Ascension Parish Jail

Ascension Parish Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 225-473-8674

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Ascension Parish Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 2384 Lemanville Cutoff Rd Donaldsonville, LA which is operated locally by the Ascension Parish County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Ascension Parish County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Donaldsonville Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

This jail held 54 offenders which included 16 beds for female offenders. Sam Latino was the first Warden of the new jail and held this position until 1979 when Robert LeBlanc Sr. was named Warden. Warden LeBlanc served as Warden until 1984 when Detective E.J. Hahn was named Warden. During his tenure, Warden Hahn supervised a $5 million jail expansion project completed in 1989. This addition increased the capacity of the jail from 54 to 192 offenders. Warden Hahn continued in his role as Warden until 1992 when David Cambre was named Warden and served in this position until 1996. Sheriff Jeff Wiley appointed Bobby Webre as Warden in 1996.

In 2007, the jail once again exceeded its capacity. In 2008, the jail conducted its second expansion project at a cost of $9 million. The new addition to the jail doubled its capacity and now accommodates 572 offenders.

visitation Info

Ascension Parish Jail – Visitation

Dress Code – Visitors must be properly dressed before checking in to visit an inmate. Any clothing or clothing articles that are considered inappropriate will not be permitted to be worn. Proper undergarments must be worn. Some clothing articles and accessories are prohibited.

NO – See-through clothing, halter tops or tops with spaghetti straps, shorts or any other similar type of short outfit, pants that do not cover the knees, skirts or dresses that have slits above the knees, inappropriate language on clothes, swimsuits, hats or other items covering the head, sunglasses, watches, or other items of value.

Failure to follow visitation rules may result in visitors being banned from the facility or subject to criminal prosecution.

Inmate Visitation Instructions – We would like to make your visit to the Ascension Parish Jail as pleasant as possible. To do this, we ask that you arrive in enough time to sign in. The Correctional Officers are on a strict schedule and must follow this visitation policy.

APSO Visitation Procedures

In order to visit an Inmate at the Ascension Parish Jail, you must comply with the following rules and regulations:

• You must have a valid State driver’s license or picture ID with your correct address.
• When traveling from out of state you must also present a valid out of state picture I.D. with the correct address, when arriving at the jail.
• Students under the age of 17 may use school ID or other picture ID.
• No electronic devices are allowed in the Main Lobby or Visitation areas. (examples: cell phones, tablets, etc.)
• Children must NOT be left unattended in the lobby or a vehicle unless under the supervision of an individual 17 years of age or older with a valid state-issued ID or Driver’s License.