Category: Press Release

Corporal Joel Cobb has been promoted to Sergeant. A 14-year veteran, he had previously worked in Corrections before transferring to the Court Support Division. He will now supervise the Prisoner […]

Interested in a career at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office in Corrections? The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office is hiring Correctional Officers for the Ouachita Correctional Center. Here is Deputy Aguilar […]

Sheriff Jay Russell and Deputies want to thank Pastor John Yates, Congregational Care Pastor Norman Bryant and the congregation of Rowland Road Baptist Church for providing lunch today for the […]

Sheriff Jay Russell has announced the following promotion at the Ouachita Correctional Center: Corporal Eli Young is a four-year veteran of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, assigned to security at […]

Sheriff Jay Russell has announced the following promotions in the Supervisory staff at OPSO: Colonel Larry Knight is a 30-year veteran of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office and previously served […]

Today we pay tribute to our fallen brother, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Michael Swallow. Lt. Swallow passed away on January 8, 2022 due to a medical emergency while on […]

Sergeant Wayne Heckford is retiring after serving 31 years with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office. In 1996, he was assigned the newly formed Code Enforcement division, responsible for enforcing the […]

Sheriff Russell, Chief Deputy Mashaw and Warden Campbell congratulate Deputy Patricia Holland on her retirement earlier today.  Deputy Holland is retiring after 22.5 years of service at the Ouachita Correctional […]

Sheriff Jay Russell and Deputies hosted a retirement party today for veteran Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Colonel James Purvis. Colonel Purvis has served 37 years with the department, starting in […]

Closed-December 24th through December 26th for Christmas Open-December 27th through December 30th Closed December 31st & Jan 1st for New Years Open-January 3rd, resuming normal winter hours of: Tues-Friday-9:00 a.m. […]