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 2, 2026.
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Catahoula Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Catahoula 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish that is the Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 42 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at catahoulaso.com (page title: Catahoula Parish | Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Catahoula Parish
The FBI lists no city in Catahoula Parish with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the parish are Jonesville, Sicily Island and Harrisonburg.
How Many Reports: Catahoula Parish in 2025
The one agency in Catahoula Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 violent and 54 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office reported 42 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Catahoula Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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 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.