Find Morehouse Parish Booking Reports
Morehouse Parish booking reports are filed at the Sheriff's Office in Bastrop. The parish also operates a detention center in Collinston where inmates are held after booking. Every arrest in Morehouse Parish generates a booking report that becomes part of the public record. If you need to look up who was booked or check the details of an arrest, the sheriff's office is where to start. This page explains how to access booking reports in Morehouse Parish, what records you can get, and who to call for help.
Morehouse Parish Quick Facts
Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office Records
The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office at 351 South Franklin Street in Bastrop handles all booking records for the parish. When someone gets arrested in Morehouse Parish, the booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, date of birth, and details about the arrest. These records are open to the public under Louisiana law. You can call the sheriff's office at (318) 281-4141 to ask about recent bookings or request older records.
Morehouse Parish runs a detention center in Collinston, which is separate from the main sheriff's office in Bastrop. The detention center phone number is (318) 874-5191. Inmates booked in Morehouse Parish may be held at either location depending on capacity and the nature of the charges. If you are looking for someone and are not sure where they are being held, try calling both numbers. The jail staff can tell you if the person is in custody and share basic booking information.
The Morehouse Parish Clerk of Court handles case records once charges move into the court system. The clerk's office in Bastrop can be reached at (318) 281-3343 for court filings, case numbers, and dispositions.
| Sheriff's Office |
Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office 351 South Franklin Street Bastrop, LA 71220 Phone: (318) 281-4141 |
|---|---|
| Detention Center |
Morehouse Parish Detention Center Collinston, LA Phone: (318) 874-5191 |
| Clerk of Court |
Bastrop, LA 71221 Phone: (318) 281-3343 |
How to Find Morehouse Parish Booking Reports
To get a booking report from Morehouse Parish, call the sheriff's office at (318) 281-4141 or the detention center at (318) 874-5191. Staff can look up inmates by name and provide basic booking details. For a written copy, you may need to visit in person or submit a request by mail to the sheriff's office at 351 South Franklin Street, Bastrop, LA 71220.
Morehouse Parish does not currently have a public online jail roster. Phone and in-person requests are the main ways to access booking reports here. If you cannot make it to Bastrop, the LAVNS system through VineLink is free and covers many parish jail inmates along with state prisoners. You can search by name and sign up to get alerts when someone's custody status changes. The system updates every 24 hours, so it may lag a bit behind the very latest bookings.
Under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 228, every law enforcement officer who makes an arrest must book the person right away. The booking information summaries must always be open for public inspection. This is not optional. It is the law in every Louisiana parish.
Morehouse Parish Booking Report Details
Booking reports from Morehouse Parish include the facts about an arrest as they are recorded at intake. The record is created when someone is processed into the jail.
A Morehouse Parish booking report typically shows the person's full name, date of birth, race, gender, and physical description. It lists all charges at the time of booking, the date and time of the arrest, and which agency made the arrest. Bond amounts are included when a bond has been set. A mugshot is usually part of the file. These records are public under RS 44:3, which specifically identifies booking records as open records even though other law enforcement files may be exempt during an active investigation.
Note: Booking reports are not the same as full criminal history records, which are restricted under RS 15:587.
Morehouse Parish DOC Information
The Louisiana Department of Corrections page for Morehouse Parish covers state-level facility and offender information connected to this parish.
The page shown above gives details about state corrections operations linked to Morehouse Parish. If someone who was booked at the Morehouse Parish Detention Center gets sentenced and transferred to a state facility, their records shift to the DPS&C system. At that point, access becomes limited under RS 15:574.12. Only basic information like age, offense, date of conviction, and sentence length can be shared with the public. For local booking records from the parish jail, the sheriff's office in Bastrop is the right contact.
Morehouse Parish Booking Records Under Louisiana Law
Louisiana law protects your right to access booking reports in Morehouse Parish. The Public Records Act under RS 44:1 establishes that all records used in government business are open. The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office is a public body, and its booking records fall under this law.
RS 44:3 carves out some exemptions for law enforcement, but booking records are not one of them. They stay open. You can access a Morehouse Parish booking report while the case is still in court. You do not need a reason to ask for one. The state's criminal history system through LACCH is a different matter. Under RS 15:587, those records are restricted to authorized agencies. A state background check through the Louisiana State Police costs $31 and is not the same as requesting a free booking report from the parish jail.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes border Morehouse Parish. Each one runs its own jail and keeps separate booking records. Check where the arrest took place to know which parish holds the report you need.