General Info

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency that promotes public safety, identifies and solves criminal cases and safeguards citizens rights. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The office supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which is an international education program that seeks to prevent the usage of illegal drugs, gang activities and violent behavior. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office operates a detention center that provides detention facility to convicted criminals and detainees in pending trials. The office has a civil process unit that processes legal papers received from individuals, private attorneys, the court and other county agencies. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office is located in Thibodaux, La.