What You Can’t Bring to a Visit at Concordia Parish Correctional Facility (State Rules to Follow)
These rules come from Louisiana Department of Corrections Regulation OP-C-9, which governs visitation across state facilities. Concordia Parish Correctional Facility follows this framework, though the warden can add institution-specific procedures or limited exceptions. Treat this as your baseline - and verify any special situations before you go.
Leave all electronics in your car. Under OP-C-9, "telecommunications equipment or component hardware" is contraband during visits. The policy names specific items: cellular phones, pagers, beepers, cameras, and recording devices. It also covers the small parts that make devices work - SIM cards, memory chips, batteries, and chargers.
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Pagers
- ✓ Beepers
- ✓ SIM cards
- ✓ Portable memory chips
- ✓ Batteries
- ✓ Chargers
- ✓ Cameras
- ✓ Recording devices
Tip: Don't just think "phone." OP-C-9 also bans easy-to-forget pieces like SIM cards, memory cards, batteries, and chargers.
If you need medication during a visit, the rule is narrow: only prescribed medication that is life-saving or life-sustaining is permitted. Even then, the quantity must be limited to no more than what you need for the length of the visit.
- Tell staff at the visiting desk - if you have medication with you, you must notify institutional staff when you check in.
- Be ready to show prescription details - staff may ask to see the prescription container/packaging.
- Bring only what you’ll use during the visit - the allowed amount is limited to what’s needed for the visit’s duration.
Cash trips people up at the door. OP-C-9 treats any currency or coin over the institution's allowed amount as prohibited - and that limit varies by facility. Check Concordia Parish Correctional Facility's current rules before you go so you don't show up carrying too much.
- ✓ Food (any article of food)
- ✓ Toiletries
- ✓ Clothing items
Show up with something prohibited - a phone, extra cash, food, toiletries, or clothing - and staff will enforce the restriction. You'll be required to remove the item before continuing, which can delay or cancel your visit entirely.
- ✓ Ask if you can return the item to your vehicle and come back through check-in
- ✓ Ask whether the visitor lobby has any allowed storage option (policies vary)
- ✓ If you have a special circumstance, ask ahead of time about any institution-specific exception process
Start with OP-C-9 as your guide, then confirm Concordia Parish Correctional Facility's current visiting instructions before you travel. Pay special attention to the cash limit and any warden-level procedures that affect what you can bring in.
Sources used for this draft are Louisiana DOC Regulation OP-C-9 (Offender Visitation). Evidence items referenced: 8d0f3241c3c4f148 and 2111e6540472cee9 (purpose/policy framework), 217182c638006971 (contraband list including telecom items, food/toiletries/clothing), d4dc5999b59ec6b0 (medication limits and required disclosure at the visiting desk), and 212d389ee4f5329b (cash over the institution-allowed amount).
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