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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, has about 207,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Calcasieu Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Calcasieu Parish that is the Calcasieu 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.
The FBI's list also carries McNeese State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 560 violent and 2,371 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,887 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 337-491-3800. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Calcasieu Parish
The six cities the FBI lists in Calcasieu Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lake Charles: 534 violent and 1,946 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,154 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sulphur: 63 violent and 550 property crimes reported for 2025; 790 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westlake: 16 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 arrests reported for 2025.
- Iowa: 49 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 78 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vinton: 27 violent and 81 property crimes reported for 2025; 114 arrests reported for 2025.
- DeQuincy: 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.
How Many Reports: Calcasieu Parish in 2025
The six agencies in Calcasieu Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,249 violent and 5,080 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Calcasieu Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,235 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 Calcasieu Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: 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.
How long does an agency in Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 337-491-3800. 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.