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 October 2, 2026.
LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in LaSalle Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the La Salle 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: LaSalle Parish public records, LaSalle Parish arrest records, LaSalle Parish warrants, LaSalle Parish criminal records, LaSalle Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in LaSalle Parish
The parish jail, run by the La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in LaSalle Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office at lasalleso.com/inmateSearch (page title: LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office (LA)), 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 LaSalle Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 670 people, down from about 750 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 757 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
LaSalle Parish has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 455 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the LaSalle Parish Jail
The La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Jena and Olla make the arrests that end in a booking in LaSalle Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office's 331 for 2024 and Jena's 28 for 2020.
The La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office reported 331 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle Parish?
Look on the custody page of the La Salle Parish Sheriff's Office at lasalleso.com/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
How many people are in the LaSalle Parish jail?
About 670 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 757 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in LaSalle 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 LaSalle 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.