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Lafayette Parish Correctional Center

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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.

Background

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

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Louisiana

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

916 Lafayette St, Lafayette 70501
(337) 236-5400
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 112% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 112% · peers avg: 93% (+21%)
Capacity (beds)this: 954 · peers avg: 547 (+74%)

Data completeness

74%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lafayette-parish-correction,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lafayette Parish Correctional Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lafayette-parish-correctional-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}