Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office

Law EnforcementLouisiana, United States201-500 Employees

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency serving Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, with duties that include criminal policing, civil process, tax collection, and managing three correctional and re-entry facilities. It delivers full-service law enforcement, including patrols, investigations, and dispatch, with a Communications Center that serves the Sheriff’s Office and several area police departments. Located in Lafayette, the office emphasizes community safety, life and property protection, and crime reduction as core objectives within the parish.

The agency maintains specialized units such as water patrol, dive, motorcycle, crisis negotiators, search and rescue, and a full-time SWAT team to address a broad range of public-safety needs. In 2026, it expanded its community collaboration through partnerships to support domestic violence survivors by opening the Family Justice Center of Acadiana, and by hosting community resource events such as the Second Chance Tuesday Resource Fair.

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