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.
Vernon Parish, Louisiana, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vernon Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Vernon 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Vernon 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 Vernon Parish that is the Vernon 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 De Ridder Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Vernon Parish, so its arrests are not broken out for Vernon Parish here.
Reports from the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
The Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 70 violent and 367 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 1,010 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vernon.lavns.org (page title: Vernon Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vernon Parish
The three cities the FBI lists in Vernon Parish with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Leesville: 495 arrests reported for 2020. The Leesville police department's page is at leesvillela.gov/315/Police-Department, phone 337-238-0331 (verified September 26, 2026).
- New Llano: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rosepine: 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: Vernon Parish in 2023
The one agency in Vernon Parish with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 70 violent and 367 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Vernon Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,304 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Vernon Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vernon 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 Vernon 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 Vernon 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 Vernon 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.