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.
Livingston Parish, Louisiana, has about 153,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Livingston Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Livingston 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 Livingston Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Livingston Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office at livingston.lavns.org (page title: Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Livingston Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 640 people, up from about 570 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 673 beds, and it ran at 95 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Livingston Parish has about 153,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Livingston Parish Jail
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Denham Springs, Walker and Livingston make the arrests that end in a booking in Livingston Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office's 3,208 for 2025, Walker's 328 for 2024 and Livingston's 70 for 2022.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reported 3,208 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Livingston Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Livingston Parish serves the sentence in a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Livingston Parish?
Ask the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at livingston.lavns.org.
How many people are in the Livingston Parish jail?
About 640 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 673 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Livingston 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 Livingston 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.