East Baton Rouge Parish arrest records live in two separate systems: the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office holds booking records, and the 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court holds the court-side case files. The Sheriff’s Office accepts mailed records requests at P.O. Box 3277, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 (Attn: Criminal Records). The Clerk of Court operates Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at 9050 Airline Hwy, Suite 100. Parish-level court records are searchable through the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office records portal on brla.gov.
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How to look up arrest records in East Baton Rouge Parish
Online records through the East Baton Rouge Parish court system generally cover filings from the early 2000s forward. For arrests and cases predating that window, you’ll need to request paper records directly from the Sheriff’s Office or the Clerk of Court — neither office has digitized its full historical archive.
The county-official starting point is the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office records portal on brla.gov. That page covers Sheriff’s Office services including records requests. For a broader public-safety data view, Open Data BR publishes the East Baton Rouge Parish Combined Crime Incidents dataset, which you can filter and download directly.
To request a criminal background check or arrest record from the Sheriff’s Office, mail your written request to: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Attn: Criminal Records, P.O. Box 3277, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821. Background check requests carry a minimum processing period of approximately five business days. Confirm the current fee before mailing — the Sheriff’s Office records the current rate on its administrative services page at ebrso.org.
Court-side case records — docket entries, charges filed, dispositions — are maintained by the 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court, open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 9050 Airline Hwy, Suite 100. The Clerk’s office has computer terminals available for self-service lookups; parking near the facility can be limited, so plan to walk a short distance if the lot is full. Call the Clerk’s office to confirm current copy fees before visiting.
East Baton Rouge Parish is also served by multiple municipal police departments — Baton Rouge Police Department, Baker PD, Central PD, Zachary PD, and LSU Police among them. Arrests made by those agencies generate records held by the arresting department as well as the Sheriff’s Office (which processes bookings into the parish jail). If the arrest involved a city officer rather than a Sheriff’s deputy, contact that department’s records division directly. The City of Baton Rouge official website lists department contacts.
For federal cases — charges filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana — public access terminals are available at the Clerk’s Office at 777 Florida Street, Baton Rouge. Federal records do not appear in parish-level portals.
Are East Baton Rouge Parish arrest records public?
Know the default rule before you request anything: arrest records in East Baton Rouge Parish are public documents under Louisiana law. La. R.S. 44:1, the Louisiana Public Records Law, establishes that government records — including booking records held by the Sheriff’s Office — are open to any person unless a specific statutory exception applies.
Arrest records and conviction records are both public, but they live in different offices. An arrest record is a Sheriff’s Office booking document. A conviction record is a court judgment maintained by the 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court. You may have one without the other — an arrest that was never prosecuted generates a booking record but no conviction entry. Checking only the court docket can miss an arrest that never resulted in charges.
The main exceptions to public access are narrow. Juvenile records are confidential under Louisiana law and are not accessible through the standard public-records process. Records that have been expunged under La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 971 are sealed from public view — though law enforcement agencies retain access. Victim-identifying information in certain cases (sexual assault, domestic violence) may be redacted before release. Active investigative records may also be withheld while an investigation is ongoing.
Mugshot release in East Baton Rouge Parish follows the Sheriff’s Office’s current policy — call (225) 389-3000 to confirm whether booking photos are released with a standard records request or require a separate process.
What’s in an East Baton Rouge Parish arrest record?
When you receive a booking record from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, the fields you’ll typically see depend on which system generated the document. Sheriff-side booking entries and court-side docket entries are separate records, and they don’t always match in timing or detail.
A standard booking record from the Sheriff’s Office will include the subject’s full legal name, date of birth, booking date and time, booking number, arresting agency, and the charges as entered at the time of booking. The charges listed on a booking record reflect what the arresting officer wrote — they may differ from what the District Attorney ultimately files in court. The booking number is the Sheriff’s internal identifier; the court assigns its own case number once charges are formally filed.
The court-side docket, maintained by the 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court, adds the case number, the attorney of record (if one has appeared), hearing dates, and the disposition — guilty plea, acquittal, dismissal, or conviction after trial. Dispositions are not always reflected in the Sheriff’s booking record, so a booking record alone cannot tell you how a case ended. Pull both documents if you need the full picture.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse requires a valid photo ID for entry; REAL ID is not required. The binding fact for in-person records retrieval at the East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse is that the facility operates Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bring your ID and the subject’s full name and approximate date of birth — the Clerk’s terminals at 9050 Airline Hwy can help you locate the case number before you request a certified copy.
Open Data BR also publishes incident-level public safety data for East Baton Rouge Parish. That dataset shows crime incident records rather than individual booking entries, but it can help you confirm a date range or incident number before pulling the formal arrest record from the Sheriff’s Office.
How to expunge an arrest record in East Baton Rouge Parish
Whether a case ended without a conviction makes a significant difference in how quickly you can petition to seal the record. Non-conviction cases — arrests that were dismissed, refused by the District Attorney, or resulted in acquittal — are generally eligible for expungement without a waiting period under Louisiana law. Post-conviction sealing is discretionary and subject to waiting periods that run from the completion of the sentence, probation, or parole.
The controlling statute is La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 971, which governs expungement of criminal records in Louisiana. Under that provision, a misdemeanor conviction carries a five-year waiting period after sentence completion before you may petition. A felony conviction carries a ten-year waiting period. A first marijuana-possession conviction is eligible after ninety days. A DWI resolved through pretrial diversion — even though it is not a conviction — carries a five-year wait from the date of arrest. An arrest that was simply never prosecuted requires waiting for the applicable prescriptive period to run before petitioning.
Petitioning to seal an arrest record in East Baton Rouge Parish is a routine legal procedure filed at the 19th Judicial District Court through the Clerk of Court. The process requires a Petition to Expunge, a proposed order, and payment of the filing fee. Confirm the current filing fee with the Clerk of Court at 9050 Airline Hwy, Suite 100 — fees can change. If you cannot afford the fee, ask the Clerk about an indigency waiver; Louisiana law provides a path for fee waiver for qualifying petitioners.
After expungement, the record is sealed from public view. Law enforcement agencies retain access to sealed records. The public — including most background-check databases — will not see the expunged entry. That distinction matters: sealing does not erase the record from law enforcement systems, but it removes it from what a member of the public can retrieve through a standard records request.
You may file the petition yourself without an attorney. The 19th Judicial District Court Clerk’s office can provide the required forms. For more complex cases — multiple charges, prior expungements, or cases involving felony convictions — consulting a licensed Louisiana attorney is worth considering. Find one through the Louisiana State Bar Association attorney search. If you qualify for a public defender, the Louisiana State Public Defender may be able to assist with post-conviction matters.
One note on DWI dispositions: a DWI dismissed under Code of Criminal Procedure article 894 is available only once in a ten-year period. An article 893 felony dismissal is available only twice in a person’s lifetime. These are set-aside rules, not expungement frequency limits — they govern whether the underlying dismissal is available, not how often you may petition to seal.
Quick-reference contacts
| Resource | What it confirms | What it cannot confirm | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office (225) 389-3000 |
Booking records, arrest dates, charges at time of booking, background check requests | Court dispositions, case outcomes after booking | Mail written request to P.O. Box 3277, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, Attn: Criminal Records |
| 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court | Case numbers, charges filed, dispositions, attorney of record, expungement filings | Booking-level details held only by the Sheriff’s Office | Visit 9050 Airline Hwy, Ste 100, Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; bring photo ID |
| Open Data BR | Parish-wide crime incident data, filterable by date and incident type | Individual booking records, case dispositions, sealed records | Search the Combined Crime Incidents dataset online; no account required |
| Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections | State prison inmates currently or previously in DOC custody | Parish jail bookings; cases that never resulted in a state sentence | Use the DOC inmate lookup tool online |
| City of Baton Rouge official website | Department contacts, city services, parish government directory | Individual arrest or court records | Use the departments directory to locate the specific office you need |
Sources used for this page, verified 2026-09-01:
- East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office records portal — county-official records and services page.
- City of Baton Rouge official website — parish government directory and department contacts.
- Open Data BR — East Baton Rouge Parish public safety and crime incident data.
- EBRSO Administrative Services — criminal records request procedures and mailing address.
- 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court — hours, location, and court records access.
- the state prison inmate locator — state prison inmate lookup.
- Louisiana State Police — statewide law enforcement records and fingerprinting services.
- the state bar lawyer directory — licensed attorney search for expungement assistance.
- Louisiana State Public Defender — public defender locator for qualifying individuals.
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Frequently asked questions about East Baton Rouge Parish arrest records
What charges appear on an East Baton Rouge Parish arrest record, and where do I find them?
The charges listed on a booking record reflect what the arresting officer entered at the time of booking — they are not necessarily the charges the District Attorney ultimately files in court. To see the charges as formally filed, pull the court docket from the 19th Judicial District Court Clerk of Court at 9050 Airline Hwy, Suite 100 (open Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.). The booking record from the Sheriff’s Office — reachable by mail at P.O. Box 3277, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 — shows the arrest-level charges and booking number. You may need both documents to get the complete picture of what was charged and how the case resolved.
What is the next step if I want to expunge an East Baton Rouge Parish arrest record?
Your next step depends on how the case ended. An arrest that was dismissed, refused by the DA, or resulted in acquittal can typically be petitioned for expungement without a waiting period under La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 971. A misdemeanor conviction requires a five-year wait after sentence completion; a felony conviction requires ten years. File a Petition to Expunge at the 19th Judicial District Court through the Clerk of Court at 9050 Airline Hwy, Suite 100. The Clerk can provide the required forms. If you need legal help, search for a licensed Louisiana attorney through the Louisiana State Bar Association or contact the Louisiana State Public Defender if you qualify.
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