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 October 2, 2026.
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, has about 254,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lafayette Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Lafayette 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: Lafayette Parish public records, Lafayette Parish arrest records, Lafayette Parish warrants, Lafayette Parish criminal records, Lafayette Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lafayette Parish
The parish jail, run by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lafayette Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office at lafayettesheriff.com/services/corrections/offender-information (page title: Offender Information | Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office), phone 337-232-9211, 9211 Location 316 West Main Street Lafayette, LA 70501, Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 337-232-9211.
The Lafayette Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 670 people, down from about 1,920 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 770 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lafayette Parish has about 254,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lafayette Parish Jail
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lafayette, Youngsville, Broussard, Carencro and Scott make the arrests that end in a booking in Lafayette Parish.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lafayette Parish: the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and South Louisiana Community College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lafayette's 3,034 for 2025, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office's 1,078 for 2025 and Broussard's 390 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Lafayette Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,024 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 Lafayette Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Lafayette Parish serves the sentence in a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lafayette Parish?
Ask the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office at 337-232-9211; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lafayettesheriff.com.
How many people are in the Lafayette Parish jail?
About 670 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 770 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lafayette Parish jail?
337-232-9211, the number on the page of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.