Orleans Parish arrest records and inmate search
Search a name across the Orleans Justice Center roster, Louisiana court records and Louisiana prisons, plus federal custody. Orleans Parish and the city of New Orleans share the same boundaries.
Checking the registry instead? Orleans Parish sex offender registry
Orleans Parish inmate search: who is in the Orleans Parish jail. One name search reaches the Orleans Justice Center roster and every other record type below.
Orleans Parish is home to about 364,136 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), down 5.2% since the 2020 census: 8% of Louisiana’s residents, the 3rd most populous of its 64 parishes. People arrested here are booked into the Orleans Justice Center. A search here checks that roster together with the records below, so one search answers whether a person is in the Orleans Parish jail, in a Louisiana state prison or in federal custody.
- Orleans Parish jail bookingsThe Orleans Justice Center roster: who was booked, when, and on what charges
- Louisiana court recordsthe statewide court source: case, charge and disposition
- Louisiana warrantsthe statewide warrant system
- Louisiana prison recordsthe Department of Corrections: people serving a state sentence
- Louisiana sex offender registryregistration, offense and address; one of the 58 registries in the search
- Federal custodyFederal Bureau of Prisons inmates
Orleans Parish jail roster: what a booking record shows.
A booking record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Orleans Justice Center. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It never says the person was convicted.
Most official rosters list only the people held now, so an entry usually comes down after release.
What a Orleans Parish booking record shows
Orleans Parish arrest records: arrest, charge and outcome. Three records, three places.
Booking at the Orleans Justice Center
Shows that someone was arrested in Orleans Parish and what they were booked on. Searchable here through the Orleans Justice Center roster.
Filed in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
Prosecutors decide what to charge. A felony goes to the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court; a misdemeanor to the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court. The charge filed can differ from the charge at booking.
Disposition in the court file
Conviction, dismissal or acquittal is in the court record, kept by the Clerk of Court. Louisiana court records in the search carry it where the court publishes it.
An arrest record alone never proves a crime. Read the guide to arrest records for how bookings, charges and dispositions differ, and why a dismissed charge can still appear.
Orleans Parish court records: finding a case and its outcome.
In Louisiana, felony cases from Orleans Parish are heard in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, and misdemeanors in the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court. The Clerk of Court keeps the case files, which is where a disposition, a sentence and later sealing or expungement orders are recorded.
Louisiana’s statewide court source is part of a name search here, so a result can show how a case ended, not only that it began.
Finding a Orleans Parish case yourself
- Get the full name and a date of birth; a case number, if you have one, is faster still.
- Ask the Clerk of Court for Orleans Parish, in New Orleans, by name and date of birth or by case number.
- For a certified copy of a judgment, ask the Clerk of Court; certified copies usually carry a small fee.
Orleans Parish warrant search: Louisiana warrant lookup.
Louisiana publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Orleans Parish shows with the person’s other records. Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Orleans Parish sheriff’s office or the Clerk of Court.
Orleans Parish mugshots: where booking photos are published.
A booking photo is taken at the Orleans Justice Center when someone is booked. Where Orleans Parish publishes it, it appears on the official roster, usually only while the person is held.
OffenderSearch does not show or sell booking photos, and never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.
Orleans Parish sex offender registry. About 999 on our index have an address in Orleans Parish.
The registry is a separate public record from arrests and court cases: it lists people required to register after a sex offense conviction, usually with an address. The count near an address is free.
Sex offenders in Orleans Parish cities
Orleans Parish criminal background check: search by name.
- Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
- Tick “Also check criminal records” on the look-up page to add criminal records to the registry check (it uses 2 searches).
- 25 searches are free with a personal account. No card.
Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.
Orleans Parish criminal records FAQ
How do I find out if someone is in the Orleans Parish jail?
Search the person's name here: the search covers the Orleans Justice Center roster, Louisiana state prisons, and federal custody, and each result names the facility. Adding an age or date of birth tells people with the same name apart.
Where are Orleans Parish court records kept?
Felony cases from Orleans Parish are heard in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, and the Clerk of Court keeps the case files. Misdemeanors go to the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court.
Can I search Orleans Parish warrants online?
Louisiana publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches that system, so to be certain, ask the Orleans Parish sheriff's office or the Clerk of Court.
Is an arrest in Orleans Parish the same as a conviction?
No. A booking at the Orleans Justice Center records an arrest and the charges at that moment. Whether the person was convicted is decided in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court (for a misdemeanor, the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court), and only the court record shows the outcome. Court records in the search carry that outcome where the court publishes it.
Does OffenderSearch show Orleans Parish mugshots?
No. Booking photos are not shown or sold here. Where Orleans Parish publishes a photo, it is on the sheriff's official roster. No law requires anyone to pay a website to remove a booking photo, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.
How many registered sex offenders live in Orleans Parish?
About 999 on our index have an address in Orleans Parish. The Orleans Parish sex offender registry page has the count, a map and a search by address.
Can I use a Orleans Parish criminal record search to hire someone or rent to them?
No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.