Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Inmate Lookup

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Overview

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, often called EHCC, is operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. The facility is located at 6925 Highway 74 in St. Gabriel, next to other state correctional infrastructure in Ascension Parish. DPS&C identifies Travis Day as warden in the research record. EHCC's mission is to provide a controlled correctional environment that protects the public, surrounding community, staff, and imprisoned people while providing food, clothing, healthcare, shelter, assessment, diagnostic services, work, education, self-help, discipline, medical, mental-health, and social programs.

EHCC is not the Ascension Parish Jail. A person booked locally after an arrest may first appear in APSO's New World roster, but a sentenced state prisoner or someone assigned to EHCC should be searched through Louisiana DPS&C and VINE. EHCC has state prison, reception, diagnostic, medical, mental-health, educational, work, and reentry functions. Those roles explain why a person connected to Ascension Parish may appear in different record systems at different times.

The official DPS&C Elayn Hunt Correctional Center facility page provides the facility address, phone number, warden, mission, goals, visitation procedure, and programming. The screenshot below is taken from that official state source.

The facility page should be used for EHCC rules and program context, while Louisiana VINE should be used to check whether a specific person is currently in state custody.

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Capacity and Population

The official facility research did not locate a published EHCC capacity figure on the DPS&C facility page. The reliable population description is functional: EHCC holds sentenced people in state custody and serves assessment, diagnostic, medical, mental-health, education, work, and reentry populations. It is part of the Louisiana state prison system, not the local Ascension Parish Jail population. The parish jail's public roster snapshot of 542 in-custody records on June 16, 2026 belongs to APSO custody, not to EHCC.

When population numbers are needed, avoid mixing jail and prison figures. A person in local pretrial custody is counted and searched differently from a person received into DPS&C. Ascension Parish has both kinds of facilities, which makes the location name alone an unreliable guide.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Use Louisiana VINE and DPS&C offender-information resources for an EHCC inmate search. DPS&C says the locator is updated every 24 hours and supports searching by location, name, and ID or case number. The Ascension Parish Jail roster should only be used for a local booking or earlier parish custody record, not for a current EHCC state-prison location.

1. Open Louisiana VINE through DPS&C's imprisoned-person information route or the Louisiana VINE state page.
2. Search by the person's full name when state identifiers are unknown.
3. Use an ID or case number when those details are available from court or custody paperwork.
4. Check the location field to see whether Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is listed.
5. Register for official VINE notifications if custody-status alerts are needed.

The Louisiana VINE page is the statewide lookup and notification source for DPS&C custody. The screenshot below shows the official VINE path that applies to EHCC searches.

VINE is a locator and notification system, not a substitute for direct facility confirmation when making a visit, checking special visit eligibility, or dealing with urgent release questions.

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Address and Contact

EHCC's official contact information comes from Louisiana DPS&C. Use the state prison contact for facility operations, approved visitation questions, special visit procedures, and prison programming. Use APSO, the 23rd Judicial District Court, Ascension Parish Court, or the clerk when the question concerns an earlier arrest, booking sheet, local bond, court charge, or warrant.

The facility is close to LCIW geographically, but each state prison has its own facility rules, contact number, programs, and approval procedures. Do not send mail, travel for a visit, or assume a person is housed there based only on an Ascension Parish connection.

Visiting Someone at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

EHCC visitation follows DPS&C prison rules. The facility research states that an approved list is required after initial reception rules. If Adult Reception and Diagnostic Center intake exceeds 30 days, special visits may be possible. Those requests must be made by the imprisoned person and must include full identifying details for proposed visitors. Criminal histories are checked. Contraband can result in arrest and permanent termination of visiting privileges.

Do not use APSO's Ascension Parish Jail unit schedule for EHCC. The jail schedule applies to the Donaldsonville local jail. EHCC is a state prison, so visiting approval and special visit decisions belong to DPS&C and the facility.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

The research file did not extract a detailed EHCC mail format, phone vendor, or money deposit vendor. For accuracy, the safe rule is to confirm current DPS&C and EHCC procedures before mailing anything, scheduling calls, or sending funds. APSO's parish jail mail format and commissarydeposit.com instructions should not be copied into EHCC instructions unless DPS&C identifies the same rule or vendor.

Mail and money mistakes can delay delivery or create security problems. The facility may reject items that do not follow format, content, identification, vendor, or contraband rules. Verify the person's current location through VINE before sending anything to St. Gabriel.

Reception, Diagnostic, and Intake Functions at EHCC

EHCC should not be described as a city jail or parish jail booking counter. It has state prison and Adult Reception and Diagnostic Center functions. That means some people at EHCC may be undergoing assessment, diagnostic review, medical review, mental-health services, education placement, work assignment, or reentry planning after state commitment. Earlier arrest facts may exist in APSO or court records, but current housing and status must be checked in the state custody system.

The facility goals identified in research include safety, educational programming, medical and mental-health services, efficient operations, ACA accreditation, retention, and workforce development. Those goals fit a state institution where classification and program placement are part of custody management. They also explain why a family member may need more than one source: VINE for location, facility contact for visiting and programs, and court records for sentence or case history.

About Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

EHCC has one of the richer program inventories in the Ascension Parish research. Programs include field operations, kitchens, chemical plant work, community work crews, literacy, adult basic education, HSE or HiSET preparation, special needs education, Baton Rouge Community College vocational programs in welding, carpentry, and HVAC, ServSafe, job-life skills, NCCER, HVAC/EPA, OPEESA small engine, and OSHA certifications. The facility also provides self-help, discipline, medical, mental-health, and social programs as part of its mission.

EHCC's St. Gabriel location can cause confusion because it sits in the same parish as the Ascension Parish Jail and LCIW. The search rule is simple: APSO roster for local jail custody, Gonzales Police and courts for municipal warrant or case routing, and DPS&C/VINE for EHCC state custody. If federal or immigration custody is involved, BOP and ICE systems are separate and should not be confused with Louisiana state prison records.