Access Metairie 24 Hour Booking
Metairie 24 hour booking records come from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Metairie is an unincorporated community, not an incorporated city. That means it has no city government, no mayor, and no municipal police department. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office provides all law enforcement services for Metairie. When someone is arrested here, the booking goes through the booking process at the parish booking system. You can search recent bookings online through the JPSO inmate search tool and find out who was booked within the last 24 hours of jail bookings hours or look up older records by name.
Metairie Quick Facts
Metairie 24 Hour Booking and Unincorporated Status
Metairie is one of the largest unincorporated communities in the South. It sits in Jefferson Parish just west of New Orleans. Because it is not a city, there is no Metairie police department. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office handles everything. Patrol, investigations, traffic, and booking all fall under the sheriff. This is different from a place like New Orleans, where city police make arrests and the parish sheriff runs the jail and jail. In Metairie, the sheriff does both.
The JPSO main office is at 1233 Westbank Expy in Harvey, LA. Call (504) 363-5500 for general questions. The JPSO website at jpso.com has links to their online services including inmate search, crime information, and public records. JPSO is one of the largest sheriff's offices in Louisiana and covers all of Jefferson Parish, including Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Terrytown, and other communities.
Note: Since Metairie is unincorporated, all booking records are in custody at the parish level by JPSO.
How Metairie 24 Hour Booking Works
When JPSO deputies arrest someone in Metairie, the inmate goes to the jail at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center for booking. jail staff take fingerprints, a photo, and personal details. Charges are entered into the booking system. A bond amount is set based on the offense. the booking data shows up in the JPSO inmate search system shortly after booking is complete.
You can search the JPSO inmate roster to find people booked in Metairie and the rest of Jefferson Parish. The tool lets you search by name. Results show charges, bond amounts, and booking dates. This is the same system used for all Jefferson Parish bookings, so you will see people arrested in Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Terrytown, and Harvey all in one place. The 24 hour booking log shows every inmate booked through the jail in the past 24 hours of bookings of bookings.
JPSO also runs a Public Records Center where you can submit formal booking records requests for arrest reports and other documents. Their administration hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Walk-ins are welcome during those hours, or you can submit requests through the jail roster portal.
Metairie 24 Hour Booking Under Louisiana Law
Louisiana public records law covering bookings applies to all Metairie booking records. La. R.S. 44:1 says that booking records are public records. That means you can request them from JPSO without giving a reason. The law covers records of the booking of an inmate under C.Cr.P. Art. 228, initial reports by investigating officers, and records of summons or citations.
Some records are exempt under La. R.S. 44:3. Anything tied to a pending criminal case can be withheld. Juvenile records stay sealed. Records that have been expunged under La. C.Cr.P. Art. 971 become confidential. But standard adult booking records are available to the public as booking records as soon as the booking is processed.
Full criminal history is a separate matter. Louisiana is a closed record state under La. R.S. 15:587. The LACCH system maintained by State Police is not open to the public as jail records. Only the inmate themselves can request their own record under La. R.S. 15:588. What you can get from JPSO is the booking record from one specific arrest. That is public. The full criminal history is not.
Note: JPSO responds to public records requests within the five business day window required by Louisiana law.
Louisiana Booking and Inmate Resources
Beyond the JPSO tools, Louisiana has state-level systems for tracking people in custody. The Louisiana DPS&C runs an offender locator for inmates in state prison. It updates the inmate roster daily. The VINELink system covers local jails too and lets you sign up for custody alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. Call 1-866-528-6748 to use VINE by phone.
The VINELink portal shown above lets you search for inmates across Louisiana. You pick the parish and search by name or ID number. Metairie arrests show up under Jefferson Parish. This is a free tool run by the state. It is especially useful for tracking custody status changes like releases, transfers, or bond postings.
Metairie Booking Record Fees
Getting copies of booking records from JPSO involves standard Louisiana public records fees. Copies run $0.25 to $1.00 per record page. Certified booking copies cost between $5.00 and $10.00 per document. The online inmate search is free. You can look up current and recent bookings at no cost. Only paper copies carry a charge.
If you need a copy of an arrest report, that may have a separate fee. JPSO sets its own schedule within the ranges allowed by state law. Call (504) 363-5500 and ask for the records division to get current prices. For state-level criminal history requests through Louisiana State Police, the fee is $26.00 per record as of late 2024, plus a $5.00 technology surcharge.
Jefferson Parish 24 Hour Booking
Metairie is part of Jefferson Parish. All booking records, jail operations, and court proceedings for Metairie run through the Jefferson Parish system. For a full look at the parish sheriff's office, detention facilities, and additional search tools, visit the Jefferson Parish page.
Nearby Cities With Booking Records
Several communities near Metairie have their own booking information pages. Some share the same JPSO system while others fall in different parishes:
Kenner, Marrero, and Terrytown are all in Jefferson Parish and use the same JPSO booking system as Metairie. New Orleans is in Orleans Parish and has its own police department and sheriff's office.