Official St. Mary Parish Roster
The official St. Mary Parish inmate records channel is the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office roster disclaimer. After the disclaimer gate, the public roster separates Current Inmates from 48 Hour Release. The current view is for people held at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Detention Center, while the release view is for people released from the detention center within the last 48 hours. The roster is free and does not require a login.
The roster is a jail custody tool, not a complete criminal-history tool. It can show that a person was booked, what charges were listed by the jail, whether a bond amount appears, and whether a recent release is still in the short release window. It does not replace the 16th Judicial District court record, the district attorney's formal charging decision, or the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections locator after state sentencing. When a St. Mary Parish inmate record is missing from the roster, the next step depends on the arresting agency and custody type.
The sheriff's current inmate roster shows the search box, sort controls, booking entries, mugshots, charges, and bond fields used for public lookup.
Use St. Mary Parish Jail Records
A St. Mary Parish jail roster search works best when the name is checked in more than one way. The public search box accepts a first or last name, so a misspelling, hyphen, middle initial, or alternate name can hide a match. The list view also has Name and Date sorting, Current and Released tabs, newest-to-oldest and oldest-to-newest sort options, and pagination. On the inspected current roster, the page count showed many entries, so a broad search or Show All view may be needed before assuming the person is not in custody.
- Open the sheriff roster disclaimer and choose Current Inmates for people believed to be in the parish jail.
- Enter either the first name or last name in the Search By Name box, then run Search.
- Use Date sorting if the arrest was recent, or Name sorting if several entries share a similar charge date.
- Review the list entry before opening View Profile, because the list already confirms the photo, name, booking number, age, booking date, charges, and bond.
- Use the Released tab if the person may have left custody within the 48-hour release window.
If the online search fails, call the sheriff's inmate information system at 337-836-9509. The sheriff jail page says that line provides inmate information, visitation policy, directions, victim notifications, and related jail information. For the main custody page of the detention complex, use the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center facility profile.
St. Mary Parish Roster Fields
The St. Mary Parish inmate records interface is simple, but the controls matter. The roster does not publish wildcard rules or a minimum character count, and the research did not find a field for race, sex, housing unit, court date, or arresting agency in the text-exposed list page. Treat the confirmed fields as the supported public roster fields unless the live profile page shows more at the time of use.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By Name | Text | No | Accepts first OR last name in one search box. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs a name search on the roster. |
| Show All | Button | n/a | Returns the unfiltered roster list. |
| Name | Sort link | n/a | Sorts roster entries by name. |
| Date | Sort link | n/a | Sorts by booking date or release date, depending on view. |
| Current / Released | Tab link | n/a | Switches between current custody and recent 48-hour release. |
| Pagination | Page links | n/a | Used when the list spans several pages. |
St. Mary Parish Inmate Record Details
A St. Mary Parish inmate record on the roster is a list-entry record, not a full court file. The confirmed entry fields are enough to identify the booking and start follow-up calls, but they should not be stretched beyond what the roster states. A listed charge is an arrest or booking charge. The district attorney may later file a different charge, reduce it, dismiss it, or decline prosecution. A listed bond amount also needs care, especially when the amount is $0.00 or when another agency hold may exist.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot / booking image | A public booking photo thumbnail beside the current or released entry. |
| Name | Last name, first name, and middle initial or middle name when present. |
| Booking number | A local jail identifier, with observed entries using an LEC prefix and year sequence. |
| Age | The age published beside the list entry. |
| Booking date | The date and time the person was booked into the jail record. |
| Release date | Shown on the released view for people in the 48-hour release window. |
| Charges | Plain-language charge names, often with more than one line. |
| Bond | A listed amount, which does not by itself prove release eligibility or bond type. |
For booking photos tied to the same roster entries, the St. Mary Parish jail mugshots page explains what is public and how release or expungement issues may affect a photo.
St. Mary Parish Release Records
The sheriff's 48 Hour Release roster is the supported public channel for recent releases. It uses the same general list format as the current roster but adds release dates. A person who is not on the current roster may still appear there for a short time after leaving the detention center. After that, the research did not locate an official public historical booking archive on the sheriff site.
For older booking information, use the sheriff's records process or court records. The sheriff FAQ says incident and crime reports may be obtained through the Franklin office or Morgan City office for $5, and crash reports may be obtained through those offices for $5 or online for $15. The research did not find a separate published mugshot or booking-record copy fee, so ask the custodian for the current cost before ordering a record.
St. Mary Parish Booking Records
Louisiana law explains why booking information is treated differently from a private jail note. Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure art. 228 requires an arrested person to be taken to a jail or police station and booked. It defines booking as an entry showing the person's name and address, property taken, and the date and time of booking. It also says booking books and booking information summaries are open for public inspection.
That same article requires the booking information summary to include the legal name if known, the charge or charges, the name of the arresting person, a short account of the facts that caused the arrest, and names of other people arrested from the same events when available. In St. Mary Parish, the online roster publishes a shorter public view, while full booking summaries or incident reports may require a records request. Louisiana Public Records Law also matters because R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect, copy, or reproduce public records unless a specific exception applies.
Records point: The online roster is the fastest lookup, but Louisiana booking-book access can support a separate request when a confirmed booking fact is not online.
St. Mary Parish Custody Facilities
St. Mary Parish inmate records can involve more than one local custody point. The main sheriff-run facility is the Law Enforcement Center in Centerville. The same detention complex is tied to the Transitional Work Program. Municipal arrests can also involve Patterson City Jail or Morgan City Detention Center. Because city and parish custody can overlap through warrants, DOC housing, or transfer, a city arrest may require checking both the city roster and the sheriff roster.
St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center
9311 Highway 90 West South Frontage
Centerville, LA 70522
337-836-9509
Main sheriff jail and inmate information system.
St. Mary Parish Transitional Work Program
9311 Highway 90 West South Frontage
Centerville, LA 70522
337-836-5520
Work-program custody channel for eligible participants.
Patterson City Jail
1314 Main Street
Patterson, LA 70392
985-395-6161
Municipal jail with DOC and city inmates.
Morgan City Detention Center
723 Myrtle Street
Morgan City, LA 70380
985-384-2310
Municipal detention center with its own official roster.
Municipal St. Mary Parish Rosters
Morgan City Police Department publishes its own current inmate roster. Its list entries use the same general vendor pattern as the sheriff roster: mugshot, name, booking number, age, booking date, charges, bond, View Profile, Name and Date sorting, Current and Released tabs, and pagination. Morgan City entries can include city-court sentence service or parish warrant language, so a Morgan City custody record may still connect to parish court or sheriff records.
Patterson Police Department also has a jail roster link and states that the department houses DOC and city inmates. The captured research did not include the same detailed Patterson list-entry fields that were confirmed for the sheriff and Morgan City rosters. For a Patterson arrest, call 985-395-6161 or use the official Patterson Police Department site before assuming the person is at the parish jail.
St. Mary Parish State Records
Sentenced state custody is handled through the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. St. Mary Parish has no state prison physically inside the parish according to the DPS&C facility directory, but local jails and programs can house DOC prisoners. Use Louisiana VINE/LAVNS for DPS&C custody and notification. DPS&C says LAVNS is updated every 24 hours and can be searched by location, name, and ID or case number. The phone locator is 225-383-4580 and requires a DPS&C number or name and date of birth.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Key Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Parish jail, pretrial, local sentence | St. Mary Parish sheriff roster or 337-836-9509 | Shows jail custody, not final court disposition. |
| Recent parish release | 48 Hour Release roster | Limited to the short release window. |
| Sentenced DPS&C custody | LAVNS/VINELink or 225-383-4580 | Updated daily, not a parish jail roster. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP inmate locator | Federal pretrial custody may not appear. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Search by A-number and country or biographical data. |
St. Mary Parish Visitation Calls
The sheriff pages inspected did not publish a local visitation schedule, mail rule sheet, commissary vendor, deposit fee table, or video-visit vendor for the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center. The official jail page instead directs people to the inmate information system for visitation policy, directions, victim notifications, and more. That makes the phone line the most reliable access channel before travel, mail, or money decisions.
| Facility | Posted Schedule | Phone | Use This Before |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center | Not posted online | 337-836-9509 | Visiting, directions, custody confirmation, victim notification. |
| St. Mary Parish TWP | Not posted separately | 337-836-5520 | Work-program and participant routing questions. |
| Patterson City Jail | Not captured online | 985-395-6161 | City custody and visitation questions. |
| Morgan City Detention Center | Not captured online | 985-384-2310 | Municipal custody and roster follow-up. |
For sentenced state-prison custody, DPS&C rules are stricter and more formal. State visitors must be on an approved list, adults must bring photo ID, and visitors are subject to search. DPS&C also publishes separate rules for Securus phone calls, JPay email, JPay money deposits, and Access Securepak canteen packages. Those state rules do not prove the local St. Mary Parish jail uses the same vendors.
Note: Confirm the person's exact facility before sending money, arranging a visit, or relying on a bond amount shown in a list entry.
St. Mary Parish App Note
The Sheriff's Office promotes an official mobile app download page with links to Google Play and the Apple App Store. The research did not find a feature list on the official app page, so the app should be treated as an optional sheriff communication channel rather than proof of an app-only roster, warrant search, or booking feature. Check the store listing for the current alert, tip, contact, and roster features before relying on it.
