St. Bernard Parish Sex Offender Registry

Search registered sex offenders in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana through OffenderWatch, maintained by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office, or through the Louisiana State Police statewide registry. St. Bernard Parish is directly east of New Orleans and uses OffenderWatch to give residents searchable access to local offender data and the option to sign up for email alerts when offenders register near a specific address.

How to Search the St. Bernard Parish Sex Offender Registry

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office uses OffenderWatch to publish its local sex offender registry. You can search by name, address, or ZIP code. Each result includes the offender's photo, registered home address, offense description, tier level, and compliance status. OffenderWatch also lets you sign up for email notifications when a new offender registers near an address you specify. This feature is free and is useful for residents who want automatic alerts rather than having to check the registry manually.

The Louisiana State Police sex offender registry covers all 64 parishes and is a good supplement to the local OffenderWatch search. If an offender recently moved into St. Bernard Parish from another parish, they may appear in the statewide LSP database before the OffenderWatch record is updated. Running both searches is the best practice.

The LSP hotline at 1-800-858-0551 is staffed weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT. Staff can look up any person by name and confirm their current registration status and tier. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office at 504-271-2504 can also answer questions about locally registered individuals and explain procedures for new registrations.

Because St. Bernard borders Orleans Parish, where New Orleans is located, it is worth searching both the St. Bernard OffenderWatch portal and the Orleans Parish registry if you are looking for someone who may live or work near the parish line. The New Orleans Police Department handles registrations within Orleans Parish, while the St. Bernard Sheriff handles those in St. Bernard.

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff James Pohlmann. The office is located at 2 Courthouse Square, Chalmette, LA 70043. The main phone number is 504-271-2504. The fax is 504-278-7603. The sheriff's office handles all sex offender registrations in the parish, including new arrivals, address changes, periodic check-ins, and compliance verification. More information is available at sbso.org. The Special Investigations Division, which handles sex offender compliance, is at 7001 West Judge Perez Drive, Arabi, and can be reached at 504-278-7660. Detective Lt. Richard Mendell leads compliance efforts.

Any sex offender who moves into St. Bernard Parish, is released from custody to a St. Bernard address, or changes any registered information must report to the sheriff's office within 3 business days. The 3-day window starts the day the change occurs. It applies to each change separately, whether that is a new home address, a new job, a new vehicle, or a new online account.

St. Bernard Parish's proximity to New Orleans means the sheriff's office handles some cases involving offenders who may work in New Orleans but live in Chalmette or other St. Bernard communities. In those cases, the offender must register with both the St. Bernard Sheriff and the New Orleans Police Department if both addresses are active. The registration in each jurisdiction feeds into the statewide LSP database.

The sheriff's office also conducts compliance checks to verify that offenders are living at the addresses on file. This is particularly important in a parish that borders a major metropolitan area, where offenders may attempt to list a suburban address while actually residing elsewhere.

OffenderWatch Email Alerts for St. Bernard Parish

One of the benefits of the OffenderWatch platform used by St. Bernard Parish is the email alert feature. Residents can register a home or work address on the OffenderWatch site and receive an email notification whenever a sex offender registers at an address within a radius they set. The alert includes the offender's basic information so you know who has registered nearby.

Setting up an alert is free. You do not need to check the registry manually on a regular basis if you use the alert system. The notification goes out when a new offender registers or when an existing registrant updates their address to one near the location you entered. This is one of the more practical features for parents, school administrators, or anyone who wants to stay informed without actively monitoring the registry.

The alert system is specific to OffenderWatch parishes. For St. Bernard, this means the alert covers registrations processed through the sheriff's office on the OffenderWatch platform. Changes recorded only in the statewide LSP system may not always trigger OffenderWatch alerts, so continuing to check the LSP registry periodically is still recommended for the most complete information.

Louisiana Sex Offender Laws That Apply in St. Bernard Parish

St. Bernard Parish follows the same legal framework as every other Louisiana parish. The foundational statute is RS 15:540, which establishes the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law. This statute defines who must register, what must be disclosed, how long registration continues, and the penalties for non-compliance. It is uniform statewide and the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office applies it without local modification.

Tier classifications are set out in RS 15:541. Louisiana uses three tiers based on the offense. Tier I offenders register for 15 years and check in once per year. Tier II offenders register for 25 years and check in every six months. Tier III offenders register for life and must check in every 90 days. The tier level is assigned at sentencing and does not change regardless of post-release conduct.

The specific disclosures required from each registrant are in RS 15:542. Every registrant must provide their full name and all known aliases, current home address, employer name and address, school enrollment if applicable, vehicle information, online usernames and email addresses, a physical description, and a current photograph. This information flows from the sheriff's office into both OffenderWatch and the statewide LSP database.

Failing to register, missing a required check-in, or providing false registration information are felony-level criminal offenses in Louisiana. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office takes compliance seriously and investigates reports of violations.

What the St. Bernard Parish Registry Shows

A search of the OffenderWatch portal for St. Bernard Parish returns records for all currently registered offenders. Each record shows the person's full name and any aliases, a current photograph, their registered home address, and any employer or school address on file. The specific offense is listed along with the assigned tier. The date of the most recent check-in is displayed so you can see how recently the information was verified.

Because St. Bernard is a smaller parish adjacent to New Orleans, some registrants may have ties to both parishes. The OffenderWatch record will show the St. Bernard address specifically. If you are trying to determine whether someone may have a second registration in Orleans Parish, the statewide LSP search is the right tool since it covers all parishes in a single search.

The LSP registry and OffenderWatch both draw from the same underlying registration data, but they display it through different interfaces. Using OffenderWatch gives you access to the alert feature, while the LSP registry gives you a single statewide view. Both are useful and complement each other for St. Bernard Parish searches.

Reporting Violations in St. Bernard Parish

To report a suspected registration violation in St. Bernard Parish, call the sheriff's office at 504-271-2504. You can also call the LSP hotline at 1-800-858-0551 on weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CDT. Written reports go to LSP Sex Offender Assessment Unit, P.O. Box 66614, Box A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896. Anonymous tips are accepted through all of these channels.

Violations to report include moving without updating the registry, missing a required check-in, failing to report a new job or school, or listing a false address. Each is a separate criminal offense. Because St. Bernard borders Orleans Parish, cases sometimes involve offenders who split time between both parishes without registering in both. This is a violation if both addresses meet the threshold for requiring registration. The St. Bernard Sheriff can coordinate with New Orleans police when a case spans both jurisdictions.

OffenderWatch email alerts can also serve as an early warning. If you receive an alert about an offender who registered near your address and you have reason to believe the address listed is false, that information is worth passing along to the sheriff's office. The combination of public alerts and citizen reports makes the system more effective overall.

Nearby Parishes

Offenders near the St. Bernard Parish border may be registered in adjacent parishes. Check neighboring registries below.