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 2, 2026.
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Catahoula Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Catahoula 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Catahoula Parish
The parish jail, run by the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Catahoula Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office at catahoulaso.com (page title: Catahoula Parish | Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Catahoula Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 820 people, down from about 830 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 862 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Catahoula Parish has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 989 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Catahoula Parish Jail
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Catahoula Parish.
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office reported 42 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 Catahoula Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Catahoula Parish serves the sentence in a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Catahoula Parish?
Ask the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at catahoulaso.com.
How many people are in the Catahoula Parish jail?
About 820 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 862 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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.