Start With the Official St. Charles Parish Jail Roster, Then Verify the Record You Actually Need
For current parish-jail custody, start with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Jail Roster for the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center. Louisiana’s LA VINE roster is a useful second custody check, while court cases, bonds, arrest reports, phone accounts and victim notifications are handled through separate systems.
Which Official Source Answers Your Question?
A jail roster is a custody record, not a complete court file. St. Charles Parish uses different offices for jail custody, court cases, bonds, Sheriff records and victim services.
Sheriff Jail Roster
Use the Sheriff’s roster as the primary Nelson Coleman current-custody route.
Louisiana LA VINE
Louisiana says its parish roster feeds reuse jail-management-system data and refresh every 30 minutes. LA VINE also supports custody-status notifications.
Clerk / 29th JDC
Use the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court and the 29th Judicial District Court for filed criminal cases, court dates and legal case status.
Sheriff Bonds & Fines
Verify the current amount, case, bond type and payment route before sending money or driving to an office.
Criminal Records / Legal Affairs
Use the Sheriff for booking information, arrest reports, initial incident reports and other releasable agency records.
LA VINE / Local Assistance
LA VINE monitors adult custody status in Louisiana parish jails and state prisons. St. Charles Parish also operates a Crime Victim Assistance office.
How to Search the St. Charles Parish Jail Roster
Open the Sheriff roster route
Start from the official Sheriff page instead of a cached mugshot page or a paid people-search service.
Search the legal name
Use the booked legal surname first. If needed, try a middle name, former or maiden surname, suffix, hyphenation or a likely spelling variation.
Compare more than the name
Use available date-of-birth, demographic, booking, charge or identifier details before deciding a result belongs to the person you mean.
Read every charge and hold
One booking can involve multiple charges, warrants or outside-agency holds. One bond line may not explain the full custody situation.
Cross-check LA VINE when useful
Use the Louisiana parish roster as a second official custody check or when you need supported custody-status notifications.
Verify court and release separately
Use the Clerk, 29th JDC, Bonds & Fines or Nelson Coleman staff when a hearing, payment, pickup or release decision depends on current information.
What a Booking Record Can—and Cannot—Tell You
| Roster detail | Useful for | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Name / identifiers | Matching the jail entry to the correct person. | A common name by itself proves identity. |
| Booking date | Showing when the displayed jail intake occurred. | It is the offense date, court date or release date. |
| Listed charge | Understanding allegations associated with the booking. | It is the final filed charge or a conviction. |
| Bond information | Starting a bond-status check. | Paying one displayed amount clears every case, warrant or hold. |
| Booking photograph | A visual identity clue when lawfully available. | A mugshot proves guilt or present custody. |
| Release / custody status | Understanding what the jail system currently reports. | A predicted or stale release detail is a guaranteed pickup time. |
What to Do When the Person Is Missing From the Roster
Problem: very recent arrest
Possible explanation → intake or data-feed processing is still underway.
Next action: recheck the Sheriff roster and LA VINE, then call Nelson Coleman at 985-783-1164 when the answer is time-sensitive.
Problem: name does not match
Possible explanation → middle, maiden, former, hyphenated or differently spelled legal name.
Next action: try verified name variations; do not use a common-name match as proof of identity.
Problem: person was listed earlier
Possible explanation → release, transfer or roster update.
Next action: use LA VINE and call Corrections if current custody affects travel, safety, medication or a planned payment.
Problem: court case exists but no jail result
Possible explanation → a filed case, warrant or court matter can exist without current parish-jail custody.
Next action: check the Clerk / 29th JDC and use the jail roster only for custody.
Problem: sentenced or transferred
Possible explanation → the person moved into Louisiana state custody or another parish.
Next action: use LA VINE statewide and the responsible Louisiana correctional system instead of random parish-by-parish searching.
Problem: possible federal custody
Possible explanation → federal custody uses a separate system.
Next action: search the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for BOP custody; note that “Not in BOP Custody” can still mean custody in another system.
St. Charles Parish Court Records and the 29th Judicial District Court
The 29th Judicial District Court has original jurisdiction over civil, criminal and juvenile matters in St. Charles Parish. A jail roster can show custody information, but the Clerk of Court and court record control filed case information and legal outcomes.
Use the Clerk for the filed case
St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court is located at 15045 River Road, Hahnville, LA 70057. Louisiana’s Secretary of State lists the Clerk phone as 985-783-6632.
Use the 29th JDC for court-level information
The court serves St. Charles Parish and publishes current court information, local rules and alerts. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 424, Hahnville, LA 70057.
Bond and Release: Confirm Before You Pay
The Sheriff’s Bonds & Fines section handles traffic and criminal fines and publishes online, in-person and mail payment routes for applicable matters. Its directory lists 15045 River Road, 2nd Floor, Hahnville, with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and phone 985-783-1151.
Before paying a bond
- Confirm the person is still in Nelson Coleman custody.
- Review every active charge, case and agency hold.
- Confirm the current bond amount and bond type.
- Ask whether another parish, state, federal or immigration hold affects release.
- Confirm the approved payment location and method for this case.
- Keep the official receipt.
Why payment may not mean immediate release
Another hold, a second case, a court order or internal release processing can still affect eligibility and timing. Do not promise a pickup time or begin a long trip based only on one roster line.
Nelson Coleman Video Visitation
The Sheriff’s current Corrections page confirms that Nelson Coleman uses video visitation and video arraignment. The current public Corrections page does not publish a complete visitor schedule, visit duration, registration provider or full visitor-rule set.
Confirm these details before scheduling or travelling
- Whether the current option is onsite video, remote video or both.
- Whether advance visitor approval or registration is required.
- Current visit days, time windows and duration.
- Required inmate identifier and visitor photo identification.
- Rules for minors, clothing, property and check-in.
- Whether lockdown, court, discipline or operational needs can cancel a visit.
Corrections: 985-783-1164. Review the current Sheriff Corrections page.
Phone Accounts, Commissary and Inmate Money
Phone service: current NCIC facility page
NCIC currently maintains a Nelson Coleman Correctional Center detainee phone-funding page. Confirm the correct detainee and review displayed fees before paying.
- Confirm current custody first.
- Match the correct detainee and PIN when displayed.
- Verify that you are funding a phone account.
- Review fees and taxes before authorizing payment.
- Save the transaction confirmation.
Commissary: verify the current provider first
The current Sheriff Corrections pages reviewed for this update do not clearly identify a public commissary-deposit provider. Third-party directories name providers, but that is not enough to treat the vendor as current.
- Call Corrections at 985-783-1164.
- Ask for the approved commissary or inmate-account provider.
- Confirm the required inmate identifier.
- Ask about current kiosk, online or phone options and transaction fees.
Mail, Books, Money and Property
The current Sheriff pages reviewed for this refresh do not clearly publish a complete personal-mail processing address and detailed current mail restrictions. The physical jail address should not automatically be treated as the correct personal-mail address.
Before sending mail or publications
- Ask for the current personal-correspondence address.
- Confirm whether legal mail uses a separate route.
- Confirm the required inmate name and identifier format.
- Ask about photographs, books, publications and prohibited enclosures.
- Do not send cash, medication or irreplaceable originals without direct instructions.
Before picking up or delivering property
Call Nelson Coleman and ask whether the inmate must authorize the release, what identification the recipient needs, the correct entrance, and current pickup hours. Property held as evidence can follow a different process from personal jail property.
Booking Information, Arrest Reports, Incident Reports and Mugshots
The Sheriff states that booking information is public record and directs requests for booking information on St. Charles Parish arrests to the Correctional Center. The Criminal Records Division maintains records of arrests booked into St. Charles Parish, Sheriff incident/offense reports, Sheriff crash reports and 29th JDC arrest-warrant and attachment files.
| Record needed | Best source | Key point |
|---|---|---|
| Current custody / booking information | Nelson Coleman / Sheriff roster | Custody and booking are not the final court case. |
| Arrest report | Sheriff Criminal Records | Arrest reports can be public, but protected categories and supporting materials have restrictions. |
| Initial incident or crash report | Records Division / Public Records | The Sheriff publishes an in-person and written-mail request route. |
| Filed criminal case / disposition | Clerk of Court / 29th JDC | Use court records for the legal outcome. |
| Booking photo | Sheriff / Correctional Center as applicable | Availability is subject to public-record restrictions; a mugshot does not prove guilt. |
Public-record request routes and current Sheriff fees
For general public-record requests, the Sheriff directs adult requesters to submit a written request identifying the records sought either in person or by mail. Initial incident and motor-vehicle crash investigative reports can also be viewed or purchased in person at the Records Division in the Hahnville Courthouse, 3rd Floor.
Public Records & Legal Affairs
In person: 260 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, LA 70070
Mail: P.O. Box 426, Hahnville, LA 70057
Phone: 985-783-6237
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Records Division
Location: Hahnville Courthouse, 3rd Floor, 15045 River Road, Hahnville, LA 70057
Phone: 985-783-6237
| Sheriff-listed record type | Published charge |
|---|---|
| Document copies | $1 per page |
| Audio / video copies | $1 per minute plus $10 per computer disk |
| Photo copies | $10 |
| Certified-mail postage | Actual cost, based on quantity |
Medical Services, PREA Reporting and Crime Victim Assistance
Medical and religious services
The Sheriff says the Nelson Coleman medical clinic is staffed with medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy, x-ray and medical-assistant personnel, and that services not handled at the facility are sent to a state-run hospital. Religious services include multiple faith traditions.
Corrections: 985-783-1164
PREA / sexual-safety reporting
The Sheriff publishes a current PREA complaint form for incidents involving a Nelson Coleman inmate. For an urgent facility safety concern, call Corrections and clearly explain the urgency; for an emergency outside the facility, use emergency services.
Crime Victim Assistance
St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Crime Victim Assistance office is at 220 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling. The published office phone is 985-783-6230; the listed emergency phone is 985-783-6807.
State, Federal and Other-Parish Custody
Louisiana statewide custody
LA VINE monitors adult custody status in Louisiana parish jails and state prisons and can support notifications for custody-status changes.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Use the BOP locator for federal prison custody. The BOP warns that release-date information can change and that “Not in BOP Custody” does not rule out custody in another justice system.
Another Louisiana parish
Switch to another parish only when the arresting agency, warrant, transfer destination or other verified information points there.
St. Charles Parish Jail, Sheriff, Records and Court Contacts
| Office | Address / phone | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Coleman Correctional Center | 5061 Highway 3127, Killona, LA 70057 985-783-1164 |
Current custody, booking, visitation, medical and inmate-service questions. |
| St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office | 260 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, LA 70070 985-783-6237 |
Sheriff administration and Public Records / Legal Affairs. |
| Sheriff Criminal Records | 15045 River Road, 3rd Floor, Hahnville, LA 70057 985-783-6237 |
Arrest, incident/offense and applicable Sheriff records. |
| Bonds & Fines | 15045 River Road, 2nd Floor, Hahnville, LA 70057 985-783-1151 |
Current Sheriff bond/fine payment instructions and case-specific verification. |
| St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court | 15045 River Road, Hahnville, LA 70057 985-783-6632 |
Filed criminal case, docket and court-record questions. |
| Crime Victim Assistance | 220 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, LA 70070 985-783-6230 |
Local victim assistance and support routing. |
Nelson Coleman Correctional Center Map
Before driving, confirm the office and purpose of your visit. Killona, Luling and Hahnville locations handle different tasks.
Roster and Mugshot Information Is Not Proof of Guilt
- Do not treat an arrest, charge or booking photograph as a conviction.
- Do not identify a person from a common name alone.
- Do not repost an old mugshot as proof of current custody.
- Do not publish protected victim, juvenile, medical or confidential information.
- Do not use jail information to harass, threaten, shame, stalk or confront someone.
- Use court records when a final legal outcome matters.
- Do not make high-impact employment, housing, credit or legal decisions from a jail roster alone.
St. Charles Parish Jail Roster FAQs
Where is the official St. Charles Parish jail roster?
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office provides the official Jail Roster route for the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center. Louisiana’s LA VINE parish roster directory provides a second official custody route.
How often does the St. Charles Parish LA VINE roster update?
The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement says LA VINE parish jail rosters reuse jail-management-system data and refresh every 30 minutes. That interval is not a guarantee that every new arrest or release will appear within exactly 30 minutes.
What jail serves St. Charles Parish?
The primary Sheriff-operated facility is the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center at 5061 Highway 3127, Killona, LA 70057. The current Corrections phone is 985-783-1164.
What should I do if a person is not on the roster?
Try verified legal-name variations, recheck after a recent arrest, cross-check LA VINE and consider whether the person was released, transferred, moved into state custody or entered federal custody. Call Nelson Coleman when the answer is time-sensitive.
Does a St. Charles Parish mugshot or booking charge prove guilt?
No. A booking photograph, arrest or listed charge is not a conviction. Use the filed court record for current charges, dismissals, pleas, acquittals or convictions.
How do I verify a bond before paying?
Confirm current custody, every active case and hold, the current bond amount and type, and the approved payment route. The Sheriff’s Bonds & Fines office lists 985-783-1151 and Monday–Friday hours of 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Where do I check a St. Charles Parish criminal court case?
Use the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court and the 29th Judicial District Court. The Clerk is at 15045 River Road, Hahnville, and Louisiana’s Secretary of State lists the phone as 985-783-6632.
How do I request St. Charles Parish arrest or incident records?
Use the Sheriff’s Criminal Records and Public Records & Legal Affairs routes. Booking information is directed to the Correctional Center; initial incident and crash reports have a separate Records Division process, and some criminal investigative material is restricted.
How do inmate phone accounts work at Nelson Coleman?
NCIC currently has a facility-specific Nelson Coleman detainee phone-funding page. Confirm the correct detainee, account type, displayed fees and transaction details before sending money.
What if someone was transferred out of St. Charles Parish custody?
Use Louisiana LA VINE for statewide adult custody information and notifications. If federal prison custody is possible, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Search another parish only when verified arrest, warrant or transfer information points there.
Official Sources and Verification Links
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Jail Roster
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Corrections / Nelson Coleman
- Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement — LA VINE Parish Rosters
- Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement — LA VINE
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Bonds & Fines
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Criminal Records
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Public Records & Legal Affairs
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Arrest Reports
- 29th Judicial District Court
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Religious & Medical Services
- St. Charles Parish Sheriff — Crime Victim Assistance
- Federal Bureau of Prisons — Inmate Locator
Source review performed: October 3, 2026. Changeable details such as visitation procedures, vendors, custody status, fees and bond instructions should be rechecked before acting.
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