Avoyelles Parish Jail Roster
Sheriff David L. Dauzat's Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office links the public jail roster to the LAVNS-hosted Avoyelles roster at www.avoyelles.lavns.org. That is the official online starting point for current parish jail custody. The research environment could not render the roster form or inmate profiles, so exact search fields, exact profile fields, a refresh interval, and mugshot display were not verified. The roster is best treated as the first channel, followed by the jail phone line and public-records request process when the online result is missing or unclear.
APSO operates the primary male jail, Avoyelles Marksville Detention Center / Detention Center One, at 675 Government Street in Marksville. The sheriff page also identifies Avoyelles Women's Correctional Center / Detention Center Three in Cottonport for female offenders. The jail roster is for parish custody, not for Raymond Laborde Correctional Center state-prison custody after a DPS&C transfer.
Search Avoyelles Parish Roster
Use the official roster first when trying to find someone in the Avoyelles Parish jail. A recent arrest may not show right away, and the research did not locate a minute-by-minute booking timeline. If the person was arrested by APSO, a municipal police agency, state police, or another agency and then accepted into parish jail custody, the practical fallback is the jail phone line.
- Open the official Avoyelles LAVNS roster linked from the sheriff website.
- Search by the person's name if the form loads and fields are available.
- Check any result against known facts such as booking date, city, arresting agency, and offense wording.
- Call DC-1 at (318) 253-4000 ext. 2 or the main APSO number if the roster is unavailable or the arrest is recent.
- Use the Louisiana DPS&C locator if the person has been sentenced or transferred to state prison custody.
Note: No official Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office mobile app was located during research.
Avoyelles Parish Search Fields
The roster field table is intentionally limited because the LAVNS roster did not render during research. Inventing field labels would make the page less accurate. The table below separates verified access channels from unverified roster details, so a reader knows when to switch from online search to a call or record request.
| Channel | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles LAVNS roster | Online roster | Unknown | Official sheriff link, but form fields were not captured. |
| Jail phone confirmation | Phone | Name and arrest details helpful | Use for recent arrests, roster outages, or facility confirmation. |
| APSO public-records request | Records request | Specific person and booking facts | Ask for booking book entry or booking information summary. |
| Louisiana VINE / LAVINE | Notification lookup | Name or custody details | Monitors adult inmates in parish jails and state prisons. |
Avoyelles Parish Booking Fields
The strongest local sample record is an APSO weekly booking report. It is text-only. It does not prove what the live LAVNS inmate profile displays, and it does not confirm public mugshot availability. It does show the kinds of booking details APSO has published in an official report.
The APSO weekly booking report sample is the successful manifest image that matches inmate record content.
The image supports a field inventory based on the sample report, not on unverified roster profile fields.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person listed in the booking report entry. |
| Age | The age reported in the sample booking entry. |
| Address and city | Residence information as shown in the APSO sample report. |
| Date booked | The date the person was booked into jail custody. |
| Offenses | The arrest or booking offense wording from the report. |
| Mugshot, bond, housing | Not confirmed in research because the LAVNS profile did not render. |
Avoyelles Parish Custody Types
A common inmate records error is searching the right name in the wrong custody system. The parish roster is for local custody. DPS&C handles state prisoners. BOP handles federal prison custody. ICE ODLS handles many immigration-detention searches. VINE/LAVINE is a custody-notification system across parish jails and state prisons, not a full court or booking archive.
| Custody | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local jail | Avoyelles LAVNS roster or APSO | Current parish custody at DC-1, DC-3, or related local jail custody |
| Sentenced state prison | Louisiana DPS&C offender information | State custody, including possible placement at Raymond Laborde or another prison |
| Federal prison | Federal BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | People in ICE custody or CBP custody more than 48 hours |
Avoyelles Parish Jail Facilities
Avoyelles Parish inmate records may route through more than one local facility. The sheriff's Corrections page is the core source for DC-1 and DC-3, while the DPS&C parish directory also lists local jail-related entries and official contacts. Call the relevant number before travel because official DC-1 and DC-3 visitation schedules were not located.
The APSO Corrections page provides the successful manifest image for DC-1, DC-3, capacities, mail format, and phone extensions.
The facility cards below follow that source and the DPS&C directory where the research found additional contact details.
Avoyelles Marksville Detention Center / DC-1
675 Government Street
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-4000 ext. 2
Capacity 400 offenders. Visitation schedule not published in research.
Avoyelles Women's Correctional Center / DC-3
641 Choupique Lane
Cottonport, LA 71327
(318) 253-4000 ext. 8; (318) 876-2871
Capacity 300 female offenders. Visitation schedule not published in research.
Avoyelles Women's Transitional Work Program
P.O. Box 340
Cottonport, LA 71327
(318) 876-2871
Capacity not located in official sources.
Raymond Laborde Correctional Center
1630 Prison Road
Cottonport, LA 71327
(318) 876-2891
State prison, 1,564 operational capacity.
Avoyelles Parish Booking Process
Booking begins after arrest by APSO, municipal police, state police, or another agency. The person is transported to Avoyelles jail custody, accepted at DC-1 or DC-3 based on sex and classification, and processed through property inventory, booking entry, booking information summary, screening, classification, housing, phone access, bond steps, and court routing. Louisiana CCrP art. 228 requires booking information summaries and says those summaries are always open for public inspection.
Booking charges are not always final court charges. The Avoyelles Parish District Attorney decides which charges to file, may convene the grand jury, and has discretion over charging decisions in cases that do not go before the grand jury. For court filings after custody begins, the Clerk of Court is the record source, but the Avoyelles eSearch portal says criminal information is not available online and users must contact the clerk's office.
Avoyelles Parish Visitation Rules
No official DC-1 or DC-3 visitation schedule was located on APSO pages. That is a real access gap. Users should call before attempting a visit and should not rely on Raymond Laborde's state-prison schedule for parish jail visits. State prison visitation at Raymond Laborde has detailed DOC rules, but those rules apply to sentenced DPS&C custody, not the Avoyelles jail roster population.
| Facility | Published Schedule | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DC-1 Marksville jail | Not located | Call (318) 253-4000 ext. 2 before travel. |
| DC-3 women's jail | Not located | Call (318) 253-4000 ext. 8 or (318) 876-2871. |
| Women's Transitional Work Program | Not located | Call (318) 876-2871 for current rules. |
| Raymond Laborde state prison | Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; arrival before 2:30 p.m. | Use DOC approved visitor rules and confirm status. |
Note: Bring government photo ID and confirm the current visitor entrance, dress rules, and allowed items before arriving.
Avoyelles Parish Inmate Mail
The sheriff's Corrections page gives a specific mail format for all letters to any offender. Mail should include the offender name, offender ID number, C/O Smart Communication, Avoyelles Parish Jail, 675 Government Street, Marksville, Louisiana 71351. The research did not locate a full phone vendor page, video visit vendor page, commissary menu, or DC-1/DC-3 dress code.
For mail, the offender ID number matters. If that number is not known, call the jail before sending mail. Do not use Raymond Laborde mail and money instructions for DC-1 or DC-3 inmates, because state prison custody uses a different DPS&C process.
Avoyelles Parish Inmate Funds
APSO provides inmate banking instructions through the sheriff website. Online deposits are made through Inmatefinancial and require the inmate name, jail facility, and Parish ID number. The sheriff page states the online transaction fee is $7.95. In-person deposits are accepted at 675 Government Street in the Tax Office, and the research says only postal money orders and cashier's checks are accepted there.
The APSO inmate banking page is the successful manifest source for deposit methods and the fee.
Confirm custody status and the Parish ID number before sending money, because a transfer can change where funds must be sent.
| Method | Required Info | Fee / Payment Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Online through Inmatefinancial | Inmate name, jail facility, Parish ID number | $7.95 transaction fee per APSO. |
| In person at Tax Office | Inmate name and ID number | Postal money orders and cashier's checks only. |
Note: Confirm the person is still in Avoyelles Parish jail custody before sending funds or planning a visit.
Avoyelles Parish Locator Chain
When the local jail roster does not answer the question, move through the custody chain in order. Louisiana VINE and LAVINE provide custody status and notification across adult parish jails and state prisons. The DPS&C locator handles sentenced state custody and is updated every 24 hours according to the state offender information page. BOP covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers people currently held by ICE or held by CBP more than 48 hours.
Federal and immigration records should not be mixed with Avoyelles Parish jail records. Research found no BOP prison, ICE detention facility, or dedicated federal detention center in Avoyelles Parish. Federal pretrial detainees may move through U.S. Marshals contract arrangements outside the parish, and no Avoyelles USMS contract bed source was located.