Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Avoyelles Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Avoyelles Parish public records, Avoyelles Parish arrest records, Avoyelles Parish warrants, Avoyelles Parish criminal records, Avoyelles Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Avoyelles Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Avoyelles Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office at avoyellesso.com/corrections (page title: Corrections | Avoyelles Parish Sheriffs Office), phone (318)253-4000, 675 Government St. Marksville, LA 71351, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (318)253-4000.
The Avoyelles Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 410 people, down from about 660 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 755 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Avoyelles Parish has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 107 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Avoyelles Parish Jail
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Moreauville and Evergreen make the arrests that end in a booking in Avoyelles Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bunkie's 1,152 for 2025, Simmesport's 1,152 for 2025 and Moreauville's 1,152 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Avoyelles Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,877 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the parish jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Avoyelles Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists its inmates at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Avoyelles Parish?
Ask the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office at (318)253-4000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at avoyellesso.com/corrections.
How many people are in the Avoyelles Parish jail?
About 410 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 755 beds.
What is the phone number for the Avoyelles Parish jail?
(318)253-4000, the number on the page of the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Avoyelles Parish go?
To a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Is this the official Avoyelles Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.