Avoyelles Parish Jail Roster Overview
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office is the local law-enforcement and jail source for inmate records. The administration material names Sheriff David L. Dauzat, Chief Deputy Ryan Quebedeaux, and Executive Secretary Darla Borden. The Sheriff's website links directly to Inmate Roster, Sex Offenders, Payments, Fines, Property Taxes, Inmate Banking, Traffic Citations, 12th Judicial District Court Traffic Fees, Wanted, Budget, and Local & State Resources. Those links show the custody record path, but they do not merge inmate records with court dockets.
The official jail roster source identified in the research is Avoyelles LAVNS. Search-result text identifies it as the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Roster and says users can register anonymously to be notified of changes in an offender's custody status. LCLE describes LA VINE as a system that monitors adult inmates in parish jails and state prisons. It can be used online or by calling 866-LAVNS-4-U for offender status and notification registration.
Use the roster for custody status first, then use court sources for the legal case. The Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court and 12th Judicial District Court maintain district-court case records, while the Sheriff's Office maintains jail custody, booking, and related law-enforcement records. A person can appear in the roster because of a warrant, arrest, transfer, hold, or sentence, but that roster entry does not prove the final court charge, plea, or disposition. If the arrest has become a District Court case, compare the custody result with the docket or case number held by the Clerk.
The official Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Corrections page is the local source for the two detention facilities, their addresses, capacity information, and inmate mail format.
That facility information matters because Avoyelles Parish separates male and female detention centers, and callers need the correct extension before asking about custody status, mail, money, or visitation.
How to Use the Avoyelles LAVNS Roster
The roster path for Avoyelles Parish is hosted at avoyelles.lavns.org. LCLE also describes LA VINE Rosters as live roster sites that redeploy offender data and update every 30 minutes. The research captured two failed image rows for LCLE LAVINE and LCLE live parish roster pages because those official pages returned HTTP 403 during image capture; only successful manifest images are used here. The underlying research still supports describing LAVNS as the statewide custody notification system.
Roster timing should be treated as custody information, not legal advice or a certified court record. LCLE's 30-minute live-roster description is useful for understanding the system, but a recent arrest, transfer, release, or data correction can still require facility confirmation. Families, attorneys, and victims should call the detention center when the roster status will affect travel, a bond question, a mail decision, or a notification registration.
The Avoyelles LAVNS roster page is shown below because it is the primary local inmate lookup source assigned to this page.
Use the roster to check custody status and notification options, then contact the correct detention facility if the roster result needs confirmation before travel, mail, or a deposit.
- Open the Avoyelles LAVNS jail roster source.
- Search using the offender information available, usually name or basic identity details.
- Review the matching custody result carefully, especially when names are similar.
- Use anonymous notification registration if release, transfer, escape, or custody-change alerts are needed.
- Call DC-1 or DC-3 when the roster result does not answer facility, mail, or visitation questions.
LAVNS Search and Result Fields
Official accessible descriptions did not expose every Avoyelles roster input screen field, so the safest table separates search use from confirmed result items. LCLE says live roster sites list offenders in custody along with DOB, gender, and race. LAVNS/VINE descriptions also include custody status, case status, and notification functions for release, transfer, escape, and other custody changes.
| Field / Result Item | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offender name | Search or result | Likely search input / result | The Avoyelles roster is a jail roster; use enough name detail to avoid similar-name matches. |
| DOB | Result field | No | LCLE says live roster sites list date of birth. |
| Gender | Result field | No | LCLE says live roster sites list gender. |
| Race | Result field | No | LCLE says live roster sites list race. |
| Custody status | Result / notification field | No | LAVNS/VINE monitors release, transfer, escape, and other custody changes. |
| Case status | Result / notification field | No | LAVNS descriptions include current custody and case status. |
| Anonymous notification registration | Action | Optional | Avoyelles roster result text says users can register anonymously for custody-status changes. |
What an Inmate Profile Shows
The research supports a limited inmate-profile inventory from official descriptions. It does not support claiming every common jail-roster field. Mugshot, bond, charge code, holding pod, booking time, and court date were not confirmed from accessible official text and should be verified directly before relying on them. Charges shown in a custody system may also be booking allegations rather than final court charges.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name / offender identity | Basic identity information for the person in custody. |
| Date of birth | Roster result identity detail listed by LCLE as part of live roster data. |
| Gender | Roster result identity detail listed by LCLE. |
| Race | Roster result identity detail listed by LCLE. |
| Custody status | Whether the person is in custody and whether custody changes can trigger notifications. |
| Case status | LAVNS-described case status information, when available in the system. |
| Release, transfer, or escape changes | Events that can be monitored through VINE/LAVNS notifications. |
| Facility | The Avoyelles jail system is tied to DC-1 and DC-3, depending on custody assignment. |
Avoyelles Parish Jail Facilities
The Sheriff's Corrections page identifies two detention centers. Detention Center One is the male detention center in Marksville, and Detention Center Three is the female detention center in Cottonport. The same official page states that Avoyelles Parish offers education classes designed to better offenders and a TWP program for qualifying trustees. The extracted page listed Director of Corrections and the Detention Center Three warden as vacant, while DC-1 listed Warden Bruce Cazelot.
The Marksville and Cottonport split is a practical detail, not just an address detail. Detention Center One shares the Government Street location used for the Sheriff's Tax Office and in-person inmate deposit drop-offs, while Detention Center Three is in Cottonport. If a roster result does not clearly answer where the person is held, call before sending mail, attempting a money deposit, or planning a visit. The mail format routes all offender letters through the Avoyelles Parish Jail address on Government Street, but facility-specific questions still belong with the center holding the inmate.
Detention Center One (Male), DC-1
675 Government St.
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-4000 ext. 2
Capacity 400 offenders; Warden Bruce Cazelot.
Detention Center Three (Female), DC-3
641 Choupique Lane
Cottonport, LA 71327
(318) 253-4000 ext. 8; (318) 876-2871
Capacity 300 female offenders; warden vacant in extracted official page.
Booking Records vs Court Charges
Inmate records are not the same thing as District Court criminal records. A booking entry can show the arresting agency, initial booking offense, warrant or capias context, and custody status. Later, the District Attorney may accept, amend, dismiss, refuse, or add charges in the 12th Judicial District Court. The Clerk maintains the court case file, while the Sheriff records arrests, booking, custody, incident reports, offense reports, and jail status.
That difference is important in Avoyelles Parish because court-charge records after arrest can mature over time. Initial charges may appear in booking reports, jail rosters, incident reports, and warrants before the final court charge exists. A court charge record should be read as the charge filed or prosecuted in court, not simply the arrest allegation. For charge history after booking, compare the roster or Sheriff's record with the District Court docket, DA action, bond entries, minutes, plea, disposition, sentence, probation, restitution, and court costs.
Louisiana VINE and State Custody Status
LA VINE/LAVNS is broader than the Avoyelles roster. LCLE says the system monitors custody status for adult inmates in all parish jails and state prisons. DPS&C victim registration material describes LAVNS as a 24-hour imprisoned-person locator service and gives (866) 528-6748 for custody information, with (225) 383-4580 for location and possible release date information. Those statewide numbers are useful when an Avoyelles arrest has moved into state custody or when a person is no longer listed in the parish roster.
The Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System description is included as a statewide context source for how LAVNS works beyond Avoyelles Parish.
Statewide custody notification helps when the local roster is only one part of the timeline, especially after transfer, release, escape notice, or a move from parish jail to state custody.
Visitation Rules to Confirm Before Travel
No official Avoyelles visitation schedule, visitor ID rule, dress code, child visitor rule, video-visitation vendor, visit length, holiday policy, attorney-visitation rule, or phone-call pricing table was located in the extracted official pages. Because the research did not confirm a schedule, a day-by-day visitation table would be unsupported. Visitors should call the facility holding the inmate before traveling.
| Facility | Call Before Travel | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| DC-1 Male | (318) 253-4000 ext. 2 | Current visitation days, ID requirements, dress rules, legal visit rules, and any holiday changes. |
| DC-3 Female | (318) 253-4000 ext. 8; (318) 876-2871 | Current visitation days, ID requirements, dress rules, legal visit rules, and any holiday changes. |
Inmate Mail Format
The Sheriff's Corrections page provides a specific mail format for all letters to any offender. It does not publish a complete banned-item list, legal-mail handling rule, scan-and-destroy process, photo rule, book rule, greeting-card rule, or attorney-mail rule in the extracted source. Do not assume a vendor or mail restriction beyond the official format without confirming with the facility.
| Line | Mail Format |
|---|---|
| 1 | Offender Name |
| 2 | Offender ID No. |
| 3 | C/O Smart Communication |
| 4 | Avoyelles Parish Jail |
| 5 | 675 Government Street |
| 6 | Marksville, Louisiana 71351 |
Inmate Banking and Trust Deposits
The Sheriff's Inmate Banking page describes how to deposit funds into an inmate trust fund account.
That source supports trust-fund deposit rules, but it does not publish commissary ordering limits, item prices, delivery schedules, or a complete phone account vendor rule.
| Deposit Channel | Where | What Is Required | Fee / Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online inmate trust deposit | inmatefinancial.com, linked or mentioned by the Sheriff page | Inmate name, jail facility, Parish ID number, and credit or debit card in the payer's name | Inmatefinancial charges $7.95 per transaction. |
| In-person deposit | Tax Office, 675 Government Street, Marksville | Inmate name and ID number | Postal money orders and cashier's checks only. |
Related Sheriff Records
The Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Unit reviews, files, and maintains criminal records, case reports, and offense reports documented and investigated by APSO. The APSO Evidence Custodian is under CIU, and CIU also manages Sex Offender Registration. Incident, offense, and crash reports cost $12 per report, must be requested in person with proper identification, and attorneys or law firms should submit requests in writing. Payments can be made by postal money order, cashier's checks, or credit cards.
No official Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office App Store or Google Play app page was found in the researched sources or Sheriff's site navigation. The Sheriff's website itself links to the inmate roster, sex offender searches, payments, traffic citations, and contact form. Because no official app was confirmed, inmate lookup should be treated as web and phone based rather than app based.
For record accuracy, keep three lanes separate. The roster answers whether the person is in custody and may support notification registration. A Sheriff's report may document the incident, offense, crash, or investigation connected to the arrest. The District Court record shows what prosecutors filed and what the court did with the case. When those sources disagree in timing or wording, the difference often reflects the stage of the case rather than an error in every source.