Search Rapides Parish Warrant Records

Rapides Parish warrant records are managed by the sheriff's office, the Alexandria Police Department, and the clerk of court in Alexandria, Louisiana. This parish has an online inmate inquiry system and a dedicated warrant division at the Alexandria PD, giving you more ways to search than many smaller parishes. The sheriff's office on Murray Street handles warrant service for the 9th Judicial District Court. This page covers how to find and search how to find warrant records in Rapides Parish, the contacts for each office, records fees, and what statewide warrant records tools can help.

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office Warrant Records

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office is at 700 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301. Sheriff Mark Wood runs the department. Main phone is (318) 473-6700. The website is at rpso.org. For jail records, call (318) 449-5453. DOC Classification and Billing can be reached at (318) 449-5452. Parish Probation is at (318) 449-5451 and DWI Probation at (318) 473-6734.

There is no dedicated online warrant search. Call (318) 473-6700 to check for active warrant records in Rapides Parish. Search using the full name and date of birth to search warrant records. Staff will check warrant records in the system. You can also check warrant records at the office at 700 Murray Street in Alexandria during business hours.

Alexandria Police Department Warrant Records

The Alexandria Police Department runs its own warrant division. Records phone is (318) 441-6468. Email is apd-warrants@cityofalex.com. If the warrant was issued within the city of Alexandria, this division may have the most current information. For warrants issued through the parish warrant records court warrant records system outside city limits, the sheriff's office is the better call.

Both agencies work with the 9th Judicial District Court. A warrant issued by a district court judge can be served by either the sheriff or the city police. If you are not sure which agency to call, try both. The warrant division at APD can take email inquiries at apd-warrants@cityofalex.com, which is useful when you cannot call during business hours.

Rapides Parish Online Inmate Inquiry

Rapides Parish has an online inmate inquiry system at the Rapides Parish Inmate Inquiry portal. You can search by name, subject number, or booking number. Results include inmate name, subject number, booking number, race, gender, detention center location, and booking photo when available.

The system includes a disclaimer: "All Persons Are Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty In A Court Of Law Or Administrative Action." If someone was booked on a warrant record, their charge information will show up in the warrant system. This search is not a warrant search tool, but it shows who has been arrested on warrants.

VINELink also covers Rapides Parish. The parish-specific link is rapides.lavns.org. Search by name and register for free custody alerts.

Note: The inmate inquiry shows who is currently in one of the three detention centers, not a full list of outstanding warrant records.

Rapides Parish Detention Center Warrant Records

Rapides Parish runs three detention facilities. Detention Center I is on the 4th floor of the parking garage on Johnston Street in Alexandria, phone (318) 473-6750, mailing at P.O. Box 1551, Alexandria, LA 71309, fax (318) 473-6817. Detention Center II is at 400 B John Allison Drive, phone (318) 449-4360, fax (318) 449-4375. Detention Center III is at 7400 Academy Drive, phone (318) 449-4381, fax (318) 449-4396.

Having three facilities means inmates might be at any of the locations. The online inmate inquiry system shows which detention center a person is housed in. If you call the jail records line at (318) 449-5453, staff can tell you where someone is being held and what they were booked on.

Rapides Parish Records Fees

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office publishes a clear fee schedule for records requests. Background checks cost $5.00. Fingerprint cards are $10.00 each. An incident or case report runs $10.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page. Certified incident and case reports are $15.00 for the first page and $1.00 per additional page. Traffic reports cost $10.00. Case photos are $7.50 each.

Mail records requests to: Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, Attn: Criminal Records, 2005 Vandevelde Avenue, Alexandria, LA 71303. Under La. R.S. 44:1, most warrant records are public once served or filed with the court. A basic warrant records status check by phone is free.

Rapides Parish Clerk of Court and Warrant Records

The Rapides Parish Clerk of Court is at 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301. The clerk keeps all official warrant records filings for the 9th Judicial District, including warrant orders, arrest warrant affidavits, and warrant case dockets. When a judge signs a warrant, the clerk files the original. Certified copies are accessible at the clerk's office for a fee.

Arrest warrants in Rapides Parish follow La. C.Cr.P. Art. 202, which requires probable cause. Bench warrants are issued when someone misses a court date. Under La. R.S. 15:587, the state police also maintain criminal warrant records that may include arrests tied to warrants in Rapides Parish.

Louisiana Statewide Search Resources

The LSP BCII keeps warrant records from all 64 parishes for warrant records at 7919 Independence Blvd in Baton Rouge. Phone: (225) 925-6006. More at lsp.org. The IBC at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov costs $31. La. R.S. 15:588 covers Right to Review at uenroll.identogo.com. The Most Wanted list is at doc.la.gov/docs-most-wanted.

Nearby Parishes

Rapides Parish is in central Louisiana with Alexandria as its parish seat. Neighboring parishes each have their own sheriff and court warrant records system for warrant records.