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.
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Plaquemines Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Plaquemines 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish that is the Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 65 violent and 133 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 450 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 504-934-7600. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
How Many Reports: Plaquemines Parish in 2025
The one agency in Plaquemines Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 65 violent and 133 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office reported 450 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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.
Any other parish record goes through the parish records request page SearchSystems verified, at plaqueminesparish.gov/778/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Plaquemines Parish, LA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 504-934-6630, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Plaquemines Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 504-934-7600. 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 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.