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 October 1, 2026.
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Caldwell Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Caldwell Parish public records, Caldwell Parish arrest records, Caldwell Parish warrants, Caldwell Parish criminal records, Caldwell Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Caldwell Parish
The parish jail, run by the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Caldwell Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office at caldwell.lavns.org (page title: Caldwell Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Caldwell Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 570 people, down from about 610 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 600 beds, and it ran at 102 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Caldwell Parish has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 606 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Caldwell Parish Jail
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Caldwell Parish.
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office reported 208 arrests to the FBI for 2024. Those kept in custody were booked into the parish jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Caldwell Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists its inmates at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Caldwell Parish?
Ask the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at caldwell.lavns.org.
How many people are in the Caldwell Parish jail?
About 570 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 600 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Caldwell Parish go?
To a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Is this the official Caldwell 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.