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.
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Plaquemines Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish
The parish jail, run by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Plaquemines Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office at ppso.net/corrections (page title: Corrections | Plaquemines Parish LA Sheriff’s Office), phone 504-934-7600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 504-934-7600.
The Plaquemines Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 530 people, down from about 570 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 882 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Plaquemines Parish has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 237 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Plaquemines Parish Jail
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Plaquemines Parish.
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office reported 450 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish?
Ask the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office at 504-934-7600; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ppso.net/corrections.
How many people are in the Plaquemines Parish jail?
About 530 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 882 beds.
What is the phone number for the Plaquemines Parish jail?
504-934-7600, the number on the page of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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.