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 October 9, 2026.
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Baton Rouge Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Baton Rouge Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office at wbrparish.org/640/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA), phone 225-346-6400, 1150 Northwest Drive Port Allen, LA 70767, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 225-346-6400.
The West Baton Rouge Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 100 people, down from about 590 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 633 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
West Baton Rouge Parish has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 37 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Addis, Port Allen and Brusly make the arrests that end in a booking in West Baton Rouge Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office's 417 for 2025, Port Allen's 129 for 2025 and Addis's 37 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in West Baton Rouge Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 594 arrests to the FBI that year. 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish?
Ask the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office at 225-346-6400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wbrparish.org/640/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the West Baton Rouge Parish jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 633 beds.
What is the phone number for the West Baton Rouge Parish jail?
225-346-6400, the number on the page of the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge 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.