There are 240 Jails & Prisons in Louisiana, serving a population of 4,663,461 people in an area of 43,195 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 19,431 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 179 square miles.
The state of Louisiana is ranked 14th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 18th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.