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.
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from West Carroll Parish depends on where the incident happened: the West Carroll 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.
Related guides: West Carroll Parish public records, West Carroll Parish arrest records, West Carroll Parish warrants, West Carroll Parish inmate search, West Carroll Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from West Carroll 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 Carroll Parish that is the West Carroll 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 Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office
The West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 15 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 318-428-2331. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at westcarrollsheriff.net (page title: West Carroll Sheriff's Department), phone 318-428-2331, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in West Carroll Parish
The one city the FBI lists in West Carroll Parish with a reporting agency of its own:
- Oak Grove: 5 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 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 Carroll Parish in 2025
The two agencies in West Carroll Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 32 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in West Carroll Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
The Louisiana Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in West Carroll Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the West Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 318-428-2331. 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 Carroll 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.