Find Baton Rouge Criminal History
Baton Rouge criminal history records are available through multiple city and parish agencies. The Baton Rouge Police Department processes local arrest reports and incident records. The Baton Rouge City Court handles misdemeanor and traffic cases. The East Baton Rouge Parish court system covers felony cases. State background checks go through the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. This page covers how to access each of these sources for Baton Rouge criminal history information.
Baton Rouge Quick Facts
Baton Rouge Police Department Records
The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) is the primary city law enforcement agency. BRPD handles criminal and incident reports for the city of Baton Rouge. To request records, contact the department at their main office at 9000 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70815. The mailing address is P.O. Box 1471, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The Baton Rouge Police Department page at brla.gov lists department contacts, non-emergency numbers, and records request procedures for Baton Rouge residents.
You can reach BRPD by phone at 225-389-2000 for non-emergency calls (available 24 hours a day). The general information line is 225-389-3800. Email for the department is brpdinfo@brla.gov. The TDD line for hearing-impaired callers is 225-389-5453. For Baton Rouge criminal history questions specific to police records, contact the Records Division directly through the main BRPD line during business hours.
| Department | Baton Rouge Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 9000 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 |
| Non-Emergency | 225-389-2000 |
| Info Line | 225-389-3800 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Website | brla.gov/BRPD |
Baton Rouge City Court Criminal Cases
The Baton Rouge City Court sits at 233 St. Louis Street, Room 208, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. The court handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, and civil claims up to $35,000. Small claims go up to $5,000. On the criminal side, this court takes cases with penalties up to a $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail. All traffic violations and parking tickets come through city court as well.
The Baton Rouge City Court page on brla.gov provides division contacts, hours, and information on criminal, traffic, and civil case procedures.
City Court contact information: main phone 225-389-5279, fax 225-389-7656. For criminal and traffic matters, call 225-389-5294. The accounting office is at 225-389-5289. Email is citycourt@brgov.com. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The mailing address is P.O. Box 3438, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. Copy fees from the East Baton Rouge Clerk run $1.00 per page. Full court information is at brla.gov/City-Court.
Note: The online ticket payment system for Baton Rouge City Court charges a 4% convenience fee with a $2.00 minimum. Pay online at brla.gov/Online-Ticket-Payments.
Baton Rouge Warrant and Inmate Search
The Baton Rouge City Court has a warrant lookup tool available online. If you want to check for an active warrant tied to a Baton Rouge case, the portal is at city.brla.gov/dept/citycourt/warrants/. This tool covers warrants from the city court level.
The City Court warrant lookup page at city.brla.gov lets you search for active Baton Rouge warrants by name or case number.
For jail and inmate information at the parish level, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office posts an inmate search at ebrso.org. This covers people currently held at the parish jail. For district court case filings, the EBR Clerk of Court offers ClerkConnect at ebrclerkofcourt.org. This is a good tool for looking up felony case dockets, civil judgments, and other filings from the 19th Judicial District Court that serve Baton Rouge residents.
Baton Rouge Criminal History Background Checks
State-level criminal history background checks are processed by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII). The BCII office is at 7919 Independence Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Phone is (225) 925-6096. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Since BCII is located in Baton Rouge, in-person visits are straightforward for city residents.
The Right to Review your own criminal record under La. R.S. 15:588 costs $26 by mail or $41 if you go in person. A technology fee of $5 applies as of December 2024, added under La. R.S. 15:587 D(1). These fees cover processing by BCII staff. Full background check procedures are explained at lsp.org/services/background-checks/.
The Louisiana State Police background checks page covers the BCII process, fingerprinting requirements, and mail-in submission steps for Baton Rouge residents and employers.
For sex offender registry information tied to Baton Rouge addresses, search by name or zip at lsp.org/community-outreach/sex-offender-registry/. The registry hotline is 1-800-872-8111. Victim notification services through LAVNS are at lavns.org, and the LAVNS number is 866-528-6748. For state prison inmate information, the DOC offender locator is at doc.la.gov.
East Baton Rouge Parish Criminal History
Baton Rouge sits in East Baton Rouge Parish. Felony criminal cases go through the 19th Judicial District Court in the parish. For full details on the EBR Clerk of Court, sheriff resources, and district court filings that affect Baton Rouge residents, visit the East Baton Rouge Parish page.
Nearby Cities
Other qualifying Louisiana cities with criminal history pages near Baton Rouge:
- New Orleans - Orleans Parish
- Lafayette - Lafayette Parish
- Hammond - Tangipahoa Parish
- Houma - Terrebonne Parish