Louisiana Court Records

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.

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.