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 October 2, 2026.
Tensas Parish, Louisiana, has about 3,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tensas Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Tensas 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Tensas 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 Tensas Parish that is the Tensas 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 Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office
The Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 61 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tensas.lavns.org (page title: Tensas Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Tensas Parish
The FBI lists no city in Tensas Parish with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the parish are Newellton, St. Joseph and Waterproof.
How Many Reports: Tensas Parish in 2025
The one agency in Tensas Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 22 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office reported 61 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tensas Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tensas 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 Tensas 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 Tensas 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 Tensas 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.