Reserve, Louisiana Public Records

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Reserve area. The Sheriff's Office maintains records of arrests, incident reports, and other law enforcement-related documents, which can be requested by contacting the department's records division at https://www.stjohnsheriff.org/records-division.html.

Reserve, Louisiana voters are served by the St. John the Baptist Parish Registrar of Voters, located at 1801 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068, phone (985) 652-9797. This office handles all voter registration, election administration, and voting services for parish residents. Louisiana residents can register to vote online through the Louisiana Secretary of State's GeauxVote portal at geauxvote.com, or by submitting a paper application available at the Registrar's office, public libraries, and various government agencies. Voter registration deadlines are 30 days before any election for mail and online registration, and 20 days before an election for in-person registration. Louisiana requires voters to provide a Louisiana driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. Since Reserve is an unincorporated community, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council specific to Reserve. Instead, residents vote in parish-level elections for the St. John the Baptist Parish President and Parish Council representatives, as well as state and federal elections. The next parish elections are scheduled for fall 2026, when several Parish Council seats may be on the ballot depending on term expirations. Reserve voters can find their assigned polling place by using the GeauxVote polling place lookup tool at geauxvote.com by entering their address, or by contacting the Registrar of Voters office directly. Louisiana maintains comprehensive public election records including voter registration lists (available for purchase by qualified requestors), campaign finance reports through the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program at ethics.la.gov, candidate qualification documents filed with the Secretary of State, and precinct-level election results published after each election. In the November 2024 presidential election, St. John the Baptist Parish recorded approximately 60% voter turnout among registered voters, consistent with statewide patterns in Louisiana. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Reserve and St. John the Baptist Parish voters will decide several important races. Louisiana does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026 (next in 2026), but voters will elect the Governor of Louisiana, as 2026 is not a gubernatorial election year in Louisiana (next gubernatorial election is 2027). However, voters will participate in elections for state legislative seats including State Senate District 2 and State House District 57, which serve portions of St. John the Baptist Parish. Parish-level offices that may appear on the ballot include Parish Council seats, assessor, clerk of court, and sheriff, depending on term schedules. Louisiana uses a jungle primary system where all candidates appear on the primary ballot regardless of party, and if no candidate receives 50% of the vote, the top two advance to a runoff. Louisiana offers early voting for 14 days before an election (excluding Sundays) and absentee voting by mail for specific qualifying reasons including being away from the parish on election day, having a disability, being 65 or older, or being hospitalized. Absentee ballot applications are available at geauxvote.com or from the Registrar of Voters office, and must be submitted by specific deadlines before each election.