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 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, has about 95,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lafourche Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Lafourche 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: Lafourche Parish public records, Lafourche Parish arrest records, Lafourche Parish warrants, Lafourche Parish inmate search, Lafourche Parish property records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lafourche Parish
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Lafourche Parish that is the Lafourche 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.
The FBI's list also carries Nicholls State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 195 violent and 970 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,427 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lafourche.lavns.org (page title: Lafourche Parish Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lafourche Parish
The two cities the FBI lists in Lafourche Parish with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Thibodaux: 41 violent and 326 property crimes reported for 2025; 722 arrests reported for 2025. The Thibodaux police department's page is at ci.thibodaux.la.us/Departments/TPD/Index, phone (985) 446-5021 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Golden Meadow: 17 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Lafourche Parish in 2025
The two agencies in Lafourche Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 236 violent and 1,296 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lafourche Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,149 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (985) 447-2003, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lafourche Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lafourche 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 Lafourche 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 Lafourche 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 Lafourche 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.