This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule transport, or pull certified booking or court records. Use the official offices and lookup tools below for those actions.
Official Places to Start
For local jail custody in Orleans Parish, start with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and the Orleans Justice Center.
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and Orleans Justice Center
OPSO main phone: 504-822-8000
Orleans Justice Center: 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
OJC phone: 504-202-9339
Official detainee page: https://www.opso.gov/31/Detainees
Official detainee search: https://inmatelookup.opso.us:9443/
Orleans Parish Courts and Prosecutor
Criminal District Court Clerk: 504-658-9173
Clerk Connect: https://clerkconnect.com/
Municipal and Traffic Court: 727 S Broad St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Municipal and Traffic Court phone: 504-658-8500
Clerk hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
District Attorney main office: 619 South White St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Use the following route based on the record or custody question.
- For someone held at the Orleans Justice Center, use jail inmate records, the OPSO Inmate Inquiry, or the Orleans LA VINE roster at https://orleans.lavns.org/.
- For booking-photo context, start with jail roster mugshots and remember that Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 234 controls booking-photo handling.
- For charges and case activity after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Clerk Connect, or the Criminal District Court Clerk.
- For a specific custody location, use the facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Louisiana prisoner, search statewide through DPS&C/VINE at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/search/LA/Person.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ or ICE ODLS at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/.