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.
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Evangeline Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish
The parish jail, run by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Evangeline Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office at evangelineparishsheriff.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_t... (page title: Inmate Roster | Evangeline Parish Sheriff | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 337.363.2161, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Evangeline Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 88 people, up from about 82 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 72 beds, and it ran at 122 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Evangeline Parish has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Evangeline Parish Jail
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ville Platte, Mamou, Basile and Chataignier make the arrests that end in a booking in Evangeline Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Mamou's 1,152 for 2025, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office's 206 for 2025 and Ville Platte's 89 for 2019.
Together, the three agencies in Evangeline Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,358 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 Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish?
Look on the custody page of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office at evangelineparishsheriff.org, or call 337.363.2161. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
How many people are in the Evangeline Parish jail?
About 88 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
What is the phone number for the Evangeline Parish jail?
337.363.2161, the number on the page of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Evangeline 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 Evangeline 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.