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 24, 2026.
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Natchitoches Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Natchitoches 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Natchitoches Parish
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Natchitoches Parish that is the Natchitoches 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 Northwestern State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 65 violent and 288 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 663 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at npsheriff.org/jailpage/InmateDetails?id=14 (page title: Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Natchitoches Parish
The one city the FBI lists in Natchitoches Parish with a reporting agency of its own:
- Natchitoches: 146 violent and 702 property crimes reported for 2025; 612 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: Natchitoches Parish in 2025
The two agencies in Natchitoches Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 211 violent and 990 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Natchitoches Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,275 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 natchitochesla.gov/government/city-council/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | City of Natchitoches, Louisiana).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Natchitoches Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Natchitoches 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.