Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Bastrop, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish, has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bastrop depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bastrop public records, Morehouse Parish police reports, Bastrop arrest records, Bastrop warrants, Bastrop inmate search, Bastrop property records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bastrop
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Bastrop that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Bastrop Police Department); outside it, the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Bastrop Police
For Bastrop, SearchSystems opened and checked the Bastrop police department's page at cityofbastrop.com/police-department (page title: Police Department | Bastrop, Louisiana), phone (318) 281-1322, 202 East Jefferson Avenue, 1st Floor, Room 134 Bastrop, LA 71220, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Bastrop had 124 violent and 493 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 300 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office
The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 313 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 318-281-9336. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mpso.net/corrections-division (page title: Corrections Division), phone 318-281-9336, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (318) 388-4720, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bastrop?
From the agency that took it. The Bastrop police department's page is at cityofbastrop.com/police-department, phone (318) 281-1322; the sheriff's reports come from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Bastrop have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 318-281-9336. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official Bastrop website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.