fenton: village hall 337-756-2321, with the sheriff handling patrols. - Louisiana State Police Troop D: 805 Main Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615, 337-491-2511, for Interstate 10 and highway arrests.

Every agency books state prisoners into the Highway 90 jail. In an emergency, dial 911.