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 October 1, 2026.
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Caldwell Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Caldwell 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Caldwell Parish public records, Caldwell Parish arrest records, Caldwell Parish warrants, Caldwell Parish inmate search, Caldwell Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish that is the Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 39 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 208 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at caldwell.lavns.org (page title: Caldwell Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Cities in Caldwell Parish
The FBI lists no city in Caldwell Parish with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the parish are Clarks, Grayson and Columbia.
How Many Reports: Caldwell Parish in 2024
The one agency in Caldwell Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 39 violent and 80 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office reported 208 arrests to the FBI for 2024, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
The Louisiana Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 318.728.6451, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Caldwell Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 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.