This is a private reference site, not a Bienville Parish government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visitation, or pull official booking or court records. For those actions, use the appropriate official office below.
Where to Look for a Bienville Parish Record
Bienville Parish Jail and the sheriff's office are listed at 100 Courthouse Drive, Arcadia, LA 71001, with mailing address P.O. Box 328, Arcadia, LA 71001. Sheriff John E. Ballance's main sheriff and jail phone is (318) 263-2215; the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association also lists a prison phone at (318) 263-7415. Fax numbers published in the research include (318) 263-7418 and LSA prison fax (318) 263-7433. The sheriff email is jballance@bienvillesheriff.org. Official jail lobby or records hours were not located, so call before visiting. Official web starting points include bienvillesheriff.org, the parish sheriff page, and bienville.lavns.org.
Use the channel that matches the record you need:
- For someone currently or recently in the parish jail, start with jail inmate records, the Bienville LAVNS roster at https://bienville.lavns.org/, or the sheriff/jail phone line.
- For booking photos or photo-access limits, review jail roster mugshots and contact the sheriff as the jail custodian if a public-records request is needed.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Bienville Parish Clerk of Court at 100 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1100, Arcadia, phone (318) 263-2123. The clerk publishes a $20 per-name criminal-history search for the past 10 years, with stated limits for arrest, juvenile, sealed, and out-of-parish records.
- For prosecutor questions, the Second Judicial District Attorney, Danny Newell, is listed at 100 Courthouse Drive, Suite 2200, Arcadia, phone (318) 263-7408 and fax (318) 263-7424.
- For facility basics, see the Bienville Parish Jail page and then call the jail before mailing, visiting, or sending funds.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections locator rather than the parish roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator or ICE ODLS. For custody notifications, use VINELink Louisiana.