This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm that a warrant exists, recall or clear one, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. For any of those, contact the office holding the record or the court that issued it.
Need Official Warrant Information?
Most questions that reach us fit one of four patterns. Here is where each one goes in Ouachita Parish:
- Whether a warrant exists: start with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office Records and Identification Division, which keeps sheriff-held warrant records and can take a name and date of birth
- A missed court date: call the court that set the case, since the bench warrant stays with that court. That may be Monroe City Court, West Monroe City Court, the Richwood or Sterlington mayor's court, a justice-of-the-peace court, or the Fourth Judicial District Court
- Clearing or recalling a warrant: speak with a licensed Louisiana attorney and the issuing court about a recall motion, a walk-in appearance, or bond
- A charge filed in district court: the Fourth Judicial District Court controls the charge and bond, and the sheriff's office or a city agency serves the process
For records held by the sheriff, the public counter is the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office Records and Identification Division, 400 St. John Street, Monroe, LA 71201, 318-324-2630. The sheriff's main line is 318-329-1200.
District-court case files belong to the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court, which answers questions at 318-327-1444, extension 3501, and keeps counter hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 4:30. The Fourth Judicial District Court courthouse is at 300 St. John Street in Monroe, with judges' offices at 318-361-2250.
City and town matters stay local. Monroe City Court answers at 318-329-2580, West Monroe City Court at 318-396-2767, Richwood Town Hall at 318-325-4328, and the Sterlington police department at 318-665-4532.