Criminal Investigations Bureau

Criminal Investigations Bureau is primarily responsible for follow-up investigations of major crimes. Divisions within the Criminal Investigations include:

Armed Robbery Division

Armed Robbery is responsible for investigating all calls involving all degrees of robbery. Please call 225-389-3845 to contact this division.

Auto Theft & Impound Division

Auto Theft and Impound is responsible for conducting follow-up investigations of auto thefts and unauthorized use of movables. The unit also coordinates all records and information relating to vehicles stored and impounded by the Department and monitoring local towing services to ensure compliance with applicable standards and ordinances.

Burglary Division

The Burglary Division is responsible for coordinating all follow-up investigations of burglaries, as well as the recovery of stolen property from local pawn shops. Please call 225-389-3824 to contact this division.

Crime Scene Investigation Division (CSI)

CSI is responsible for assisting in investigations by taking photographs, sketching major crime scenes, collecting and tagging evidence, and performing various scientific tests on suspects and or evidence, as needed. Please call 225-389-3896 to contact this division.

Crime Stoppers Office

Crime Stoppers coordinates all facets of the Crime Stoppers Program with local news media, businesses, and the public.

Evidence Division

Evidence is responsible for the collection, storage, cataloguing, and disposition of all evidence and property seized by or turned into the department. Please call 225-389-3848 to contact this division.

Financial Crimes Division

Financial Crimes is responsible for investigating all crimes involving thefts by fraudulent use of access cards and forgeries of negotiable documents.

High Tech Support Unit

High Tech Support assists in investigations involving computer systems and all types of electronic data.

Homicide Division

Homicide is responsible for investigating all criminal calls where a death or life-threatening injury has occurred; any officer-involved shooting; or the attempted murder of a police officer. Please call 225-389-4869 to contact this division.

Juvenile / Sex Crimes Division

Juvenile/Sex Crimes is responsible for maintaining juvenile investigation records, cases of child abuse, and all types of sex crimes. Please call 225-389-3853 to contact this division.

Liaison Detectives

Liaison Detectives are assigned to outside state and federal agencies that work jointly with these agencies to participate in multi-jurisdictional investigations.

Major Assaults Division

Major Assaults is responsible for investigating a wide range of non-life threatening felony personal crimes and missing person cases. Please call 225-389-3844 to contact this division.

Missing Persons Division

Missing Persons is responsible for investigating all calls involving missing persons.

Narcotics Division

Narcotics is responsible for investigating crimes involving illegal drugs, as well as related vice crimes. Narcotics administers the HIDTA and LSP Task Forces. Please call 225-389-3914 to contact this division.