Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC) located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana,[1][2] is a multi-security- level Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections institution for adult men.

It is the second-largest prison in Louisiana and is located about 70 miles northwest of New Orleans.

Elayn Hunt has about half the number of prisoners held at the larger Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola.

[5] In 2009 the state announced that Forcht-Wade would be redesignated as a substance abuse center.

Hunt was designated to handle reception of males for all areas of the state.