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Access Louisiana Courts online directly. Search court records; from Louisiana county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Louisiana dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Louisiana probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Louisiana state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.
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Louisiana State Court Records Search Suggestions

As there may be more one source to obtaining Louisiana criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

Louisiana State Court Structure:

The Louisiana city and parish courts have jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$15,000), New Orleans ($0/$20,000), small claims up to $2,000, and civil appeals of JOP decisions. The city and parish courts have jurisdiction over paternity, miscellaneous domestic relations, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and Traffic/other violation cases. The city and parish courts have juvenile (except for status petition) jurisdiction. The Louisiana city and parish courts handle preliminary hearings. The Louisiana mayors court has jurisdiction over Traffic/other violation cases. The Louisiana justice of the peace court hears tort, contract, real property rights ($0/$2,000), small claims up to $2,000, and traffic/other violation cases. The Louisiana family court hears mental health, interstate support, adoption, marriage dissolution, support/custody, and paternity claims. The family court has jurisdiction over domestic violence and juvenile matters. The Louisiana juvenile court has jurisdiction over mental health, interstate support, adoption, and juvenile cases. The Louisiana district court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights, and mental health. The district court has exclusive estate, civil trial court appeals, and miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. The Louisiana district court has jurisdiction over adoption, marriage dissolution, support/custody, paternity, misdemeanor, and DWI/DUI cases. The Louisiana district court has exclusive felony, and criminal appeals jurisdiction. The district court also hears traffic/other violation, and juvenile cases. The Louisiana court of appeals has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, and original proceeding cases. The court of appeals has discretionary jurisdiction in original proceeding cases. The Louisiana supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, capital criminal, criminal, administrative agency, and disciplinary cases. The supreme court has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, certified questions from federal courts, and interlocutory decision cases.

Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online

Louisiana Civil and Divorce Court Records

Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.

Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
  • City And Parish Courts
    Tort, contract, real property rights, small claims, civil appeals of JOP decisions. Paternity and miscellaneous domestic relations. Search listing by city of Louisiana courts.
  • Louisiana Children and Families Division
    The Children and Families division of the Office of the Judicial Administrator is involved in several initiatives to improve the juvenile justice system for children and families in Louisiana.
  • Louisiana District Courts
    Tort, contract, real property rights and mental health. Exclusive estate, civil trial court appeals and miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. Adoption, marriage dissolution, support, custody and paternity. Listing of district courts by parish.
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
    Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency and disciplinary cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile, certified questions from federal courts and interlocutory decision cases. Links to court news, dockets and more.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit
    First Circuit
    Jurisdiction over sixteen parishes in Southeastern Louisiana. Search links to court schedules, judges and juridiction. Clerk of the court, filing fees, archives and more.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Second Circuit
    Second Circuit
    Administrative agency, juvenile, civil and original proceeding cases. Search local rules, uniform rules and opinions. Clerks office, judges, the docket and central staff.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal
    Third Circuit

    Juvenile, administrative agency, civil, and original proceeding cases. Direct weblinks to court information, briefs checklists, pro se manual. Dockets, opinions and court fees.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Fourth Circuit
    Fourth Circuit
    Administrative agency, Civil, juvenile and original proceeding cases. Search weblinks to court rules, uniform rules, office hours and filing fees. Search cases by opinions and results.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Fifth Circuit
    Fifth Circuit
    Civil, administrative agency, juvenile and original proceeding cases. Direct weblinks to court calendar, dockets, filing fees and Lousiana state bar.
  • Louisiana Bankruptcy Courts
    Link to free forms, use electronic filing systems and other judicial tools available to the public. Search Bankruptcy filings and view cases from the courthouses and jurisdictions.
  • Louisiana Judgments and Liens
    Search cases and court awards with resources listed on government web sites. UCC filings online by accessing free databases for public information.

Louisiana Criminal Court Records

Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations.

Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
  • City And Parish Courts
    Direct weblinks to city and parish courts listed by city. Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI. Traffic and other violations.
  • Louisiana Children and Families Division
    Child abuse and neglect cases. Guidelines for cases involving delinquency and child abuse and neglect.
  • Louisiana District Courts
    Misdemeanor DWI or DUI. Exclusive felony amd criminal appeals jurisdiction. Traffic and other violations. Direct weblinks of district courts listed by parish.
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
    Mandatory jurisdiction in capital criminal and criminal cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Financial disclosure rule for judges. Supreme court filing information.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit
    First Circuit
    Direct links to court opinions and dockets. Search court information including jurisdiction, judges and history. Jurisdiction in sixteen parishes of Southeastern Louisiana.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Second Circuit
    Second Circuit
    Mandatory jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Direct weblinks connect you to the clerks office, court dates, judges, opinions and dockets.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Third Circuit
    Third Circuit
    Cases include noncapital criminal. Search court information, directions, court fees, internal and uniform rules.

    The Louisiana Court of Appeal
    Fourth Circuit

    Jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Direct link to uniform application for post convict relief. New electronic audio and video evidence rules.
  • The Louisiana Court of Appeal Fifth Circuit
    Fifth Circuit
    Find links to the Court's history, its staff, directions to offices, and lists of cases. Jurisdiction mandatory in noncapital criminal cases.
  • Louisiana Drug Courts
    Drug courts were devised as a means for effectively using the resources of a community to fight the problem of drug and alcohol addiction. Find links to other relevant web sites.

Louisiana District Court Records

Filings in my District courthouses.

Louisiana district court clerks listed by city or parish. Request records and transcripts of cases including tort, contract, real property rights, mental health, estate, adoption, marriage dissolution, support and custody, paternity, misdemeanor DWI/DUI, felony, criminal appeals and traffic.

Acadia Parish (Website)
Robert T. Barousse, Clerk
Courthouse Circle
Crowley, LA 70526
P O Box 922
Crowley, LA 70527
(337) 788-8881
(337) 788-1048 Fax

Allen Parish
Gerald W. Harrington, Clerk
400 West Sixth Avenue
P O Box 248
Oberlin, LA 70655
(337) 639-4351
(337) 639-2030 Fax

Ascension Parish (Website)
Kermit "Hart" Bourque, Clerk
300 Houmas Street
P O Box 192
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 473-9866
(225) 473-8641 Fax

Assumption
Darlene Landry, Clerk
4809 LA Highway 1
P O Drawer 249
Napoleonville, LA 70390
(985) 369-6653
(985) 369-2032 Fax

Avoyelles
Samuel G. "Sammy" Couvillion, Clerk
301 North Main Street
P O Box 196
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-7523

Beauregard
Ronald L. "Ronnie" Nichols, Clerk
214 West First Street
P O Box 100
DeRidder, LA 70634
(337) 463-8595
(337) 462-3916 Fax

Bienville (Website)
Jim Martin, Clerk
100 Courthouse Drive, Room 100
Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 263-2123
(318) 263-7426 Fax

Bossier (Website)
Joan L. Carraway, Clerk
204 Burt Boulevard
P O Box 430
Benton, LA 71006
(318) 965-2336
(318) 965-2713 Fax

Caddo (Website)
Gary Loftin, Clerk
501 Texas Street
Room 103
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 226-6780
(318) 227-9080 Fax

Calcasieu (Website)
H. Lynn Jones, II, Clerk
1000 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
P O Box 1030
Lake Charles, LA 70602
(337) 437-3550
(337) 437-3350 Fax

Caldwell
Eugene Dunn, Clerk
200 Main Street
P O Box 1327
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2272
(318) 649-2037 Fax

Cameron
Carl Broussard, Clerk
119 Smith Circle
P O Box 549
Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-5316
(337) 775-7172 Fax

Catahoula
Janet T. Payne, Clerk
301 Bushley Street
P O Box 654
Harrisonburg, LA 71340
(318) 744-5497
(318) 744-5488 Fax

Claiborne
James P. Gladney, Clerk
512 East Main
P O Box 330
Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-9601
(318) 927-2345 Fax

Concordia (Website)
Clyde R. Webber, Jr., Clerk
4001 Carter Street, Room 5
P O Box 790
Vidalia, LA 71373
(318) 336-4204
(318) 336-8777 Fax

DeSoto
Ollie "Sonny" Stone, Jr., Clerk
210 Texas Street
P O Box 1206
Mansfield, LA 71052
(318) 872-3110
(318) 872-4202 Fax

East Baton Rouge (Website)
J. Douglas "Doug" Welborn, Clerk
222 Saint Louis Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
P O Box 1991
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 389-3960
(225) 389-3392 Fax

East Carroll
Edna Bishop Brock, Clerk
400 First Street
Lake Providence, LA 71254
(318) 559-2399
(318) 559-1502 Fax

East Feliciana
Debbie D. Hudnall, Clerk
12305 Saint Helena Street
P O Box 599
Clinton, LA 70722
(225) 683-5145
(225) 683-3556 Fax

Evangeline
Walter Lee, Clerk
200 Court Street, Suite 104
P O Drawer 347
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-5671
(337) 363-5780 Fax

Franklin
Ann Johnson, Clerk
6500 Main Street
P O Box 1564
Winnsboro, LA 71295
(318) 435-5133
(318) 435-5134 Fax

Grant
J. Elray Lemoine, Clerk
200 Main Street
P O Box 263
Colfax, LA 71417
(318) 627-3246
(318) 627-3201 Fax

Iberia
Michael Thibodeaux, Clerk
300 Iberia Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
P O Drawer 12010
New Iberia, LA 70562
(337) 365-7282
(337) 365-0737 Fax

Iberville
J. G. "Bubbie" Dupont, Jr., Clerk
58050 Meriam Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
P O Box 423
Plaquemine, LA 70765
(225) 687-5160
(225) 687-5260 Fax

Jackson
Ann B. Walsworth, Clerk
500 East Court Street
P O Drawer 370
Jonesboro, LA 71251
(318) 259-2424
(318) 395-0386 Fax

Jefferson (Website)
Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk
200 Derbigny Street
Sixth Floor, Courthouse
Gretna, LA 70053
P O Box 10
Gretna, LA 70054
(504) 364-2900
(504) 364-3780 Fax

Jefferson Davis
Carlton L. Duhon, Clerk
300 State Street
P O Box 799
Jennings, LA 70546
(337) 824-1160
(337) 824-1354 Fax

Lafayette (Website)
Louis J. Perret, Clerk
800 South Buchanan Street
Lafayette, LA 70501-6853
P O Box 2009
Lafayette, LA 70502-2009
(337) 291-6400
(337) 291-6392 Fax

Lafourche
Vernon H. Rodrigue, Clerk
303 West Third Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
P O Box 818
Thibodaux, LA 70302
(985) 447-4841
(985) 447-5800 Fax

LaSalle
Steve H. Crooks, Clerk
1050 Courthouse Street
P O Box 1316
Jena, LA 71342
(318) 992-2158
(318) 992-2157 Fax

Lincoln (Website)
Linda Cook, Clerk
100 W. Texas Ave., Room 100
Ruston, LA 71270
P O Box 924
Ruston, LA 71273
(318) 251-5130
(318) 255-6004 Fax

Livingston (Website)
Thomas 'Tom" Sullivan Jr., Clerk
20180 Iowa Street
P O Box 1150
Livingston, LA 70754
(225) 686-2216
(225) 686-1867 Fax

Madison
Carolyn C. Caldwell, Clerk
100 North Cedar Street
P O Box 1710
Tallulah, LA 71282
(318) 574-0655
(318) 574-3961 Fax

Morehouse
Carol Jones, Clerk
100 East Madison Street
Bastrop, LA 71220
P O Box 1543
Bastrop, LA 71221
(318) 281-3343
(318) 281-3775 Fax

Natchitoches
Louie Bernard, Clerk
200 Church Street, Room 104
Natchitoches, LA 71457
P O Box 476
Natchitoches, LA 71458
(318) 352-8152
(318) 352-9321 Fax

Orleans Civil (Website)
Dale N. Atkins, Clerk
401 Loyola Avenue
Room 402
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 592-9100
(504) 592-9128 Fax

Orleans Criminal
Kimberly Williamson Butler, Clerk
2700 Tulane Avenue
Room 210 A
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 658-9176

Orleans Traffic
Judith Dugar, Clerk
727 South Broad
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 827-5050
(504) 827-5043 Fax

Orleans 1st City Court New Orleans
Ellen M. Hazeur, Clerk
421 Loyola Avenue, Room 201
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 592-9155
(504) 592-9281 Fax

Orleans 2nd City Court New Orleans
Martin L. "Marty" Broussard, Jr., Clerk
225 Morgan Street, Room 206
New Orleans, LA 70114
(504) 368-4245
(504) 368-2970 Fax

Ouachita
W. J. "Bill" Hodge, Clerk
300 Saint John Street
Monroe, LA 71201
P O Box 1862
Monroe, LA 71210
(318) 327-1444
(318) 327-1462 Fax

Plaquemines
Dorothy M. "Dot" Lundin, Clerk
Post Office Box 40
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
8346 Highway 23
Region 1 Building
2nd Floor
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
(504) 297-5180
(504) 297-5195 Fax

Pointe Coupee
Lanell Swindler Landry, Clerk
201 East Main Street
P O Box 86
New Roads, LA 70760
(225) 638-9596
(225) 638-9590 Fax

Rapides (Website)
Carolyn Jones Ryland, Clerk
700 Murray Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
P O Box 952
Alexandria, LA 71309
(318) 473-8153
(318) 473-4667 Fax

Red River
Stuart R. Shaw, Clerk
615 East Carrol Street
P O Box 485
Coushatta, LA 71019
(318) 932-6741
(318) 932-3126 Fax

Richland
Ramona N. Haire, Clerk
100 Julia Street, Suite 103
P O Box 119
Rayville, LA 71269
(318) 728-4171
(318) 728-7020 Fax

Sabine
Dolly M. Knippers, Clerk
400 South Capitol Street
P O Box 419
Many, LA 71449
(318) 256-6223
(318) 256-9037 Fax

Saint Bernard
Lena R. Torres, Clerk
1100 West Saint Bernard Hwy.
Chalmette, LA 70043
P O Box 1746
Chalmette, LA 70044
(504) 271-3434

Saint Charles
Charles J. Oubre, Jr., Clerk
15045 River Road
P O Box 424
Hahnville, LA 70057
(985) 783-6632
(985) 783-2005 Fax

Saint Helena
Beverly Gordon, Clerk
369 Sitman Street
P O Box 308
Greensburg, LA 70441
(225) 222-4514

Saint James
Edmond E. Kinler Jr., Clerk
5800 Hwy. 44
Convent, LA 70723
P O Box 63
Convent, LA 70723
(225) 562-7496
(225) 562-2383 Fax

Saint John the Baptist (Website)
Eliana DeFrancesch, Clerk
2393 Hwy. 18 (River Road)
River Road @ East Third Street
P O Box 280
Edgard, LA 70049
(985) 497-3331
(985) 497-3972 Fax

Saint Landry (Website)
Charles Jagneaux, Clerk
118 South Court Street, Suite 109
Opelousas, LA 70570-5166
P O Box 750
Opelousas, LA 70570-0750
(337) 942-5606
(337) 948-7265 Fax

Saint Martin (Website)
Allen Blanchard, Sr., Clerk
415 South Main Street
P O Box 308
St. Martinville, LA 70582
(337) 394-2210
(337) 394-7772 Fax

Saint Mary
Cliff Dressel, Clerk
500 Main Street
P O Drawer 1231
Franklin, LA 70538
(337) 828-4100, Ext. 200
(337) 828-2509 Fax

Saint Tammany (Website)
Malise Prieto, Clerk
701 North Columbia Street
Covington, LA 70433
P O Box 1090
Covington, LA 70434
(985) 809-8700

Tangipahoa (Website)
Julien E. Dufreche, Clerk
100 North Bay, Suite 100
P O Box 667
Amite, LA 70422
(985) 748-4146
(985) 748-6503 Fax

Tensas
Ernest L. Sikes, Clerk
Courthouse Square, Hancock Street
P O Box 78
St. Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3921
(318) 766-3926 Fax

Terrebonne
I. Robert "Bobby" Boudreaux, Clerk
7856 Main Street
Houma, LA 70360
P O Box 1569
Houma, LA 70361
(985) 868-5660
(985) 868-5143 Fax

Union
Sue Buckley, Clerk
100 East Bayou Street, Suite 105
Farmerville, LA 71241
(318) 368-3055
(318) 368-3861 Fax

Vermilion
Diane Meaux Broussard, Clerk
Courthouse Building
100 North State Street, Suite 101
Abbeville, LA 70510-5199
(337) 898-1992
(337) 898-9803 Fax

Vernon
Willie Deon, Jr., Clerk
201 South Fourth Street
P O Box 40
Leesville, LA 71496
(337) 238-1384
(337) 238-9902 Fax

Washington
Johnny D. Crain, Clerk
Courthouse Building
Washington @ Main Street
P O Box 607
Franklinton, LA 70438
(985) 839-7821
(985) 839-7851 Fax

Webster
Holli Vining, Clerk
410 Main Street
P O Box 370
Minden, LA 71058
(318) 371-0366
(318) 371-0226 Fax

West Baton Rouge
Mark J. Graffeo, Clerk
850 Eighth Street
P O Box 107
Port Allen, LA 70767
(225) 383-0378
(225) 383-3694 Fax

West Carroll
Kay S. Bolding, Clerk
305 East Main Street
Oak Grove, LA 71266
P O Box 1078
Oak Grove, LA 71263
(318) 428-2369
(318) 428-9896 Fax

West Feliciana
Felicia Ann Hendl, Clerk
4789 Prosperity Street
St. Francisville, LA 70767
P O Box 1843
St. Francisville, LA 70775
(225) 635-3794
(225) 635-3770 Fax

Winn
Donald E. "Don" Kelley, Clerk
Winn Parish Courthouse
119 West Main Street
P O Box 137
Winnfield, LA 71483
(318) 628-3515
(318) 628-3517 Fax

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