Who to Call at Riverbend Detention Center: Numbers, Addresses, and Which Office to Contact

Quick Ref

• ✓ Riverbend Detention Center (main): (318) 559-5980
• ✓ Riverbend Detention Center (alternate): 318-559-3447
• ✓ Riverbend Detention Center (alternate): 318-559-0942
• ✓ East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office (main): (318) 559-2800
• ✓ East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Annex: (318) 559-2071

• ✓ Riverbend Detention Center: 9450 Highway 65 South, Lake Providence, LA
• ✓ East Carroll Parish Courthouse: 400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254
• ✓ East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Annex: 301 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254

For detention-center questions - inmate status, visitation, commissary issues - start with Riverbend Detention Center directly. The main number is (318) 559-5980. Can't get through? Try the alternate lines: (318) 559-3447 or (318) 559-0942. Looking to set up a visit? The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's contact page includes an option to schedule video visitation for Riverbend. When you're unsure where to start, calling Riverbend first usually gets you routed faster than a general line.

If your question isn't about someone housed at Riverbend - general Sheriff's Office help, administrative matters, or anything that doesn't need detention staff - call the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's main office at (318) 559-2800. That's also the number to use when you're not sure which department handles your issue.

Three locations come up often, and they're not the same place. Riverbend Detention Center is at 9450 Highway 65 South in Lake Providence. The East Carroll Parish Courthouse is at 400 First Street in Lake Providence. The Sheriff's Annex building is at 301 First Street in Lake Providence, with its own phone line at (318) 559-2071. Need detention staff? Use the Riverbend numbers. Need the Sheriff's Office? The Courthouse or Annex listings are your best bet.

Office hours for East Carroll Parish locations are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Before making a trip - especially to Riverbend at 9450 Highway 65 South - call ahead. A quick call to (318) 559-5980 can confirm you're heading to the right place and save you an unnecessary drive.

1. Get your details together - have the inmate’s name, booking number (if you have it), and a clear reason for your call.
2. Call the Sheriff’s main office if you’re stuck - use (318) 559-2800 for general help or to get pointed to the right office.
3. Use the options on the Sheriff’s contact page - that’s where the office lists an email option, along with the link for transferring funds to an inmate.