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Official Washington Parish criminal records come from the office that created or maintains them. WPSO handles its reports, local checks, and parish-jail records; the clerk holds filed court cases; municipal police keep their own reports; and Louisiana State Police BCII-LCJIS maintains the state repository. The routing below identifies the correct public office and provides verified local contact details.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve official records, perform an official background check, change a record, or receive an expungement petition. Only the government office that holds the requested material can act on it.

Need an Official Record?

Match the record to its Washington Parish or Louisiana custodian:

  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: call the WPSO Criminal Records Division at 985-839-3434
  • Court case files and certified dispositions: contact the Washington Parish Clerk of Court at 985-839-4663
  • Police and incident reports: request the record from WPSO, Bogalusa Police, Franklinton Police, Varnado Police, or the other agency that created it
  • One's own Louisiana identity history: follow Louisiana State Police BCII-LCJIS Right to Review procedures
  • Official purpose-coded checks: use the Louisiana State Police channel and fingerprint process required for that statutory purpose
  • Expungement: file eligible petitions with the court that handled the case

WPSO Criminal Records Division: 1002 Main Street, Franklinton, LA 70438; 985-839-3434. WPSO has not posted general records-counter hours, so call before visiting. Fingerprint service hours are Monday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Washington Parish Clerk of Court: 908-B Washington Street, Franklinton, LA 70438; mailing address P.O. Box 607; 985-839-4663; criminal fax 985-839-7271. The research did not locate posted counter hours, so confirm access before travel.