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The new Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office jail is now open and housing prisoners.
LPSO announced that its Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex is in operation after more than 240 inmates were transported to the facility in the span of two hours on Jan. 18.
There were no incidents in the movement of prisoners.
The Correctional Complex staff and inmates are adapting to the new operation of a “direct supervision” facility. For those inmates who require a higher level of security, there are standard, two-person cells in a special housing unit in the complex.
LPSO has also started the process of returning inmates to Lafourche Parish who were previously being held in Catahoula Parish because of overcrowding.
This transition will continue through this week until all inmates are returned to the parish and housed at the new jail.
“A new era of corrections has begun in Lafourche Parish,” said Sheriff Craig Webre. “The Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex not only provides increased security for our employees and inmates, but it affords us an incredible opportunity to rehabilitate offenders before they are released back into society. I thank each individual who had a hand in planning this project and seeing it to this point. I especially thank the voters who recognized the need for this new facility. We have not taken this responsibility lightly.”
The old Lafourche Parish Detention Center will be closed and all access turned over to Lafourche Parish Government. Parish officials have said there are no definitive plans yet for the Detention Center.
