Court Support - Security
Thirty-two P.O.S.T. certified deputies are assigned the Court Support Division of the Sheriff’s Office. While the overall mission of the division is the security of the Courthouse for court proceedings, several other responsibilities are handled as well:
Court Bailiffs keep accurate court disposition information during court proceedings regarding court defendants
Deputies working as subpoena servers are responsible for serving all criminal court subpoenas for Ouachita Parish residents, which exceeds 1800 per month
Deputies assigned to the Courthouse Security detail operate metal detectors during business house and monitor all persons entering the courthouse to assure no weapons are brought into the building.
Transportation Division Deputies transport inmates from OCC to court appearances at the Courthouse daily. They also transport prisoners held in other facilites to court and are responsible for returning extradited prisoners to Ouachita Parish.
