Courtesy of Union Parish Sheriffs Office
The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Union Parish Detention Center in Farmerville.
On Saturday, November 7, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., UPDC correctional officers discovered Carlos G. Rodriguez, 54, unresponsive in his cell. Rodriguez was alone in the cell at the time he was found. UPSO deputies and investigators responded to the detention center, and the preliminary investigation indicates a suspected suicide.
Rodriguez was a Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate housed at the Union Parish Detention Center. He was serving a six-year sentence for multiple felony convictions, including Third Degree Rape, Intimidation of a Witness, and Aggravated Flight, stemming from a 2021 arrest in Terrebonne Parish.
The circumstances surrounding Rodriguez’s death remain under investigation.
