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.
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Lincoln Parish comes from a judge of the District Court for Lincoln Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Lincoln Parish public records, Lincoln Parish arrest records, Lincoln Parish inmate search, Lincoln Parish criminal records, Lincoln Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Lincoln Parish
In Louisiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Lincoln Parish that means the District Court for Lincoln Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the City Courts and Parish Courts issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at lincolnparish.gov/clerk-court/page/links-clerk-court (page title: Links | Clerk of the Court | Lincoln Parish Louisiana), phone 318-251-5130, 100 West Texas Avenue Ruston, LA 71270, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Louisiana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Lincoln Parish
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ruston and Grambling serve warrants in Lincoln Parish.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lincoln Parish: Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University (campus police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Lincoln Parish is good anywhere in Louisiana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,041 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Lincoln Parish arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Lincoln Parish Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the parish jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office, held about 330 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lincoln.lavns.org, phone 318.251.5111. The Lincoln Parish inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Lincoln Parish on a warrant from another parish is held at the same jail until that parish takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Lincoln Parish
Whether a warrant is out from Lincoln Parish shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of Court at 318-251-5130, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (318) 251.5100, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Lincoln Parish pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
The statewide criminal history kept by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification is not open to the public in Louisiana, so it is not a route to a warrant check on someone else.
Clearing a Warrant from Lincoln Parish
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Lincoln Parish that means appearing before the District Court for Lincoln Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Court.
A missed date in a case before the City Courts and Parish Courts is handled by that court, not by the District Court for Lincoln Parish.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at thirdda.org/staff, phone (318) 251.5100.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Lincoln Parish?
Not from the Lincoln Parish pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of Court at 318-251-5130.
Who serves warrants in Lincoln Parish?
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Louisiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Lincoln Parish held?
At the parish jail, run by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Lincoln Parish cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of Court at 318-251-5130.
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.