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 on September 30, 2026.
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morehouse Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Morehouse 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: Morehouse Parish public records, Morehouse Parish arrest records, Morehouse Parish warrants, Morehouse Parish inmate search, Morehouse Parish property records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish that is the Morehouse 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.
Reports from the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office
The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 313 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 318-281-9336. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mpso.net/corrections-division (page title: Corrections Division), phone 318-281-9336, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morehouse Parish
The one city the FBI lists in Morehouse Parish with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bastrop: 124 violent and 493 property crimes reported for 2025; 300 arrests reported for 2025. The Bastrop police department's page is at cityofbastrop.com/police-department, phone (318) 281-1322 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Morehouse Parish in 2025
The two agencies in Morehouse Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 violent and 622 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Morehouse Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 613 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (318) 388-4720, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morehouse Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 318-281-9336. 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 Morehouse 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.