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Lafayette Parish Correctional Center is a county jail located in Lafayette County, Louisiana. Rated capacity: 954. Reported population: 1,073. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Lafayette Parish Correctional Center (LPCC) is the parish jail for Lafayette Parish located in downtown Lafayette in the US state of Louisiana. It is run by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Mark Garber. The jail serves the cities of Lafayette, Scott, Carencro, Broussard, Youngsville and the town of Duson, and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish. The LPCC is operated under the Corrections Division of the LPSO. The jail holds all male and female parish inmates, both sentenced and awaiting trial, as well as a population of Louisiana Department of Corrections (DoC) inmates. The jail operates many work programs for its inmates.
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Capacity
954
Current population
1,073
Occupancy
112%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Louisiana
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lafayette-parish-correctional-center
"Lafayette Parish Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lafayette-parish-correctional-center.
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title = {Lafayette Parish Correctional Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lafayette-parish-correctional-center},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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