Posting bail means you’re free to go home, work, and spend time with your family while you wait for your case to wind its way through the legal system. What some people don’t realize is that being out on bail doesn’t give them permission to...

24 February, 2022

Whenever someone has to face something unpleasant, they want to finish it as quickly as possible. After all, that’s why many people will say things like: “Let’s get this over with.” This fact rings true for a lot of different situations, including bailing someone out...

22 February, 2022

When a person is suddenly thrust into a new experience, they can have trouble finding their footing. This is especially true in areas that have a lot of unique wording and terms that aren’t used in day to day life. For instance, people who have...

17 February, 2022

There are many reasons you should turn to Covington Bail Bonds when you or a loved one needs a bail bond. One of those reasons is that we offer phone approval bail bonds. You won’t believe how much the phone approval simplifies your current situation.What...

15 February, 2022

You may not realize how important someone is to you until you are awake in the middle of the night, trying to figure out how to bail that person out of jail. We all have people in our lives who we care about. Sometimes these...

10 February, 2022

Covington Bail Bonds is committed to making the bail bonds process as simple and easy as possible. Offering mobile bail bonds is just one of the things we do to make a bail bond more accessible.The way our mobile bail bonds program works is that...

08 February, 2022

There are times when you really need to be dealing with the best. Any occasion that involves you and a Louisiana bail bond is one of those times.When it comes to getting a bail bond in Louisiana, you want to work with an agency that...

03 February, 2022

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Those of us who are single often feel that the holiday is the perfect day to arrange a first date and hopefully strike up a romance. The problem is that some of us are so fixated on connecting...

01 February, 2022

Our team here at St Tammany Parish Bail Bonds aims to 1) get your loved one out of jail, and 2) change people’s perceptions on bail bonds. Bail bonds are directly related to negative situations - someone is arrested and needs to be bailed out...

27 January, 2022
The booking process is what happens after a person was just arrested. This process involves a series of procedures the defendant goes through in order to be properly and formally documented into the system; this is when the official arrest record is created. The booking process is standard procedure for all defendants, and there is no possibility of getting out of it.Here is what happens during the booking process:
  • The defendant’s name will be documented, as well as the crime they are being accused of.
  • They will have their mugshots taken from the front and the sides.
  • Any loose items that were on them at the time of their arrest will be confiscated, such as a cell phone and a wallet.
  • DNA samples will be taken.
  • There will be a health screening, which will include tests to look for transmittable diseases like tuberculosis that can put other inmates and officers in jail.
  • They will change out of their clothes and into an orange jumpsuit. Their clothes will be confiscated.
  • An officer will conduct a full body search of the defendant.
  • An officer will search for any outstanding arrest warrants for the defendant.
25 January, 2022

Undoubtedly you have some kind of travel plans for this summer, whether you made them long in advance or they’re the last-minute plans. There’s no way you’re going to miss out on these epic moments with your best friends. Absolutely nothing can stop you -...

21 January, 2022

Nothing stays the same and taxes are no exception. Every single year, the IRS changes things up. It’s in your best interest to take a few minutes and review the new tax laws for 2022 that will come into play when you work on your...

19 January, 2022