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Criminal & Felony Records in St. James Parish, LA

A person's criminal history — charges, convictions, and sentencing — held by county courts and the state criminal-history repository. Below is how to obtain criminal & felony records in St. James Parish, Louisiana — starting with the official government sources.

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Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

  • Louisiana is a closed-record state: criminal history records are not released to the general public, and name-based background checks through the Louisiana State Police Internet Background Check (IBC) system ($26 per name) require prior authorization for qualifying employers or agencies. Records are maintained by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII), the official state criminal history repository.

    Closed-record state — not available to the general public
  • St. James Parish Sheriff's OfficeOfficial · Free

    Booking logs, jail rosters, and active warrants for St. James Parish, LA are published by the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office; many post a searchable inmate roster online.

  • St. James Parish Clerk of Court — Criminal CasesOfficial · Free

    Search criminal charges, dispositions, and sentencing through the St. James Parish, LA Clerk of Court's public case index.

What’s included

What you can find

  • Convictions
  • Felony & misdemeanor charges
  • Sentencing
  • Case disposition