Tangipahoa Parish Criminal Court Records
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Warrant Search
Yes. Requesters may access certain warrant-related information in Tangipahoa Parish when it appears in booking records, criminal court records, bench-warrant entries, or non-exempt law-enforcement records. These records may be provided under Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 44. La. R.S. 44:31 (Louisiana’s public-records framework), which states that access to public records is a duty of the custodian and that any person of majority age may inspect, copy, or reproduce public records unless another law provides otherwise.
However, warrant records are not always fully public. La. R.S. 44:3 allows law-enforcement, prosecutive, and investigative agencies to withhold certain records connected with pending or anticipated criminal litigation, confidential sources, investigative techniques, undercover officers, some arrest records before final judgment, juvenile/status-offender records, protected victim information, and other restricted material.
| Agency/Resource | Purpose | Search Methods | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office | Handles parish law enforcement services, warrant-related enforcement, booking information, criminal records requests, and civil/criminal process. | Phone, public-records request, online jail roster, or in person. | Main contact: 15475 Club Deluxe Road, Hammond, LA 70403. Phone: (985) 345-6150 or (985) 748-8147. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office - Civil Processing Division | Handles court orders, warrants, subpoenas, and property seizures for civil and some criminal cases. | Phone or in-person inquiry through TPSO. | TPSO states that its Civil Processing Division handles court orders, warrants, subpoenas, and property seizures for civil and some criminal cases. |
| TPSO Public Records Request | Provides a formal route to request sheriff-held public records. | Online public-records request portal or Criminal Records Office contact. | TPSO states that, beginning April 15, 2026, public records requests should be submitted through its NextRequest portal. For guidance, contact the Criminal Records Office at (985) 345-6150. |
| TPSO Jail Roster | Helps confirm whether a person has been booked into Tangipahoa Parish Jail, including after an arrest on a warrant. | Online jail roster search. | The TPSO jail roster displays booking-related fields, including name, date of birth, race/gender, and booking date. It is an inmate/booking tool, not a complete active-warrant search. |
| Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court - Criminal Department | Maintains criminal filings and records where bench-warrant entries may appear. | Criminal record eSearch, phone, or in-person request. | The Clerk’s Criminal Department files formal charges from the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, handles felony charges and certain misdemeanors, and states that the Traffic Clerk records minute entries and issues bench warrants. Criminal Department phone: (985) 284-2630. |
| Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court - Criminal Record eSearch | Provides online access to criminal record information maintained by the Clerk. | Online Criminal Record eSearch. | The Clerk states that if a requester calls to verify information obtained through Criminal Record eSearch, a $20 Criminal History Search Fee applies. The Amite office is 110 N. Bay Street, Ste. 100, Amite, LA 70422, phone (985) 748-4146. The Hammond office is at 318-A NW Railroad Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401; phone: (985) 549-1638. |
| Clerk Connect | Multi-parish Louisiana clerk portal that may provide search and retrieval of civil suits, criminal cases, property records, and land records depending on the parish office. | Online subscription/search portal. | Clerk Connect states that available features vary by office and may include search and retrieval of criminal cases. It should be used as a case-record resource, not a complete active-warrant confirmation system. |
| 21st Judicial District Court - Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse | Court of general jurisdiction where felony, criminal, civil, family, and other district-court matters may generate warrant-related entries. | Court inquiry, clerk request, or case-record search through clerk resources. | The 21st Judicial District Court lists the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse at 110 North Bay Street, Amite, LA 70422; mailing address: P.O. Box 788, Amite, LA 70422; phone: (985) 748-9445. |
| 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office - Tangipahoa Parish Office | Prosecutes criminal matters and may hold prosecutorial records connected to active or closed criminal cases. | Phone, in person, or records request where appropriate. | Contact: Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse, 110 N. Bay St., Amite, LA 70422. Phone: (985) 748-7890 The DA’s offices are open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prosecutorial records may be restricted under La. R.S. 44:3. |
| Louisiana State Police | Provides state-level law-enforcement services, fingerprint/background services, and public-records request routes. | LSP public-records request, fingerprints/backgrounds, or contact local troop. | LSP’s official site links to Fingerprints & Backgrounds, Public Records Request, and Contact My Local LSP Troop. This is not a parish active-warrant lookup. |
| Louisiana Public Records Law | Provides the legal route for requesting non-exempt public records from the agency that maintains them. | Public-records request to TPSO, Clerk of Court, District Attorney, LSP, or other custodian. | La. R.S. 44:31 grants the right to inspect or copy public records unless otherwise provided by law, while La. R.S. 44:3 restricts some prosecutive, investigative, and law-enforcement records. |