Access St. Landry Parish Inmate Population

St. Landry Parish inmate population records are managed by the sheriff's office and kept at the parish jail in Opelousas. You can search for current inmates through the LA VINE roster or the sheriff's website. Both tools are free and pull from the same booking system. The jail holds people charged with offenses that range from minor misdemeanors to serious felonies. If you need to find out who is in custody in St. Landry Parish, the search takes just a few minutes from any device with internet access.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff and Inmate Records

Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz leads the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. The main office is at 1592 East Prudhomme Street in Opelousas, LA 70570. You can call (337) 948-6516 for the sheriff's office or fax at (337) 942-9729. Staff handle law enforcement, jail operations, and public records for the entire parish.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office website has links to the jail roster, arrest info, and other public data tied to the inmate population. The sheriff's team keeps records on every person booked into the parish jail. Each file shows the name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and booking date. Under Louisiana law, this basic booking data is open to the public. You can look it up without a court order or special request. The sheriff's office must respond to written records requests under the Louisiana Public Records Act.

Records requests can be sent to 1592 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570. The office may charge a small copy fee as allowed by R.S. 44:32.

St. Landry Parish Jail Facility

The St. Landry Parish Jail sits at 108 South Market Street in Opelousas, LA 70570. Call (337) 948-5804 for jail inquiries. This is the main holding facility for all people arrested in St. Landry Parish. The jail is a detention facility that houses inmates charged with a range of offenses from low-level crimes to serious felonies.

The inmate population at the jail changes from day to day. New bookings come in while other people bond out, get released, or transfer to state prisons. Most people held here are pre-trial detainees waiting for their court dates. Some are serving short sentences on misdemeanor charges. If someone has been moved to a state facility, you can check with the Louisiana DPS&C at (225) 383-4580 for current location data.

The jail has strict rules on visitation. Inmates must be in custody for 30 days before any visitation is allowed. The jail week runs from Monday through Sunday. You must schedule visits by calling (337) 948-5825 or (337) 948-5845 during business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and again from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. You have to book your appointment the week before the actual visit. Walk-in visits are not allowed.

Note: Always call ahead to confirm visitation rules since the jail may change its schedule without much notice.

Search St. Landry Parish Inmates on LA VINE

The quickest way to check who is in jail in St. Landry Parish is through the LA VINE roster system. It updates through the day with fresh booking data. You can search by first name, last name, or both. Only people currently in custody show up. When someone gets released, they drop off the list.

The St. Landry Parish LA VINE roster shows names, booking numbers, charges, and bond info for each inmate. This is part of the Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System. You can sign up at VINELink for free alerts when an inmate's status changes. The alerts come by phone, text, or email. This service runs around the clock and does not cost anything.

Here is the LA VINE roster page for St. Landry Parish, available at stlandry.lavns.org.

The roster shows all current inmates held at the St. Landry Parish Jail with their booking and charge details.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff Website

The sheriff's website offers another way to look up St. Landry Parish inmate population data. The St. Landry Parish Sheriff website posts jail roster information and links to arrest records. This is a solid backup if the LA VINE site runs slow or is down for updates.

The site also has info on public records requests, contact numbers for various divisions, and links to court records. Louisiana's Public Records Act under R.S. 44:1 gives the public the right to see most government records. If you need records that go beyond what the roster shows, submit a written request. The DPS&C offender information page can help with state-level data on inmates who have been transferred out of the parish jail.

Below is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office website at slpsheriff.com.

The site provides links to the jail roster, arrest data, and public records for St. Landry Parish.

St. Landry Parish Booking Records

Every arrest in St. Landry Parish creates a booking record at the jail. The process captures the person's name, date of birth, physical details, charges, arresting agency, and bond amount. These records feed the LA VINE system and the sheriff's internal database.

You can get copies by calling (337) 948-5804 or by visiting the jail at 108 South Market Street in Opelousas. If someone has moved to state custody, the DPS&C public information office will have their file. The victim services division can also help registered victims track inmate status across the Louisiana prison system.

Inmate Records and Louisiana Law

Louisiana law makes most jail data open to the public. The current roster, booking photos, charges, and bond amounts are all public records. Medical files and mental health records are not. R.S. 15:574.12 sets out what stays confidential, including pre-sentence reports, parole files, and clemency records.

The Public Records Act under R.S. 44:1 gives you the right to ask for records from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. They must respond to your request. They can charge a fee for copies but cannot deny access to records that the law defines as open. If your request is refused, you can file a complaint or take it to court.

Note: Juvenile inmate records are sealed under Louisiana law and are not part of the public jail roster.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are close to St. Landry Parish. If you are looking for an inmate and are not sure which parish handled the arrest, check the booking location. The person will be held in the parish where the arrest took place.