Livingston Arrests and Agency Lines
People often mix up two things here. Livingston is a town, and it is also the parish seat. The Town of Livingston Police Department keeps records for arrests its own officers make. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office covers the whole parish and runs the detention center. So a headline reading "Livingston arrest" could point to the town police, the sheriff, or a booking at the parish jail. Location alone tells you little about which agency handled the case.
The Census TIGERweb table lists 1,877 residents for the town in 2020. It is the third incorporated place on the parish map. Population explains why the town gets its own arrest coverage here, not any surge in bookings.
Where Livingston Arrests Appear
The Town of Livingston Police website publishes no arrest log. It lists no jail roster or daily booking bulletin either. Visitors find contact details, patrol and service pages, news, and fundraiser updates instead. When a town arrest leads to parish detention, the LPSO-linked roster is one direct custody source. Livingston LA VINE is another. The original report still belongs to town police if its officers made the arrest.
| Source | Photo status | Official? | What it answers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Jail roster | No image in observed table | Yes | Current parish custody and retained roster rows |
| Livingston LA VINE | No universal image promise | Yes | Custody status and alert access |
| Livingston Police | Ask which office holds it | Yes | Town-originated police reports |
| Parish News archive | Old issues may contain photos | No | Historic reporting by issue or name |
| WBRZ coverage | Story dependent | No | Selected events, not all bookings |
| Commercial county indexes | May reproduce photos | No | Secondary leads that need an official check |
The roster lists each name with date of birth, race and gender, booking date, and a View link. Booking dates are mixed, so it is not a clean town feed. Check every date and confirm the arresting agency.
Livingston Police Contact Source
The official Town of Livingston Police contact page lays out the local route for records questions:

That page is a contact source, not a roster. Verify current details before sending a request.
Find Someone Arrested in Livingston
Start by deciding whether Livingston means the town or the parish. Collect a full name and birth date if known. Add the event date and the likely agency. A fresh arrest may not show up during intake. Someone cited without jail admission may never reach the parish roster at all. No official page gives a fixed posting delay.
- Search the LPSO-linked roster by name and birth date. Read the booking date and use View for available detail.
- Check Livingston LA VINE for a second custody signal and notification entry. The state says its parish feed receives jail data every 30 minutes, but that is not a guarantee for each intake.
- Contact Town of Livingston Police when its officers made the arrest or the event took place within town limits.
- Ask LPSO for a booking record or photograph if parish intake occurred and the web row lacks the item.
- Use the Livingston Parish Clerk or proper court for filed charges and final disposition.
The parish offers no stand-alone daily arrest feed. The Arrested Today page applies a booking-date test to the current roster and works as a time-sensitive fallback.
Town Versus Parish Booking
The detention center sits at 28445 Charlie Watts Road in Livingston. That address can make a parish booking look town-specific when it is not. LPSO runs the facility. People held there may have been arrested by deputies, municipal police, state officers, or other agencies. Town Police is just one possible source.
Someone just booked may appear after intake. A held person can also show up on LA VINE. Once released, a name can drop off the current list. The booking record stays with LPSO. If the person later enters state custody, the Louisiana DPS&C inmate-information route covers that layer. Not every new Livingston arrest passes through it. Federal and immigration systems sit apart entirely.
Note: A jail address in Livingston identifies the booking site, not necessarily the scene or arresting police agency.
Livingston Police Arrest Records
The police contact page lists 20550 Circle Drive, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, along with Police@TownofLivingston.com and the non-emergency line at (225) 686-7153. Posted hours run 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No photo fee, request form, or fixed response period appears on the posted pages.
Ask first whether Town Police holds the exact record. Provide the name, date, report number if known, and a clear description of the item. Request the current method, fee, timing, and redaction rules. For an intake photograph, ask whether Town Police or LPSO created and keeps it.
20550 Circle Drive
Livingston, LA 70754
(225) 686-7153
Police@TownofLivingston.com
Posted hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Parish bookings follow a different path. Under the LPSO policy, mail your request to Custodian of Records, P.O. Box 850, Livingston, LA 70754. Include the name, age, return address, and enough facts to locate the record. LPSO reviews public status and sends an invoice after approval. Payment is required before release. There is no posted photo fee or deadline.
Livingston Mugshots and Reports
A police report and a booking photo can sit with different offices. Town Police may hold the incident report. The detention center may hold intake material. The public TBS table shows no photographs, and the View path does not promise an image for every record. Ask for the exact photo if the official view lacks it.
LA VINE handles custody alerts, not mugshot storage. The sheriff's official app offers news, tips, and "Who's in Jail?" access per its Google Play listing, and it may route to web tools without a separate gallery.
Match people through official identifiers, never face comparisons. Booking charges can change after prosecutor or court review. Juvenile records stay confidential, and sealed or expunged records carry special access rules. Skip cached commercial copies when official sources come up short.
Livingston Arrest News Trails
Livingston Parish News keeps old issues you can search. Dig by name, issue, or keyword. Some columns once tracked felony arrests across the parish. Match any archived arrest story against a current official source before you rely on it. Old reporting only shows what was known at the time. WBRZ tags parish stories too, and many of those pieces are built on LPSO releases. Commercial county pages deserve more caution. They mix Town of Livingston addresses with sheriff cases and arrests from other towns. Their labels and photos run stale, so let official sources lead.
Livingston Court Record Path
The Clerk's Criminal Department handles parish felonies. It also takes misdemeanors and traffic cases that fall outside municipal court limits. Formal charges come from the district attorney. So one town arrest can leave a police report, a sheriff booking, and a court file behind it. Each record answers a different question. A jail row is not the case file. Booking records intake, bond sets release conditions, and the court's disposition closes the matter.