Opelousas Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Opelousas, Louisiana: the American Job Center in the city, and 2 more within 25 miles. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
Office of Unemployment Insurance
Call 1-866-783-5567Jobareer is not the state. This is Louisiana Works's number, from its own website.
The office in Opelousas
St. Landry American Job Center
Full-service American Job Center
1065 Hwy 749
Suite C
Opelousas, LA 70570 · Directions
Phone: 337-948-1330
Hours: Mon-Wed,Fri 8:00am-4:30 pm Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 9, 2026.
Near Opelousas
Lafayette American Job Center
American Job Center, some services · 20 miles away
706 East Vermilion Street
Lafayette, LA 70501 · Directions
Phone: 337-347-9115
Hours: Mon-Wed and Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated July 17, 2026.
Evangeline American Job Center
American Job Center, some services · 21 miles away
306 West Main Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586 · Directions
Phone: 337-363-6241
Hours: Monday and Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 7, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what Louisiana Works says about filing:
"File online through HiRE (Helping Individuals Reach Employment) at www.louisianaworks.net/HIRE, the fastest and easiest way, at any time. If you cannot file online, call the UI Call Center at 1-866-783-5567."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Louisiana: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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