PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST PROCEDURE

Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office
400 St. John Street
Suite 109
Monroe, LA 71201

February 26, 2026

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office has implemented a policy regarding Public Records Requests. All requests for public records directed to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office must be made in writing by United States Mail and directed to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office Custodian of Records, 400 St. John, Suite 109, Monroe, LA 71201. Requests must contain your name, age, and return address. Requests should provide as much information as you have in order to identify the public record(s) you are requesting. Requests transmitted by any other method are not acceptable and will not be considered as received by the Sheriff's Office.

Upon receipt of a Public Records Request, the request will be reviewed, and a determination made that the requested records are public records pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Act. After a determination is made to release records, an invoice will be mailed to the requesting party stating the cost of producing the requested public records. Payment of the invoice must be made prior to the release of the records. Payments may be made by cash or money order in person or mailed to the following address, Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office Custodian of Records, 400 St. John, Suite 109, Monroe, LA 71201.

Note: Not all records in the possession of the Sheriff's Office are deemed public records. Records and information deemed non-public will not be released. The Sheriff's Office

follows the exceptions provided in law and in the Louisiana Public Records Act protecting certain documents and information from disclosure.

Respectfully,

Larry Knight
Chief Deputy