re: HELP- Friend is in OPP, what number do I call for bail info

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If this were my female friend my arse would be down there right now with whatever means I could find to get her out

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There is nothing to be done unless you know someone in the sheriff's office that can go get her and walk her through. First, they do not book anyone at night. The lazy fricks on the night shift hang out and bullshite with each other, then claim they were too busy to book anybody. The day shift comes in and starts the booking process, I think around 8 am, but they are slow as frick. Once booked, after a while (one minute to hours, who knows) they'll strat processing the people they've booked.

If it's a first offense DWI, they might give her an ROR. If not, it'll probably be a $2500 bail or thereabouts. Go talk to a bondsman on Tulane. They'll be able to help and they'll know when her bail has been set. You can go down to lockup, but it won't do any good.

And, she's in Central Lockup. She is not in OPP. She's not going to get sent to OPP.

And I've been to Lockup. I am generally anti-criminal, but that place is fricked up and sad. Guys sit in there for days without being booked. The sheriff's office does not give a frick. The office gets paid based on the number of heads each day. No one goes in there and gets out the same day. She'll probably be ok if she minds her own business. Everyone in there is miserable, and everyone is in the same boat.

ETA - if you know a magistrate or judge, they can call in an ROR. But, she can't be released on the ROR until they book her. She won't show up on the computer system yet either. It's actually scary, and possible that people can go in there and just disappear forever.