Search Louisiana Arrests
- DOUGLAS BECHTOLD arrested in Caddo, Louisiana
- TODD COLEMAN arrested in Bossier, Louisiana
- RARTERRIUS LOVETT arrested in Ouachita, Louisiana
- ADONIS COLLINS arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- BRIAN GUILLOTTE arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- PAUL PAYTON arrested in Ouachita, Louisiana
- JASON JOHNSON arrested in Iberia, Louisiana
- DENEAN CHRISTY arrested in Ouachita, Louisiana
- MORRIS COOPER arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- ANTWAN MCCLODDEN arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- BODREK CURTIS arrested in Ouachita, Louisiana
- SHERYL ROBERTS arrested in Bossier, Louisiana
- CADJA BOURDA arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- JOSHUA ROGERS arrested in Ouachita, Louisiana
- TELES GUIDRY arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- ALTON BROWN arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- LINDA DEAN arrested in Bossier, Louisiana
- JOSHUA LOTTINGER arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- VAUGHN ROBERTSON arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
- JEREMY CHIASSON arrested in Lafourche, Louisiana
Recent Arrests
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DOUGLAS EUGENE SR BECHTOLD
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TODD COLEMAN
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RARTERRIUS DEONSHUNDRELL LOVETT
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ADONIS TIJUAN COLLINS
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BRIAN JOSEPH GUILLOTTE
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PAUL DAVIS PAYTON
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JASON PAUL JOHNSON
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DENEAN CHRISTY
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MORRIS ANTHONY COOPER
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ANTWAN DEON MCCLODDEN
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BODREK ROXXIE CURTIS
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SHERYL ROBERTS
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CADJA M BOURDA
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JOSHUA KIRBY ROGERS
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TELES JAMES GUIDRY
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ALTON MAURICE BROWN
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LINDA DEAN
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JOSHUA LOTTINGER
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VAUGHN ANTHONY ROBERTSON
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JEREMY MICHAEL CHIASSON
Louisiana Mugshots
Crime, Arrest, and Incarceration Rates
Louisiana, a state of over 4.6 million residents, generates over 100,000 mugshots annually. The mugshots come from every arrest made by the state's 348 law enforcement agencies. These agencies made over 150,000 arrests in 2017 alone, representing 31 arrests for every 1,000 residents. These statistics further underlined the recent reputation of the state as one of the nation’s most dangerous. Violent crime and property crime rates in Louisiana over the last decade average 520 incidents and 3,300 incidents in 100,000 residents respectively.
According to the 2017 FBI crime report, Louisiana has the 4th highest violent crime rate, the highest murder rate, and the highest incarceration rate. In 2018, Louisiana ranked secondly nationally for juvenile arrests and 4th for burglary rate. Considering its less restrictive gun laws, Louisiana murders are mostly committed with a firearm. In the last five years, the state has recorded 10.5 murders committed with a firearm for every 100,000 residents.
A look at Louisiana’s incarceration rate shows 1,052 Louisiana citizens are in prison for every 100,000 residents. This 2018 incarceration rate is only second to Oklahoma and 33.6% higher than the national rate. In addition to people incarcerated, Louisiana has some 70,000 citizens under criminal justice supervision. This figure includes 40,000 citizens under probation and 30,000 on parole.
Public Access to Mugshots and Arrest Records
As in other jurisdictions in the US, the criminal justice process in Louisiana begins with an arrest. Consequent to an arrest, the offender is transported to the nearest jail or police station for booking and incarceration until an arraignment before a judge. Mugshots are generated during the booking processing along with fingerprints and other arrest records.
While booking information is considered a public record in Louisiana, the close record system being followed in the state ensure some restriction in accessing arrest records. Some law enforcement agencies in the state choose to publish arrestees' mugshots online (like New Orleans Sheriff’s Office), while others provide such mugshots only on request (and for a fee in Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office).
The availability of these records has been exploited in some quarters for commercial purposes. Some private mugshots aggregators have resorted to extorting offenders whose mugshots appear on their websites. A prevalent practice across the United States that has generated a raging national debate on curtailing the activities of such commercial mugshot aggregators. This has led some states to enact relevant legislation to this effect.
While Louisiana is not one of such states, ex-offenders and arrestees not convicted are not left without alternatives. In May 2014, Louisiana enacted a law allowing for eligible citizens to expunge their mugshots and arrest records from the public domain. Expunged arrest records in Louisiana are not totally destroyed but remain available for use by law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The filing costs of expungements generally range from $550 to over $700. This depends on whether a DWI is involved and if a prior conviction must be converted to an 893/894 acquittal before the expungement can be granted.
Citizens with an arrest history in Louisiana will find resources here on locating their mugshots, obtaining the relevant arrest records, discovering the expungement process in the county of their arrest and contacting the right local authorities to help accomplish the expunction of their records and mugshots.