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 9, 2026.
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Carroll Parish depends on where the incident happened: the East Carroll 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: East Carroll Parish public records, East Carroll Parish arrest records, East Carroll Parish warrants, East Carroll Parish inmate search, East Carroll Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish that is the East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 181 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (318) 559-4023. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ecsheriff.com/links.php (page title: East Carroll Sheriff's Office), phone (318) 559-4023, 400 First Street Lake Providence, LA 71254, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in East Carroll Parish
The one city the FBI lists in East Carroll Parish with a reporting agency of its own:
- Lake Providence: 99 arrests reported for 2020.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: East Carroll Parish in 2025
The one agency in East Carroll Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 violent and 45 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office reported 181 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 225-389-3400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Carroll Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the East Carroll 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 East Carroll 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 East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (318) 559-4023. 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 East Carroll 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.