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 9, 2026.
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from West Baton Rouge Parish depends on where the incident happened: the West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish that is the West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 96 violent and 378 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 417 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 225-346-6400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in West Baton Rouge Parish
The three cities the FBI lists in West Baton Rouge Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Addis: 5 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
- Port Allen: 74 violent and 132 property crimes reported for 2025; 129 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brusly: 2 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 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: West Baton Rouge Parish in 2025
The four agencies in West Baton Rouge Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 177 violent and 566 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
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, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 225-389-3400, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in West Baton Rouge Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 225-346-6400. 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 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.