Bogalusa City Jail Overview
Bogalusa City Jail is listed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections under Washington Parish local jails. DOC gives the jail address as 202 Arkansas Avenue, Bogalusa, LA 70426, and lists the phone number as (985) 732-6296. The facility should be treated as a city holding facility connected to Bogalusa Police Department arrests, not as the main Washington Parish jail.
The practical distinction matters. A person arrested by Bogalusa Police may be held briefly in city custody before release, municipal court processing, or transfer to Washington Parish Jail in Franklinton. If the person is still in a short-term city hold, the WPSO Platinum Webjail roster may not show them yet. Once transferred to the parish jail, the WPSO roster becomes the public online lookup channel.
The research did not locate an official Bogalusa City Jail online roster, capacity statement, visitation schedule, commissary vendor, or city-specific inmate-mail rule. Because those details were not found in official sources, this page uses a phone-first lookup chain and avoids importing WPSO visitation or NCIC rules unless the person has actually been moved to Washington Parish Jail.
Bogalusa City Jail Capacity and Population
No official Bogalusa City Jail capacity or current population figure was located in the reviewed sources. The DOC Washington Parish page confirms the jail's existence, address, and phone number, but it does not publish a bed rating or a live count for the city facility. For that reason, there is no sourced stat block for a city jail population number.
Use the facility type instead of guessing a number: Bogalusa City Jail is a municipal holding facility for short-term city police arrestees. It is not the source of the 253 WPSO roster count inspected on June 16, 2026, because that count belongs to the Washington Parish Jail roster system. It is also separate from B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, the state prison in Angie. If a custody status question depends on whether someone has been transferred, call the city jail first, then search WPSO.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Bogalusa City Jail
No official Bogalusa city inmate roster was found. The best first step for a very recent Bogalusa arrest is to call the DOC-listed city jail number, (985) 732-6296. If the person has been moved from city custody into parish custody, use the WPSO inmate search at https://inmates.wpso.live/, which redirects to the Washington Parish Platinum Webjail roster at http://142.93.64.7/.
- Call Bogalusa City Jail at (985) 732-6296 for a fresh Bogalusa Police arrest or immediate city-hold question.
- Have the person's full name, approximate arrest date, and any known date of birth or identifying information ready.
- If city staff indicate the person was transferred, search the WPSO roster for current Washington Parish Jail custody.
- If neither channel has the person, consider the next custody type: Louisiana DOC/VINE for sentenced state custody, BOP for federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
The WPSO roster should not be described as a Bogalusa city roster. It covers current parish jail inmates. That distinction helps prevent a common lookup error: assuming a city arrestee must instantly appear on the parish roster. Transfer timing, release, bond, municipal processing, and booking workflow can all affect where the record appears.
Bogalusa City Jail Address and Contact
Use the DOC-listed jail contact for city custody questions. The City of Bogalusa government location is nearby on Arkansas Avenue, and separate directory material lists Bogalusa Police Department at 111 Memphis Street, but the jail address and phone for this facility should follow the DOC listing. When a city arrest becomes a parish jail booking, contact Washington Parish Jail in Franklinton or search WPSO.
Bogalusa City Jail
202 Arkansas Avenue
Bogalusa, LA 70426
(985) 732-6296
Call first for immediate city custody, release, transfer, and visitor questions.
Washington Parish Jail Transfer Check
1002 Main Street
Franklinton, LA 70438
(985) 839-3434
Use after transfer to parish jail custody or when the WPSO roster lists the person.
Visiting Someone at Bogalusa City Jail
No official Bogalusa City Jail visitation schedule or visitor-rule page was located in the research set. Do not assume that Washington Parish Jail rules apply while someone is still in city custody. City holding facilities may limit visits, delay visits during booking, or release and transfer people quickly enough that a standard weekly schedule is not useful. Call (985) 732-6296 before traveling.
If the person has been transferred to Washington Parish Jail, then WPSO rules and the WPSO phone line apply. WPSO's published jail rules allow two adults and three minors per inmate, bar minor visits for inmates with sex-crime charges, exclude visitors with warrants or registered sex offender status, prohibit personal items such as phones and purses, and set visits between 30 and 45 minutes. Those are parish jail rules, not confirmed Bogalusa City Jail rules.
| Custody Location | Visiting Guidance | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bogalusa City Jail | No official schedule located; call before travel. | (985) 732-6296 |
| Washington Parish Jail after transfer | Use WPSO visitor limits, item restrictions, search rules, and 30-45 minute visit length. | (985) 839-3434 |
| Louisiana state prison after sentencing | Use DOC/VINE and the receiving prison's approved visitor process. | DOC phone locator: (225) 383-4580 |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Bogalusa City Jail
No city-specific inmate-mail format, phone vendor, video provider, commissary process, or deposit fee schedule was located for Bogalusa City Jail. That means the safest practical step is to call the jail before mailing anything or trying to set up a paid account. If the person has moved to Washington Parish Jail, WPSO's published communications vendor is NCIC for messaging, video visitation, and photo sharing. If the person has moved into DOC custody, state prison mail and money rules replace both city and WPSO processes.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | City-specific inmate-mail format not located; call Bogalusa City Jail before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | No official city vendor located in the reviewed sources. |
| Money Deposit | No official city deposit vendor or fee schedule located. |
| After Parish Transfer | Use Washington Parish Jail rules and NCIC communication information where applicable. |
Booking and Intake at Bogalusa City Jail
A Bogalusa Police arrest may start as a municipal booking or short-term hold. During that early window, the key question is not only whether a person was arrested, but where they are now. The person may be released, held briefly for court or bond processing, or transferred to Washington Parish Jail. Because no public city roster was found, the phone line is the only documented city-specific lookup channel.
Once the person is booked into Washington Parish Jail, the WPSO Platinum Webjail roster can show a booking ID, booking date, mugshot when available, demographics, bond status, and charge/bond details. If the case later leads to a state prison sentence, the Louisiana DOC and VINE systems become the correct lookup source. The important routing point is sequence: city phone, then WPSO after transfer, then DOC/VINE only for sentenced state custody.
About Bogalusa City Jail
Bogalusa is the other major local custody point in Washington Parish after Franklinton. The DOC Washington Parish page lists Bogalusa City Jail alongside Washington Parish Jail, which confirms its role in the local jail map. It does not make the city jail a parishwide roster facility, and it does not make it a state prison. That middle position is why lookup instructions for this page are intentionally narrower and more cautious than a normal roster page.
For records beyond immediate custody, distinguish the agency that created the record. A Bogalusa Police arrest may produce city police records, a Washington Parish Jail booking may produce WPSO jail records, and a court case may sit with the Washington Parish Clerk of Court or the 22nd Judicial District Court process. The parish government public-records form is not the right path for law-enforcement records, according to the research file's source review.
Note: Confirm current custody and transfer status by phone before visiting, mailing, or relying on the WPSO roster for a fresh city arrest.
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