This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, or records desk. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or pull certified booking records. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Where to Ask First
For a current St. Landry Parish jail custody question, start with the jail roster and then call the jail if the roster is down, unclear, or missing a recent booking. The research file did not locate published public lobby hours for the jail or sheriff records office, so call before visiting.
St. Landry Parish Jail108 South Market Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Jail information line: 337-948-5804
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1029, Opelousas, LA 70571 St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
1592 E. Prudhomme Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Main phone: 337-948-6516
Public-information and records requests: pir@slpsheriff.com
Use these routes based on what you need:
- For someone in the parish jail, check jail inmate records and the St. Landry LAVNS roster before calling 337-948-5804.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots; Louisiana law limits routine release of booking photographs.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court.
- For facility rules, use the St. Landry Parish Jail facility page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Louisiana prisoner, search Louisiana DPS&C custody status through VINELink or call LA VINE at 866-LAVNS-4-U.
- For a federal prisoner, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
Court and prosecution records use different offices from the jail. The St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court is at 118 South Court Street, Suite 207, Opelousas, LA 70570, with main phone 337-942-5606 and Courts Division extension 5113. The District Attorney is at 231 S. Union Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, with office hours listed as 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and administration phone 337-948-3041.