New Iberia Booking Reports
New Iberia booking reports are kept by the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office and the New Iberia Police Department. As the parish seat of Iberia Parish in the Acadiana region, New Iberia has about 28,000 residents and its own police force led by Chief Todd D'Albor. The sheriff's office handles jail operations and booking at the Iberia Parish Jail. You can search for booking reports online through the parish inmate locator, by calling the sheriff at (337) 369-3714, or by visiting the jail. All booking records in New Iberia are public and can be searched at no cost.
New Iberia Quick Facts
New Iberia Booking Report Agencies
Two agencies handle booking reports in New Iberia. The New Iberia Police Department, led by Chief Todd D'Albor, patrols the city and makes arrests. Mayor Freddie DeCourt oversees city government. Once someone is arrested, the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office processes the booking at the parish jail. Sheriff "Tommy" Romero runs the sheriff's office with 159 regular deputies and 26 reserve deputies.
The Iberia Parish Jail is located at 3618 Broken Arrow Road in New Iberia. You can reach the jail at (337) 369-2431. The facility has a capacity of 520 inmates and about 65 employees who handle daily operations. Warden Patrick Freyou manages the jail. The facility holds New Iberia city inmates, other Iberia Parish inmates, and even some state and federal prisoners. When a New Iberia officer makes an arrest, the person is transported to this jail for booking. Under Article 228 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, officers must book someone right away after arrest, and those booking records are always open for public inspection.
| Iberia Parish Sheriff | 4701 W Admiral Doyle Dr, New Iberia, LA 70560 Phone: (337) 369-3714 Sheriff "Tommy" Romero |
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| Iberia Parish Jail | 3618 Broken Arrow Road, New Iberia, LA 70560 Phone: (337) 369-2431 Capacity: 520 inmates |
| New Iberia PD | Chief Todd D'Albor |
Searching New Iberia Booking Reports
There are several ways to search for booking reports in New Iberia. Online tools are the fastest. Phone and in-person options are also free.
The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office offers an online inmate locator at iberia.lavns.org where you can look up anyone currently in the parish jail. The search shows active inmates with their names, charges, and booking information. You can also register through the VINE system to get automatic alerts when someone's custody status changes. This is useful if you want to know when a person arrested in New Iberia gets released or transferred. The notification system works through email, phone, or text. Registration is free and can be done without giving your name.
You can call the sheriff's office at (337) 369-3714 for booking inquiries. The jail direct line is (337) 369-2431. Staff can confirm if someone is in custody and give you basic booking details. For in-person requests, visit the jail at 3618 Broken Arrow Road. The booking log is open for inspection under state law.
The Louisiana DPS&C offender information page connects to the LAVNS system, which you can use to search for people booked in New Iberia who may have been transferred to state custody.
Note: The VINE notification system lets you track inmates anonymously after they are booked in New Iberia.
New Iberia Arrest Records and Public Access
Booking reports in New Iberia are public records. RS 44:1, the Louisiana Public Records Act, establishes that all records used in public business are open to anyone. Booking logs, arrest reports, and inmate rosters at the Iberia Parish Jail fall under this rule. You do not need to explain why you want to see them.
RS 44:3 addresses law enforcement records and adds some limits. Certain investigation files can be held back before a case gets to final judgment. But booking records are always public. The law specifically says that booking information summaries and police log books shall always be open for public inspection. In New Iberia, you can walk into the sheriff's office or the jail and ask to see the booking log. They must let you look at it. Copies cost between $0.25 and $1.00 per page. Mugshots run higher, from $5 to $25 per photo. Looking at the log itself is free.
State Records and New Iberia Bookings
The difference between local booking reports and state criminal history confuses a lot of people. Local booking records from the Iberia Parish Jail are open to the public under RS 44:1 and Article 228. Full criminal history records through the LACCH system at the Louisiana State Police are restricted under RS 15:587. Louisiana is a closed record state for that type of data.
RS 15:574.12 keeps prison records confidential. If someone from New Iberia ends up in state prison, the public can only see their age, offense, conviction date, sentence length, and any misconduct while incarcerated. Everything else stays sealed. But the original New Iberia booking report from the parish jail remains public forever. The VINELink system tracks people across parish and state facilities. You can search by name or offender ID. The system updates every 24 hours. You can also reach the state imprisoned person locator by calling (225) 383-4580.
The Louisiana State Police charge $31 for a formal background check. That is separate from a local booking report request and is only available to authorized agencies under RS 15:587.
Iberia Parish Booking Reports
New Iberia is the parish seat of Iberia Parish. All bookings in the city go through the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office and the parish jail on Broken Arrow Road. For more on parish court operations, facility details, and records access, visit the full Iberia Parish booking reports page.
Nearby Cities
If someone was arrested near New Iberia but in a different parish, you will need to check with that parish's sheriff for booking records.