St. Landry Parish Jail Inmate Search

November 2024

St. Landry Parish Jail is a minimum security jail which falls under jurisdiction of St Landry Parish, LA. The jail is maintained and operated by sheriffs in St Landry Parish County. Offenders from the Police and City jails are transferred to the jail after the paper work is done. They usually stay in the jail, until they are sentenced, acquitted or released on bail. It houses inmates on temporary hold, typically serving less than a year jail term. Most of the inmates in St. Landry Parish Jail are convicted for misdemeanor offenses like driving under the influence, fighting/assault, theft etc. It provides basic amenities to the inmates like bathroom facility, 3 meals daily, education program and TV facility. It also provides work release program and other specialized services to the inmates.

Location

108 South Market Street
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570

Phone Number

Facility Type

County Jail

Inmate Capacity

220

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at St. Landry Parish Jail?

Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in St. Landry Parish Jail?

Q. What are the visitation rules of St. Landry Parish Jail?

St. Landry Parish 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

In 1980, St Landry Parish Jail was built. It is a minimum to a high-security prison. The idea of the prison is to provide a level of protection for the community and people of the county. For St. Landry Parish Jail, they strive for satisfactory law enforcement with the highest cutting edge technology. Every staff member is sworn to this moral code when hired. The St. Landry Parish Jail is monitored twenty-four seven.

The inmates are usually put in the jail on account of misdemeanors or felonies. The jail also holds pretrial inmates and those who need to be transferred to the Louisana Department of Criminal Justice. St. Landry Parish Jail has four buildings consisting of a headquarters, a sheriffs department, the Eunice Station, and one other building. The St. Landry Parish Jail has fences and cameras around the jail to ensure that inmates do not escape. The staff is trained and armed to protect others from harm. The facility holds men, women, and juveniles. Those who been sentenced less than a year would stay at the Parish Jail. St. Landry Parish Jail has additional services of Crime Investigation. The jail also has a neighborhood watch, Home Health Nurses Aid, and D.A.R.E. The program D.A.R.E is when police officers teach students about the dangers of drugs.

On October 19, 1917, a criminal was executed for killing a sheriff. The criminal shot and killed the sheriff, and he also wounded two others. The criminal's execution was death by hanging.

St. Landry Parish Jail a few years back received a new five-acre public safety facility. With the new building, the St. Landry Parish Jail is able to work in one building. The initial start of the project took over the spans of two years. The new building was set in the old Acadiana Preparatory School. In late February the Parish departments started to slowly move into the new complex. The Facility cost around 2.4 million dollars to create. The last two departments to follow suit was the civil and training departments. With the new complex, the St. Landry Parish Jail has a crime lab to process evidence in.

The advancement of the St. Landry Parish Jail did go through some rough patches before getting purchased. Two deals beforehand fell through. The cost and ethics were the two main reasons why both of the deals fell through.