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Eunice City Jail is a low security jail which falls under jurisdiction of city of Eunice Police Department. The jail is maintained and operated by officers at Eunice Police department. Eunice City Jail is mainly used to temporarily hold new detainees before moving them to nearest county Jail. Usually it houses inmate for short period of time but in some cases it can also house inmates serving less than a year jail term. Most of the inmates are convicted for misdemeanor offenses like driving under the influence, fighting/assault etc. It provides basic amenities to the inmates like bathroom facility and 3 meals daily. Sometimes detainees from nearby municipality or county are also housed in Eunice City Jail.

Location

300 South 2nd Street
Eunice, Louisiana 70535

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at Eunice City Jail?

Eunice City Jail maintains an online inmate list where one can find the list of detainees. The list is updated usually fairly frequently. To check the inmate roster please visit Eunice City Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Eunice police department at 337-457-2626 and find out about the inmate directly.

Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in Eunice City Jail?

It means the inmate is transferred to nearby county jail or state prison facility or is released from jail. Check Louisiana inmate search page for more details on how to search for an inmate in Louisiana.

Q. What are the visitation rules of Eunice City Jail?

Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
For more information one can call 337-457-2626.

Eunice City Jail Visitation Hours

Sunday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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More Information

Eunice, a town located in Louisiana, is as colorful as its founder, Cornelius "Curley" Duson!.Duson was a distinguished lawman who served as a deputy sheriff of St. Landry Parish from 1874-1888. Cornelius Duson was an expert marksman who maintained law and order by tracking down notorious outlaws and bringing them to justice. Louis Rousseau, a known murderer, was one of those outlaws. Duson tracked Rousseau from Ville Platte, Louisiana all the way to Oklahoma, captured him, and brought him back to St. Landry Parish for his trial and execution in 1877. Duson was also a prominent land developer who named the town he discovered after his second wife Eunice(nee Pharr)Duson. Eunice was incorporated as a city on June 4,1895.

In spite of its small size, the city of Eunice is sticking with the law and order tradition of its founder CC Duson by ownership and operation of the Eunice City Jail.The Eunice City Jail is annexed to the Eunice Police Department, which is located in the St. Landry Parish. It is a medium security level, locally operated short term correctional facility. The most recent Eunice City Jail building was constructed in 1979 as a means to temporarily detain inmates awaiting trial, sentencing or both. When a suspect is arrested, they are quickly detained at the Eunice City Jail. While detained,an inmate's maximum stay at the Eunice City Jail is approximately 72 hours. Inmate's who need a longer stay will be transferred to the St. Landry Parish jail.

The Eunice City Jail is a temporary holding facility for inmates. The employees that operate the jail, also run the Eunice Police Department. The jail employees adhere to the same values as the police department. Those four values are as follows; loyalty, respect, eervice, and integrity. The employees pledge as a whole to be loyal to the law of Louisiana and the community at large. Integrity and respect is toward the suspects that are arrested, the inmates detained as well as the community. Service by the employees is to the community and to fellow law enforcement agencies as a professional courtesy.

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