• St. Tammany Parish Jail: 1200 Champagne Street, Covington, 985-276-1000, the main line the sheriff lists.
• State corrections listing: 985-276-1021.
• Sheriffs' association prison listing: 985-898-2320.
• Sheriff's non-emergency dispatch: 985-898-2338.
• Slidell City Jail (state listing): 985-646-4220.

Parish government owns the building, and the sheriff's office staffs it.

Go to the bookings roster and type a name. The sheriff also posts a 48-hour release list showing people let out in the past two days, which helps if someone bonded out before you could find them. Because a Covington judge may revise charges or bail at any hearing, so bondsmen and families should call the jail at 985-276-1000 to confirm the bail, charges and case numbers. A person arrested by Slidell police can be held briefly in the Slidell City Jail, 2112 Sgt. Alfred Drive, before transfer to Covington.

Yes. Most bookings on the sheriff's list show a photo. Relatives and reporters can ask the sheriff's records unit for copies at 985-809-8200. Act 281 of 2024, in effect since August 1, 2024, allows a Louisiana agency to share a pre-conviction booking photo. Any paid-removal site must take a mugshot down at no cost within 7 days after the person documents a dismissal, acquittal, pardon or expungement. St. Tammany Parish families ask ICE for St. Tammany arrest photos through ICE's FOIA page; the U.S. Marshals keep federal ones.

Try the Slidell City Jail at 985-646-4220. Nearby: Washington Parish at 985-839-3434, Tangipahoa Parish at 985-748-8147 and Orleans Justice Center at 504-202-9339.

There are no face-to-face visits. The sheriff offers on-site video, remote video and professional visits, each video visit lasting 15 minutes.

• On-site video: up to two a week, booked 48 hours to two weeks ahead. Monday to Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. The person who scheduled the visit must be present at check-in and during the visit.
• Remote video: from a phone, tablet or computer, Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 11 a.m., 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 9:30 p.m. Remote visits are unlimited if slots are open, and the primary visitor must stay on camera.

Non-professional visits are recorded and monitored. More is in our visiting guide.

The code applies on-site and on camera, equally to men, women and children. Denied:

• clothing like inmate or officer uniforms (for example blue BDUs or tan shirts)
• see-through clothing and swimsuits
• skirts, shorts, skorts or dresses shorter than one inch above the kneecap, or with revealing slits
• strapless, tube, halter or tank tops, bare midriffs and low-cut tops
• spandex or exercise tights, and exposed underwear
• holes or tears above the knee, unless there is solid fabric underneath
• profane prints and gang insignia
• hats, except religious or chemo headwear

Shoes must stay on, no house slippers or shower shoes.

You can bring very little. Phones, tablets, gaming and recording devices, any bag (including purses and diaper bags), tobacco, vapes, lighters, strollers, outside food or drink, weapons and pepper spray are all banned. Baby bottles or sippy cups and up to three diapers are allowed. Everyone may be searched while on the property.

Since March 3, 2022, personal mail is scanned and delivered electronically. Send it through the messaging site the sheriff links, or copy the exact addressee line from the sheriff's mail page, with the inmate's ID number and full name, to the Monroe, LA 71201 address shown there. Print the name and ID clearly on the outside, or the letter may be lost. Legal and commercial mail follow different rules, so call the jail about those. More is in our mail guide.

Deposit online through the sheriff's link, or mail a money order to P.O. Box 3135, Covington, LA 70434 with the inmate's name, dorm and bed or cell number. The jail will not share account, commissary or deposit details with the public. Guides: deposits, phone accounts, messages.

Funds on the books cover store orders like chips, soap and deodorant, plus calling time. The jail does not discuss balances or orders with the public, so ask the person in custody. Our commissary guide explains how jail stores work.

Property releases at the jail happen on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bring a valid driver's license or ID to fill out the release paperwork. The jail does not accept personal property from the public to add to a person's belongings.

Possibly, since city officers in Slidell, Covington or Mandeville may issue a summons to city or mayor's court for small offenses. The person then has a court date instead of a booking, and missing it can bring a warrant.

Article 230.1 gives 72 hours from arrest, weekends and holidays left out. A 22nd district judge reviews bail and counsel at that hearing; if it is late, the law calls for recognizance release.

22nd Judicial District judges set the amount. Families can pay cash, pledge property, ask the judge for release on a written promise, or pay a licensed agent, capped by law at a 12 percent fee. The clerk is in the Justice Center, 701 North Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433, 985-809-8700, with a Slidell office at 520 Old Spanish Trail. Our St. Tammany bail guide explains the steps.

The Covington Justice Center hosts state criminal dockets. The public defender on Jefferson Avenue is open weekdays 8:30 to 4:30 at 985-892-5002; tell the judge on the first court date if you need one. Our court guide has more.

Report every prescription at booking, and send a doctor's note to the jail if you can. Call 985-276-1000 with any health concerns, including any risk of self-harm.

Release often takes several hours after bond posts, or longer when a Covington hold exists. Call the jail before driving to Champagne Street so you know when to arrive.

A state sentence usually means a transfer from Covington to a DOC prison. Call the DOC at 225-383-4580 to find where the person went, or see our Louisiana state prisons page.

Call sheriff's dispatch at 985-898-2338 to ask about a St. Tammany warrant. The clerk at 985-809-8700, on North Columbia Street in Covington, can say which court issued it, whether bond is set, and how rescheduling works after a skipped hearing. Deputies at the Covington office post no names, and no state lookup exists. A defense attorney can schedule your relative's surrender at St. Tammany Parish Jail on Champagne Street.

St. Tammany juvenile court takes children under 17 and rules on detention. For acts on or after April 19, 2024, a 17-year-old faces adult court and is booked in Covington.

North shore federal cases are filed in New Orleans with the clerk of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, at 500 Poydras Street, Room C151, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-589-7600. A pretrial officer reports to a magistrate, who applies 18 U.S.C. 3142. U.S. Marshals: Suite 724, 504-589-6079. After sentencing, see the BOP inmate locator.

1. Covington booking fingerprints are compared in federal systems, so ICE may lodge a detainer.
2. Paying state bond leaves the detainer standing.
3. The jail can hold someone 48 hours past release at most.
4. Without ICE pickup in that time, the detainer ends.
5. Act 314 of 2024 tells Louisiana agencies to cooperate with ICE.

People already with ICE show on the ICE detainee locator. For Covington cases, ICE's New Orleans office is at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, and families in Covington can call its detention line at 888-351-4024.

Yes. Register with Louisiana VINE, the state's free notification service. You'll get calls, texts or email when the person leaves the Covington jail or moves.

End the call and phone 985-276-1000 directly. Money should go only to the jail, clerk, or a bondsman you picked.

• St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (non-emergency dispatch): 985-898-2338. Covington office, 701 N. Columbia St., 985-809-8200; Slidell administrative building, 300 Brownswitch Rd., 985-726-7800.
• Slidell Police Department: 985-643-3131.
• Covington Police Department: 985-892-8500.
• Mandeville Police Department: 985-626-9711.
• Louisiana State Police Troop L: 2600 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, LA 70471, 985-893-6250, for I-10, I-12 and Causeway approach arrests.
• Abita Springs: town hall 985-892-0711.
• Folsom: village hall 985-796-5607.
• Madisonville: town hall 985-845-7311.
• Pearl River: town hall 985-863-5800.
• Sun: village hall 985-886-5500.

Town halls connect you with their police or marshal. Deputies patrol unincorporated St. Tammany, which is home to most of the parish. For an emergency near Covington, call 911.