Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, has about 207,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, six city agencies and one campus agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the parish jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the District Court for Calcasieu Parish. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Calcasieu Parish public records, Louisiana arrest records, Louisiana inmate search and Louisiana criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Calcasieu Parish
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Calcasieu Parish. It reported 2,887 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside six of the parish's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Lake Charles, 81,157 residents: 1,154 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sulphur, 20,572 residents: 790 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westlake, 4,735 residents: 60 arrests reported for 2025.
- Iowa, 3,150 residents: 78 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vinton, 3,108 residents: 114 arrests reported for 2025.
- DeQuincy, 2,872 residents: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Calcasieu Parish: McNeese State University (campus police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Calcasieu Parish
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office: 2,887 for 2025, 3,354 for 2024, 3,972 for 2023, 3,807 for 2022, 3,602 for 2021 and 3,978 for 2020.
- Lake Charles: 1,154 for 2025, 1,449 for 2024, 1,191 for 2023, 1,281 for 2022, 1,513 for 2021 and 2,011 for 2020.
- DeQuincy: 1,152 for 2025, 1,152 for 2024, 1,146 for 2023, 1,132 for 2022, 919 for 2021 and 1,146 for 2020.
- Sulphur: 790 for 2025, 756 for 2024, 663 for 2023, 627 for 2022, 805 for 2021 and 990 for 2020.
- Vinton: 114 for 2025, 97 for 2024, 134 for 2023, 221 for 2022, 194 for 2021 and 189 for 2020.
- Iowa: 78 for 2025, 76 for 2024, 100 for 2023, 78 for 2022, 136 for 2021 and 333 for 2020.
- Westlake: 60 for 2025, 50 for 2024, 26 for 2023, 21 for 2022, 46 for 2021 and 264 for 2020.
Together, the seven agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,235 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 6,235 in 2025 against 6,934 in 2024, down 10 percent.
Through April 2026, the six agencies with every month so far on file reported 1,960 arrests, against 2,046 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Calcasieu Parish Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Calcasieu Parish is held at the parish jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 950 people, down from about 1,200 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,420 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office at calcasieu.info/calcasieu-parish-jail-roster-access-the-latest-booki... (page title: Calcasieu Parish Jail Roster: Access the Latest Booking Information and Charges Online | Calcasieu Parish News), phone 337-491-3800, 5410 East Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists its inmates at doc.la.gov.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Calcasieu Parish
An arrest in Calcasieu Parish can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the parish jail; the case index of the District Court for Calcasieu Parish, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at calcasieuclerk.gov/online-search-services, phone 337-437-3558).
Louisiana does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Calcasieu Parish
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
- An arrest by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 337-491-3800.
- An arrest in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Iowa, Vinton or DeQuincy: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by McNeese State University: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the District Court for Calcasieu Parish, through the court records page at calcasieuclerk.gov/online-search-services, phone 337-437-3558.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
Cities in Calcasieu Parish: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the six cities in Calcasieu Parish: Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Iowa, Vinton and DeQuincy.
Wherever in the parish the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the parish jail and the case goes to the District Court for Calcasieu Parish.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Calcasieu Parish each year?
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reported 2,887 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the seven agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 6,235 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Calcasieu Parish?
Look on the custody page of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office at calcasieu.info, or call 337-491-3800. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
Where are people arrested in Calcasieu Parish booked?
Those kept in custody go to the parish jail, run by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Calcasieu Parish?
The court files of criminal cases in the District Court for Calcasieu Parish are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Louisiana Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Calcasieu Parish?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Calcasieu 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.
Is this the official Calcasieu 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.