List of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana.

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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 348 law enforcement agencies employing 18,050 sworn police officers, about 405 for each 100,000 residents. This is the largest ratio of policemen to residents of any state and compares to a national average of 251 to 100,000.[1]

State agencies
  • Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
    • Child Support Enforcement
  • Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
  • Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
    • Louisiana Medical Center Police
  • Louisiana Department of Justice
  • Louisiana Department of Public Safety
    • Louisiana Division of Levee District Police
      • Atchafalaya Basin Levee District Police Department
      • East Jefferson Levee District Police Department
      • Lafourche Basin Levee District Police Department
      • Lake Borgne Levee District Police Department
      • Orleans Levee District Police Department
      • Pontchartrain Levee District Police Department
      • Tensas Basin Levee District Police Department
    • Louisiana State Fire Marshal
    • Louisiana State Police
  • Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
    • Louisiana Department of Corrections - Adult Probation and Parole
    • Division of Youth Services - Office of Juvenile Justice
  • Louisiana Department of Revenue & Taxation
    • Louisiana Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
    • Crescent City Connection Police
    • Weight Enforcement Police
  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries - Enforcement Division
  • Louisiana Livestock Brand Commission Enforcement
  • Louisiana Office of State Parks - Enforcement Division
  • Louisiana State Museum Police
  • Louisiana Military Department Police
  • New Orleans City Park Police

Parish agencies

City / municipal agencies

College and university agencies

Other agencies

References
  1. 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
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