St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
| St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SLPSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Louisiana, United States |
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| Map of St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 939 square miles (2,430 km2) |
| Population | 83,384 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Agency executive | Bobby J. Guidroz, Sheriff |
| Facilities | |
| Substations | 5 |
| Website | |
| http://www.slpsheriff.com/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office (SLPSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of St. Landry Parish. It falls under the authority of the Sheriff, who is the chief law enforcement officer of the parish.
The sheriff of St. Landry Parish is Bobby J. Guidroz. Sheriff Guidroz has over 40 years in the field of law-enforcement and criminal justice, having attained the rank of Lieutenant/Supervisor of State Police Patrol Division, Gaming Enforcement Division, Lieutenant/Supervisor Criminal and Administrative Investigative Sections, Sergeant in State Police Public Affairs Section. He is married and has three children, and nine grandchildren.
The department is divided up into four substations, with its headquarters at the northeast quadrant of I-49 north and U.S. 190 east. The physical address of the St. Landry Parish Law enforcement Complex is 1592 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, La. Louisiana|Opelousas]]. The substations are as follows:
The Sheriff's Office also operates the following facilities in addition to the substations:
Since the formation of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, one Sheriff has been killed in the line of duty.
Coordinates: 30°32′2.94″N 92°5′2.93″W / 30.5341500°N 92.0841472°W
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