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 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has about 453,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in East Baton Rouge Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the East Baton Rouge 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: East Baton Rouge Parish public records, East Baton Rouge Parish arrest records, East Baton Rouge Parish warrants, East Baton Rouge Parish criminal records, East Baton Rouge Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in East Baton Rouge Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in East Baton Rouge Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office at ebrso.org/resources/prison-inmate-list-disclaimer (page title: Prison Inmate List Disclaimer), phone 225-308-3400, 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 East Baton Rouge Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 960 people, down from about 1,580 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 1,420 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
East Baton Rouge Parish has about 453,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Baton Rouge, Central, Zachary and Baker make the arrests that end in a booking in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish: Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge (campus police); the Department of Public Safety State Capitol Detail (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Baton Rouge's 6,569 for 2023, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office's 3,041 for 2025 and Zachary's 475 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,729 arrests to the FBI that year. 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 East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish?
Look on the custody page of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office at ebrso.org, or call 225-308-3400. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
How many people are in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail?
About 960 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,420 beds.
What is the phone number for the East Baton Rouge Parish jail?
225-308-3400, the number on the page of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge 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.