• Parish correctional facility: 100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive, LaPlace, LA 70068, 985-359-8622.
• Alternative jail line: 985-359-8627.
• Sheriff: 985-652-9513.
• Warrants and process servers: 985-359-8799.

On the sheriff's inmate portal, search by name or filter the list by custody status. It held 226 records on October 27, 2026. If a name doesn't appear, call the jail before assuming the person was released.

Yes, all 202 entries we sampled in October 2026 had one, and the sheriff at 985-652-9513 handles requests for copies. Act 281 of 2024, effective August 1, 2024, allows pretrial release of booking photos, and a for-pay removal site owes a free takedown of a mugshot within 7 days of proof of dismissal, acquittal, pardon or expungement. St. John the Baptist Parish families ask ICE for St. John the Baptist arrest photos through FOIA. The U.S. Marshals hold federal booking photos. With photos on the public roster, LaPlace and New Orleans news outlets sometimes use them in reports.

Try the Jefferson Parish jail, or the St. Charles jail in Killona. The sheriff also runs a public safety complex in Wallace for the west bank.

Money for commissary can be left at the 24-hour kiosk in the intake booking lobby, which takes cash only and posts right away, or sent online by card through the jail's payment provider. Mailed money orders need the inmate's name and CCN number and take 1 to 3 business days to post, and cash should never be mailed. Calls, mail and visitor logs are monitored by the sheriff's investigative unit. Our guides cover mail, visiting, phone accounts, deposits, messages. See our commissary page before funding LaPlace store orders.

Under Article 230.1, the first appearance must come within 72 hours, with weekends and holidays excluded. Judges in Edgard address bail and appoint counsel, and if the deadline passes the person is owed release on recognizance.

40th Judicial District judges set it; post cash, property, a signature bond, or use a bondsman (12 percent cap). Clerk: 2393 La. Hwy. 18, Edgard (P.O. Box 280, Edgard, LA 70049), 985-497-3331. Our St. John bail guide.

St. John cases are heard at the 40th Judicial District courthouse in Edgard, across the river from LaPlace.

• District attorney: 1342 LA Hwy 44, Reserve, LA 70084, 985-652-9757.
• Public defender: 75 Dominican Drive, Suite 202, LaPlace, 985-651-6677.

Our court guide explains each stage of the case.

The jail's medical department began in 1997 as a 10-by-11-foot room and has more than tripled since, with exam beds and locking medication carts; staff care for about 360 inmates a day. Tell booking every prescription and dose. State law (R.S. 15:703) requires the parish to provide a physician or a contracted provider for sick prisoners.

After bond is accepted, release usually takes a few hours. The inmate portal shows custody status, so check it before driving to the Granier Drive lobby.

The LaPlace facility, opened in February 1997 with 300 beds, holds both parish and state inmates. In the DOC's August 2026 count, about half of the state inmates sentenced in Edgard sat in local jails. The DOC locator at 225-383-4580 gives a current assignment; see our Louisiana state prisons list.

The Warrants and Process Server Division answers at 985-359-8799; the main sheriff's line is 985-652-9513. Ask which 40th district judge issued it and whether bond is set before surrendering. The parish doesn't post names, and there's no statewide public lookup. A lawyer can go with your loved one to St. John Parish Correctional Center on Deputy Barton Granier Drive. After a skipped hearing, the clerk in Edgard, 2393 La. Hwy. 18, 985-497-3331, walks families through getting back on the docket in Edgard.

Under-17s go to juvenile court in the 40th district. Since April 19, 2024, a 17-year-old arrested in Reserve or Garyville is an adult defendant again.

St. John's federal arrests are handled in New Orleans; the U.S. District Court clerk for the Eastern District is at 500 Poydras Street, Room C151, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-589-7600. 18 U.S.C. 3142 sets the detention test. U.S. Marshals Suite 724, 504-589-6079. Sentenced federal prisoners appear in the BOP inmate locator.

Booking prints from LaPlace reach ICE, which may place a detainer. Bond on the state charges won't end it. The jail may keep the person 48 extra hours at most, and the detainer expires if ICE doesn't claim them. Act 314 of 2024 requires Louisiana jails to cooperate.

Families in LaPlace can search the ICE detainee locator by name. From LaPlace, call the St. Rose field office at 888-351-4024.

LaPlace custody appears on LA VINE, which is free. Enter the name, and expect an email, text or call as soon as LaPlace records a release or transfer.

Verify with the LaPlace jail at 985-359-8622 before paying. A genuine bond goes through the intake window or a licensed bail agent, and the Edgard clerk can confirm an amount.

Send the sheriff's office a written request. R.S. 44:1 et seq. opens St. John's public records to any adult, and a custodian who can't hand one over right away must reply within three working days. Criminal investigative files stay privileged until the case is adjudicated under R.S. 44:3, though the initial report of an arrest is public. Booking photos may be released pretrial under Act 281 of 2024.

St. John's 40th district attorney must file against a jailed person within 30 days for a misdemeanor, 60 days for a felony, and 120 for a crime that carries life (C.Cr.P. art. 701). After that, an Edgard judge orders release if prosecutors can't give good reason for the delay.

New admissions from the 40th district climbed about 41 percent between 2019 and 2025, even as the statewide total fell 17 percent; violent offenses account for 56 percent of current inmates. State figures for LaPlace-area cases, from the DOC data files: - In DOC custody on Aug. 31, 2026: 225, about 530 per 100,000 residents. - Housed in local jails: 115 (51 percent). - Leading offense types: violent 56 percent, "all other" 12 percent. - Serving life: 35. - On probation or parole: 353 (240 on probation). - New admissions: 104 in 2025, 74 in 2019.

• St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office: 985-652-9513.

The parish has no incorporated municipalities and no city police. Deputies cover LaPlace, Reserve, Garyville, Edgard and all other areas. LaPlace emergencies go straight to 911.