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.
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, has about 158,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ouachita Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Ouachita 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: Ouachita Parish public records, Ouachita Parish arrest records, Ouachita Parish warrants, Ouachita Parish inmate search, Ouachita Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish that is the Ouachita 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 the University of Louisiana at Monroe (campus police) and the Tensas Basin Levee District (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
The Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 482 violent and 2,003 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,988 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at opso.net/bookings (page title: Bookings | Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ouachita Parish
The three cities the FBI lists in Ouachita Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Monroe: 764 violent and 2,417 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,869 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Monroe: 132 violent and 665 property crimes reported for 2025; 774 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sterlington: 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: Ouachita Parish in 2025
The three agencies in Ouachita Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,378 violent and 5,085 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Ouachita Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,783 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ouachita Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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.