Grant Parish Sex Offender Registry

Sex offender searches in Grant Parish use the Louisiana State Police statewide registry. Registration in Grant Parish takes place at the Criminal Division office at 220 Cedar Street in Colfax, not at the main administrative building. Contact the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office if you need help with a search or compliance question.

How to Search Grant Parish Sex Offenders

Grant Parish does not maintain its own public sex offender search portal. All searches go through the Louisiana State Police sex offender registry. The tool is free to use, requires no account, and covers every parish in the state. You can search by name, address, or ZIP code and filter to see only offenders registered in Grant Parish. Results include photos, current addresses, offense descriptions, and tier levels.

To search Colfax and the surrounding area, try ZIP code 71417. The map view on the LSP registry lets you see offender locations visually, which is useful if you want to check a specific street or neighborhood. For smaller communities in the parish, a name search may return faster results than a ZIP code search since population in those areas is limited.

For direct help, call the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office at (318) 627-3261 during business hours. The sheriff is Steven McCain. You can also email the office at web@grantso.org or visit the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office website for general information. The state police hotline at 1-800-858-0551 handles registry questions from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT, Monday through Friday.

Grant Parish Sheriff's Office Registration Locations

This is important for anyone who needs to register: sex offender registration in Grant Parish does not happen at the main administrative office on Cypress Street. It happens at a different location. According to the sheriff's office: "Criminal Division Chief Deputy Stacey Roberts 220 Cedar Street P.O. Box 187 Colfax, Louisiana 71417 T - 318-627-3261 Services: Filing Initial Police Report, Obtaining Criminal Records, Sex Offender Registration, 911 Permitting."

The Criminal Division at 220 Cedar Street, Colfax is where sex offender registration takes place. Going to the wrong office will result in an incomplete registration. If you are unsure which building you need, call (318) 627-3261 before you go and confirm the correct location with staff.

The main administrative office is located at 205 Cypress Street, Colfax, and handles payments, taxes, and foreclosure matters. The Detectives division is at 100 8th Street, Colfax. The Detention Facility is at 485 Richardson Drive, Colfax, and the detention phone is (318) 627-3724. The mailing address for all divisions is P.O. Box 187, Colfax, LA 71417.

As confirmed by the office: "Grant Parish Sheriff's Office Steven McCain, Sheriff 205 Cypress Street PO Box 187 Colfax, Louisiana 71417 Tel: 318-627-3261 Fax: 318-627-4114." The fax for the Administrative Division is (318) 627-3418 and for the Criminal Division is (318) 627-4114. The office website is at grantso.org.

Registration must be done in person at the Criminal Division. Offenders cannot register by phone, mail, or email. After completing local registration with the sheriff, offenders must also register with the Louisiana State Police and with any local city police department in the city where they live, work, or go to school.

Louisiana Sex Offender Laws That Apply in Grant Parish

Sex offender registration in Louisiana is governed by RS 15:540 and the statutes that follow it. These laws apply to everyone convicted of a qualifying sex offense in Louisiana and to anyone who moves to the state after a conviction elsewhere. Grant Parish is covered by these statewide rules with no local exemptions.

Louisiana uses a three-tier registration system. Tier I offenders register for 15 years and check in once a year. Tier II offenders register for 25 years with check-ins every six months. Tier III offenders register for life and check in every 90 days. Tier levels are set by the court at sentencing and are based on the nature of the offense and the offender's record. Tier III covers the most serious offenses including aggravated rape, crimes against very young children, and repeat sex offense convictions.

Under RS 15:542, any change to an offender's address, employer, school enrollment, vehicle, phone number, or online identifiers must be reported within 3 business days. This is a hard deadline, and missing it is a felony regardless of whether the change seems significant. The 3-day window starts the day the change happens, not when the offender decides to report it.

RS 15:541 defines the terms used throughout the sex offender statutes, including which offenses trigger registration and what information must be made public. The definitions in RS 15:541 are the starting point for understanding whether a conviction in another state requires registration in Louisiana.

Residency restrictions in Grant Parish prohibit registered sex offenders from living within a specified distance of schools, playgrounds, parks, and other locations where children gather. Courts can add further restrictions at sentencing. Violating residency rules is a separate offense from failing to register.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections sex offender registry page covers how offenders leaving state custody are processed and how parishes including Grant are notified before release.

The DOC page explains the coordination between the department and parish-level agencies when an offender is released, which is directly relevant to how Grant Parish stays informed about incoming registrants.

What Grant Parish Registry Profiles Include

Registry profiles for Grant Parish offenders are maintained in the Louisiana State Police system. Each public profile generally includes the offender's full legal name and any known aliases, current residential address, employer and work address if applicable, school enrollment if applicable, offense type and conviction date, a current photograph, physical description including height and weight, and vehicle information. Whether an offender is designated as a sexually violent predator may also appear.

If an offender has no stable address, the registry may list a general location or note that the person is homeless. Records for older convictions or out-of-state offenses may have fewer details. All data reflects what the offender reported and what law enforcement verified during the most recent check-in. There can be a short lag between a change and when it shows in the public portal.

For the most current and complete information on a specific person, call the Grant Parish Sheriff's Criminal Division at (318) 627-3261 or email web@grantso.org. The state police hotline at 1-800-858-0551 is another resource if you cannot get an answer locally.

The Louisiana State Police troop information page identifies the troop that covers Grant Parish and lists troop-level contacts for compliance matters that require state police involvement.

The LSP troop page helps Grant Parish residents find the right state police contact when a compliance issue needs to go beyond what the local sheriff handles.

Reporting Sex Offender Violations in Grant Parish

To report a sex offender violation in Grant Parish, call the Sheriff's Criminal Division at (318) 627-3261 or email web@grantso.org. The Criminal Division handles sex offender compliance for the parish. Provide as much detail as you can: the offender's name, the address where you believe they are living or working, and what you observed that made you think something was wrong.

You can also contact the Louisiana State Police hotline at 1-800-858-0551 between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM CDT. State police can open a compliance review and work with the Grant Parish Sheriff's Office to investigate. If you believe there is an immediate threat or danger, call 911 rather than a non-emergency line.

Tips from the public have helped identify non-compliant offenders across Louisiana. A person may look like they are registered at one address while actually living somewhere else. A call to the sheriff with basic details is enough to start a check. You do not need to be certain before reporting. The office can verify from there.

Note: Registry information is for public safety. Using it to threaten or harass a registrant or their family is prohibited under Louisiana law and can result in criminal charges or civil liability.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes share borders with Grant Parish. An offender near a parish line may have records in a neighboring area.