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.
Red River Parish, Louisiana, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Red River Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Red River 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.
Related guides: Red River Parish public records, Red River Parish arrest records, Red River Parish warrants, Red River Parish criminal records, Red River Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Red River Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Red River Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office at redriverparishsheriff.org/corrections (page title: Corrections), phone (318) 746-1114, 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 (318) 746-1114.
The Red River Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 50 people, up from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 76 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Red River Parish has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 69 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Red River Parish Jail
The Red River Parish Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Coushatta make the arrests that end in a booking in Red River Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Coushatta's 1,152 for 2025 and the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office's 292 for 2020.
Coushatta reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Red River 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 Red River 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 Red River Parish?
Ask the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office at (318) 746-1114; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at redriverparishsheriff.org/corrections.
How many people are in the Red River Parish jail?
About 50 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 76 beds.
What is the phone number for the Red River Parish jail?
(318) 746-1114, the number on the page of the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Red River 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 Red River 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.