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.
Cameron Parish, Louisiana, has about 4,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cameron Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Cameron 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: Cameron Parish public records, Cameron Parish arrest records, Cameron Parish warrants, Cameron Parish criminal records, Cameron Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cameron Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cameron Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office at cameronso.org/inmateSearch (page title: Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office LA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Cameron Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 26 people, up from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 65 beds, and it ran at 40 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cameron Parish has about 4,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cameron Parish Jail
The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Cameron Parish.
The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office reported 73 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Cameron 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 Cameron Parish?
Look on the custody page of the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office at cameronso.org/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
How many people are in the Cameron Parish jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 65 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cameron 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 Cameron 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.