A five foot high cement levee was built in front of the parish jail. Workers from Glenn Lege Construction are busy building a dirt levee around the prison. Keeping Water Out Of Jail Wed, 01/31/2018 - 8:41am The Vermilion Parish jail is designed to keep prisoners in. For the last 18 months, construction has been underway to ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about Keeping Water Out Of Jail