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 on September 24, 2026.
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, has about 134,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ascension Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Ascension Parish
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.
In Ascension Parish that is the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office
The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 310 violent and 1,621 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 1,948 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmate-inquiry.ascensionsheriff.com/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/Ascensio... (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ascension Parish
The one city the FBI lists in Ascension Parish with a reporting agency of its own:
- Gonzales: 53 violent and 564 property crimes reported for 2024; 687 arrests reported for 2024.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Ascension Parish in 2024
The two agencies in Ascension Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 363 violent and 2,185 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Ascension Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,734 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ascension Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in Ascension Parish 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 Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Ascension Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.