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 September 30, 2026.
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lincoln Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Lincoln 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: Lincoln Parish public records, Lincoln Parish arrest records, Lincoln Parish warrants, Lincoln Parish inmate search, Lincoln Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish that is the Lincoln 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 Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 409 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 318.251.5111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lincoln.lavns.org (page title: Lincoln Parish Jail), phone 318.251.5111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lincoln Parish
The two cities the FBI lists in Lincoln Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Ruston: 64 violent and 783 property crimes reported for 2025; 889 arrests reported for 2025.
- Grambling: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Lincoln Parish in 2025
The one agency in Lincoln Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 violent and 783 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,041 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.
Any other parish record goes through the parish records request page SearchSystems verified, at lincolnparish.gov/police-jury/page/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Lincoln Parish Louisiana).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (318) 251.5100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lincoln Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 318.251.5111. 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 Lincoln 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.