This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site cannot retrieve official records, perform a government background check, correct or remove an entry, or receive an expungement filing. Those services remain with the responsible public office.
Need an Official Record?
Match the document to its Tensas Parish or Louisiana custodian:
- Police and incident reports: request the document from the Sheriff, town police department, or state police unit that created it
- Arrest, booking, and jail material: contact the Tensas Parish Sheriff’s Office or Tensas Parish Detention Center
- Court files: use the Tensas Parish criminal court case records route or contact the clerk serving the court that heard the matter
- Criminal histories and official checks: use Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
- Expungement: begin with the court that possesses the case record and confirm its current forms and filing process
- State custody information: use Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections resources for an imprisoned or supervised person
For Sheriff records, reach the Tensas Parish Sheriff’s Office at 212 Hancock Street, Suite B, St. Joseph, LA 71366, or call 318-766-3499. No separate records-counter hours were verified, so call before visiting. The Tensas Parish Clerk of Court is at 201 Hancock Street, St. Joseph, LA 71366; its criminal office phone is 318-766-3921, and published hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Current local custody questions go to the Tensas Parish Detention Center, 8606 Highway 65, Waterproof, LA 71375, at 318-749-5810.