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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT of the Judicial Council of the MAPS OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

LOUISIANA DISTRICT COURTS Claiborne Union Morehouse JUDICIAL DISTRICTS Homer Farmerville Bastrop West 1 Bossier Carroll Lake 26 Webster Provi- Benton 3 Oak dence Caddo 4 Grove East Lincoln Carroll Ruston Minden 2 Ouachita Richland Shreveport Monroe Rayville Bienville 5 Madison Arcadia Jackson Tallulah Jonesboro 6 Coushatta Red 37 Franklin DeSoto River Winn Caldwell Winnsboro Tensas Mansfield 39 Winnfield Columbia St. Joseph 42 8 Catahoula Natchitoches LaSalle Harrisonburg 11 Jena Grant 28 Sabine 10 Colfax 7 Many 35

Natchitoches Concordia

Rapides Vidalia Alexandria Vernon Leesville Avoyelles 9 Marksville 30 12 West St. Feliciana East Helena Washington St. Feliciana Greensburg Franklinton Francisville Clinton Tangipahoa Beauregard Allen 13 20 Evangeline DeRidder Oberlin 27 Pointe East 22 Ville Platte Coupee Baton St. Landry 21 36 33 New Roads Rouge Opelousas St. Tammany Port Allen Baton Livingston Amite West Rouge Covington Baton Livingston Jefferson 18 Rouge 19 14 Davis Acadia Jennings Crowley St. Martin Iberville Calcasieu Lafayette Plaquemine Ascension 40 Lafayette St. Martinville Edgard Lake Charles 31 15 Donaldsonville St. 23 Napoleonville James Assumption St. Orleans 16 Convent Iberia St. John Charles 34 Cameron Vermilion New Iberia St. Hahnville 24 St. Bernard Cameron 38 Abbeville Martin Chalmette Lafourche 29 St. Mary Jefferson 25 Gretna Franklin Plaquemines 32 Thibodaux Terrebonne 17 Houma Pointe-a-la-Hache

LOUISIANA COURTS Claiborne Morehouse OF APPEAL CIRCUITS West Bossier Union Webster Carroll East Caddo Lincoln Carroll

2 Ouachita Richland Bienville Madison Jackson

Red Franklin DeSoto Caldwell River Tensas Winn

Catahoula Natchitoches LaSalle Sabine Grant

Concordia

Rapides

Vernon Avoyelles

West East Washington 3 Feliciana Feliciana St. Helena Tangipahoa

Evangeline Beauregard Allen Pointe East 1 St. Landry Coupee Baton Rouge West Livingston St. Tammany Baton Rouge Jefferson Acadia Davis Iberville Calcasieu Lafayette St. Martin Ascension

St. Orleans Assumption James St. John St. Iberia St. Charles Cameron St. Bernard Vermilion Martin 5

Jefferson 4 Lafourche St. Mary

Plaquemines

Terrebonne

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LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT DISTRICTS Claiborne Morehouse West Bossier Union Effective January 1, 1999 Webster Carroll East Caddo Lincoln Carroll

Ouachita Richland Bienville Madison Jackson 4 Red Franklin DeSoto Caldwell River Tensas Winn

Catahoula Natchitoches LaSalle Sabine 2 Grant

Concordia

Rapides

Vernon Avoyelles

West East Washington Feliciana Feliciana St.

Helena Tangipahoa Jefferson Orleans Evangeline 1 Beauregard Allen Pointe East St. Landry Coupee Baton Rouge Jefferson West Livingston St. Tammany Baton Orleans St. Bernard Rouge 7 Jefferson 5 Acadia Davis Iberville 7 Calcasieu Lafayette St. Martin Ascension 1 St. Plaquemines Orleans James St. John 3 Assumption St. 1 St. Iberia Charles Charles 6 Cameron St. St. Bernard Vermilion Martin Jefferson

Lafourche Jefferson St. Mary 6 Plaquemines

Terrebonne

*Districts 1, 6 & 7 Detail: Jefferson Parish Precincts in the First District are 1-H through 9-H; 1-K through 35-K; 1 through 46; 51 through 108; 115 through 138; 150 through 155; 157A; 157B; 158; 170; 186; 198 and 199. Jefferson Parish Precincts in the Sixth Louisiana Supreme Court District are 1-G1; 1-LA, l-LB; 2-L; 182 through 185; 189 through 197; and 246A through 250. Jefferson Parish Precincts in the Seventh Louisiana Supreme Court District are 1-G; 2-G through 11-G; 1-W through 9-W; 156; 171 through 181; 187; 188; 210 through 217; and 225 through 238. Orleans Parish Precincts in the First Louisiana Supreme Court District are 3-20; 4-8 through 4-11; 4-14 through 4-23; 5-13 through 5-18; and 17-17 through 17-21. The remainder of Orleans Parish Precincts are in the Seventh Louisiana Supreme Court District.

Annual Report 2015 • SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA This page was left blank for pagination purposes. THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA From left: Justice Jefferson D. Hughes, III, Justice Greg G. Guidry, Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Chief Justice , Justice John L. Weimer, Justice Marcus R. Clark, Justice Scott J. Crichton.

CHIEF JUSTICE BERNETTE JUSTICE GREG G. GUIDRY JUSTICE MARCUS R. CLARK JOSHUA JOHNSON First Supreme Court District Fourth Supreme Court District Seventh Supreme Court District Jefferson, Orleans, St. Helena, St. Tam- Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.* many, Tangipahoa, and Washington Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll, Parishes.* Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lin- coln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, JUSTICE SCOTT J. Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, CRICHTON West Carroll, and Winn Parishes.* Second Supreme Court District Allen, Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo, JUSTICE JEFFERSON D. DeSoto, Evangeline, Natchitoches, Red HUGHES, III River, Sabine, Vernon, and Webster Fifth Supreme Court District Parishes.* Took office January 1, 2015 Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe JUSTICE JEANNETTE Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West THERIOT KNOLL Feliciana Parishes.* Third Supreme Court District Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cam- JUSTICE JOHN L. WEIMER eron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Sixth Supreme Court District Landry, and Vermilion.* Assumption, Iberia, Jefferson, La- fourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, and * See Court District Maps on preceding pages. Terrebonne Parishes.*

ABOUT THIS REPORT RESOURCES ON THE WEB AT WWW.LASC.ORG The Supreme Court Annual Report is a useful guide to judicial personnel The STATISTICAL DATA section summarizes two-year activity trends and contacts throughout the state, as well as an overview of the Court’s in juvenile, civil, criminal and traffic categories for courts at all levels in progress in 2015, and includes maps of electoral districts for the Supreme the state. Court, the Courts of Appeal, and District Courts. The 2015 LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT ANNUAL REPORT and the GUIDE TO LOUISIANA COURTS featuring a list of judges, clerks and administrators (complete with contact phone numbers) for the Courts of Appeal, District Courts, and City and Parish Courts statewide are now available on the Louisiana Supreme Court web site at www.lasc.org/press_room/publications.asp. 1 GUIDE TO LOUISIANA COURTS

GUIDE TO LOUISIANA COURTS

he Guide to Louisiana Courts features a statewide list of Tjudges, clerks and administrators—complete with contact phone numbers—for Courts of Appeal, District Courts, and City and Parish Courts.

FIRST CIRCUIT (BATON ROUGE)

Parishes: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tan- gipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

Judges Domicile District

Vanessa Guidry-Whipple, Chief Judge Bourg First John Michael Guidry Baton Rouge Second John T. Pettigrew Houma First J. Michael McDonald Baton Rouge Second Chief Judge Page McClendon Mandeville Third Vanessa Guidry-Whipple Jewel E. Welch Baton Rouge Second Toni Manning Higginbotham Baton Rouge Second Mitch Theriot Lockport First William J. Crain Madisonville Third Ernest Drake Amite Third Guy Holdridge Gonzales First Wayne Ray Chutz Denham Springs Third

Clerk of Court: Christine L. Crow1 Phone: (225) 382 3000 Rodd Naquin2

SECOND CIRCUIT (SHREVEPORT)

Parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Rich- land, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll, Winn

Judges Domicile District

Henry N. Brown, Jr., Chief Judge Bossier City Second Felicia Toney Williams Tallulah Third James E. Stewart, Sr.3 Shreveport Third Chief Judge J. Jay Caraway Bossier City Second Harmon Drew, Jr. Minden Second Henry N. Brown, Jr. D. Milton Moore, III Monroe First John Larry Lolley Monroe First Frances Pitman Shreveport Third Jeanette Garrett Shreveport Third

1. Retired October 15, 2015. 2. Appointed Acting Clerk of Court Clerk/Court Administrator: Lillian Evans Richie Phone: (318) 227 3700 October 16, 2015; appointed Clerk of Court January 14, 2016. 3. Retired September 6, 2015.

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THIRD CIRCUIT (LAKE CHARLES)

Parishes: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Cata- houla, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion, Vernon

Judges Domicile District

Ulysses G. Thibodeaux, Chief Judge Lake Charles Second Sylvia R. Cooks Lafayette Third John D. Saunders Ville Platte First Jimmie C. Peters Jena First Marc T. Amy Abbeville Third Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Pickett Many First Ulysses G. Thibodeaux Billy H. Ezell Lake Charles Second James T. Genovese Opelousas Third Shannon James Gremillion Alexandria First Phyllis Montgomery Keaty Lafayette Third John Conery New Iberia Third D. Kent Savoie Sulphur Second

Clerk of Court: Charles Kelly McNeely Phone: (337) 433 9403

FOURTH CIRCUIT (NEW ORLEANS)

Parishes: Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard

Judges Domicile District James F. McKay, III, Chief Judge New Orleans At Large Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr. New Orleans First Terri Fleming Love New Orleans First Max N. Tobias, Jr. New Orleans First Edwin A. Lombard New Orleans First Roland L. Belsome New Orleans At Large Paul A. Bonin New Orleans First Daniel Dysart Chalmette Third Chief Judge Madeleine M. Landrieu New Orleans First James F. McKay, III Joy Cossich Lobrano Belle Chasse Second Rosemary Ledet New Orleans First Sandra Jenkins New Orleans First

Clerk of Court: Danielle Schott1 Phone: (504) 412 6001 Justin Woods2

FIFTH CIRCUIT (GRETNA)

Parishes: Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist

Judges Domicile District Susan M. Chehardy, Chief Judge River Ridge First Fredericka Wicker Metairie First Jude Gravois Gretna Second Marc Johnson Gretna First Robert Chaisson Gretna Third Chief Judge Hans J. Liljeberg Metairie First Robert M. Murphy Metairie First Susan M. Chehardy Steve Windhorst Gretna First

Clerk of Court: Cheryl Landrieu Phone: (504) 376 1400 1. Retired November 22, 2015. 2. Appointed November 23, 2015.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

FIRST DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Caddo Shreveport G. Loftin (318) 226 6780 Judges Court Administrator Phone Robert P. Waddell, Chief Judge Roy L. Brun (318) 226 6821 Ramona Emanuel Charles Tutt Karelia Stewart Michael Pitman Katherine Dorroh John D. Mosely, Jr. Brady O’Callaghan Craig Marcotte Ramon Lafitte Erin Garrett

CADDO PARISH JUVENILE COURT Judges Parish Seat David N. Matlock, Chief Judge Shreveport Paul Young Clerk of Court Phone Shonda Stone G. Loftin (318) 226 6500 Court Administrator Phone H. Ted Cox (318) 226 6500 SECOND DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Claiborne Homer J. P. Gladney (318) 927 9601 Jackson Jonesboro A. B. Walsworth (318) 259 2424 Bienville Arcadia J. Martin (318) 263 2123 Judges Jenifer Ward Clason, Chief Judge Jimmy C. Teat Glenn Fallin THIRD DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Union Farmerville D. Eubanks (318) 368 3055 Lincoln Ruston L. Cook (318) 251 5130

Judges Court Administrators Phone Cynthia T. Woodard Wanda Witherington (318) 368 9734 Tommy Rogers1 Pam Dance (318) 255 4691 Jay B. McCallum, Chief Judge

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

FOURTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Morehouse Bastrop C. Jones (318) 281 3343 Ouachita Monroe L. Bond (318) 327 1444 Judges Court Administrator Phone Scott Leehy Benjamin Jones (318) 361 2252 Sharon Ingram Marchman Wilson Rambo H. Stephens Winters, Chief Judge Frederic C. Amman, III Wendell Manning Carl V. Sharp Larry Jefferson Alvin R. Sharp Robert C. Johnson Danny Ellender

FIFTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Franklin Winnsboro A. Johnson (318) 435 5133 Richland Rayville R. Creech (318) 728 4171 West Carroll Oak Grove S. Williamson (318) 428 3281 Judges Terry A. Doughty James M. Stephens, Chief Judge Ann McIntyre

SIXTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Madison Tallulah M. Hopkins (318) 574 0655 East Carroll Lake Providence B. Carter (318) 559 2399 Tensas St. Joseph E. L. Sikes (318) 766 3921 Judges Court Administrator Phone Michael E. Lancaster Sandra Bishop (318) 574 2635 John D. Crigler, Chief Judge

SEVENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Catahoula Harrisonburg J. T. Payne (318) 744 5497 Concordia Vidalia C. R. Webber, Jr. (318) 336 4204 Judges Court Administrator Phone Kathy J. Johnson1 Yolanda E. McClure (318) 744 5888 John Reeves, Chief Judge

EIGHTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Winn Winnfield D. E. Kelley2 (318) 628 3515 K. Gilliam3 Judge Court Administrator Phone Jacque D. Derr, Chief Judge Vicki Rockett (318) 628 4596

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016. 2. Retired July 31, 2015. 3. Appointed Acting Clerk August 1, 2015.

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NINTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Rapides Alexandria R. Hooter (318) 473 8153 Judges Court Administrator Phone Monique Rauls Hope LaFleur (318) 443 6893 Thomas M. Yeager Mary Lauve Doggett John Davidson Patricia Koch, Chief Judge George C. Metoyer, Jr. Wm. Gregory Beard

TENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Natchitoches Natchitoches L. Bernard (318) 352 8152 Judges Desiree Dyess, Chief Judge Lala Sylvester1

ELEVENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Sabine Many T. Foster (318) 256 6223 Judges Stephen B. Beasley, Chief Judge

TWELFTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Avoyelles Marksville C. Couvillon (318) 253 7523 Judges Court Administrator Phone Kerry Spruill Norma LeMoine (318) 253 8784 William J. Bennett, Chief Judge

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Evangeline Ville Platte R. Deshotel (337) 363 5671 Judges Gary Ortego1 Chuck West, Chief Judge

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT

Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Calcasieu Lake Charles H. L. Jones, II (337) 437 3550 Judges Court Administrator Phone Wm. Mitch Redd Denise Savant (337) 721 3101 Clayton Davis, Chief Judge Guy E. Bradberry Robert L. Wyatt David Ritchie Sharon Wilson G. Michael Canaday Ronald F. Ware Lilynn A. Cutrer

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Acadia Crowley R. Barousse (337) 788 8881 Lafayette Lafayette L. Perret (337) 291 6400 Vermilion Abbeville D. M.Broussard (337) 898 1992 Judges Court Administrator Phone John D. Trahan Tina LeMaire (337) 269 5761 Jules D. Edwards, III Ed Broussard Edward D. Rubin Michelle Breaux David Smith Laurie Hulin David Blanchet1 Thomas R. Duplantier Kristian Earles Patrick L. Michot Marilyn C. Castle, Chief Judge Charlie Fitzgerald Thomas J. Frederick, Commissioner

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Iberia New Iberia M. Thibodeaux (337) 365 7282 St. Martin St. Martinville B. Patin (337) 394 2210 St. Mary Franklin C. G. Dressel (337) 828 4100 ext. 200 Judges Court Administrator Phone Anthony Thibodeaux Stephanie Richardson (337) 369 4466 Paul J. deMahy Vincent Borne, Chief Judge Lewis Pitman, Jr.2 Keith R. J. Comeaux Gregory Aucoin3 Curtis Sigur Lori A. Landry

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Lafourche Thibodaux V. H. Rodrigue (985) 447 4841 Judges John E. LeBlanc, Chief Judge Steve Miller Walter I. Lanier, III Christopher Boudreaux F. Hugh Larose

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016. 2. Term of office began January 1, 2016. 3. Became Chief Judge October 1, 2015.

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EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Iberville Plaquemine J. G. Dupont, Jr. (225) 687 5160 W. Baton Rouge Port Allen M. J. Graffeo (225) 383 0378 Pointe Coupee New Roads L. S. Landry (225) 638 9596 Judges James J. Best, Chief Judge J. Robin Free Alvin Batiste, Jr. William C. Dupont1 NINETEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone E. Baton Rouge Baton Rouge D. Welborn (225) 389 3960 Judges Court Administrator Phone Todd Hernandez Ann McCrory (225) 389 4744 Donald R. Johnson, Chief Judge Louis R. Daniel Janice G. Clark William A. Morvant Timothy E. Kelley Richard D. Anderson Anthony J. Marabella, Jr. R. Michael Caldwell Trudy M. White Bonnie F. Jackson Michael R. Erwin Beau Higginbotham Richard M. “Chip” Moore, III Wilson Fields Quintillis K. Lawrence, Commissioner Nicole Robinson, Commissioner

FAMILY COURT FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE Judges Parish Seat Pamela Baker Baton Rouge Lisa Woodruff-White, Chief Judge Court Administrator Phone Charlene Day Ronald L. Bullion (225) 389 4681 Hunter Greene

JUVENILE COURT FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE Judges Parish Seat Adam Haney2 Baton Rouge Pamela Taylor Johnson, Chief Judge Court Administrator Phone Donna T. Carter (225) 354 1215

1. Retired October 31, 2015. 2. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

TWENTIETH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone East Feliciana Clinton D. Dart (225) 683 5145 West Feliciana St. Francisville F. D. Hendl (225) 635 3794 Judges Court Administrator Phone Kathryn Jones Miranda Bourgoyne (225) 683 0613 William G. Carmichael, Chief Judge

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Livingston Livingston T. Sullivan, Jr. (225) 686 2216 Tangipahoa Amite J. E. Dufreche (985) 748 4146 St. Helena Greensburg M. Cyprian (225) 222 4514 Judges Court Administrator Phone Jeffrey S. Johnson Sara Brumfield (985) 748 9445 Bruce C. Bennett1 Charlotte H. Foster2 Robert H. Morrison, III, Chief Judge M. Douglas Hughes Brenda Bedsole Ricks Elizabeth Wolfe Blair Downing Edwards Jeffrey Cashe Jeffery Oglesbee

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone St. Tammany Covington M. Prieto (985) 809 8700 Washington Franklinton J. D. Crain (985) 839 4663 Judges Court Administrator Phone Raymond S. Childress Adrienne Stroble3 (985) 809 5300 A.J. Hand Rachel Edelman4 Richard Swartz, Jr. Peter J. Garcia William J. Burris Martin E. Coady Scott Gardner Allison Hopkins Penzato, Chief Judge Reginald T. Badeaux, III William “Rusty” Knight Mary Clemence Devereux Dawn Amacker Daniel Foil, Commissioner

1. Retired December 31, 2015. 2. Term of office began January 1, 2016. 3. Resigned November 13, 2015. 4. Appointed Court Administrator November 16, 2015.

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TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Assumption Napoleonville D. Landry (985) 369 6653 Ascension Donaldsonville B. Hanna (225) 473 9866 St. James Convent E. E. Kinler, Jr. (225) 562 2270 Judges Court Administrator Phone Jason Verdigets1 Patricia Douglas (225) 621 8500 Thomas Kliebert, Jr. K. Tess Stromberg Jessie LeBlanc2 Alvin Turner, Jr., Chief Judge

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Gretna J. A. Gegenheimer (504) 364 2914 Judges Court Administrator Phone Ray Steib Michael O’Brien (504) 364 3990 Cornelius Regan2 June Berry Darensburg, Chief Judge Scott Schlegel John Molaison, Jr. Michael Mentz E. Adrian Adams Glenn B. Ansardi Nancy A. Miller Stephen Grefer Ellen Shirer Kovach Donald A. Rowan, Jr. Henry G. Sullivan, Jr. Steve Enright Danyelle Taylor Lee V. Faulkner, Jr. Paul Schneider, Commissioner Ruben Bailey, Commissioner Patricia M. Joyce, Commissioner

JEFFERSON PARISH JUVENILE COURT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Harvey J. A. Gegenheimer (504) 364 2914 Judges Court Administrator Phone Ann Murry Keller, Chief Judge Dawn Palermo (504) 367 3500 Andrea Price Janzen ext. 862 Barron Burmaster

1. Became Chief Judge February 26, 2016. 2. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

TWENTY–FIFTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Plaquemines Pointe-a-la-Hache D. M. Lundin (504) 297 5180 Judges Court Administrator Phone Kevin Conner, Chief Judge Michelle Eppley (504) 297 5210 Michael Clement1

TWENTY–SIXTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Bossier Benton C. Johnston (318) 965 2336 Webster Minden H. Vining (318) 371 0366 Judges Court Administrator Phone Michael Craig Melissa Fox (318) 965 2217 Jefferson Thompson Jeff Cox E. Charles Jacobs Mike Nerren Parker Self, Chief Judge

TWENTY–SEVENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. Landry Opelousas C. R. Jagneaux (337) 942 5606 Judges James Doherty, Jr. A. Gerard Caswell Alonzo Harris, Chief Judge D. Jason Meche

TWENTY–EIGHTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone LaSalle Jena S. Andrews (318) 992 2158 Judge Court Administrator Phone J. Christopher Peters, Chief Judge Amy Stapleton (318) 992 8391

TWENTY–NINTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. Charles Hahnville L. Marino (985) 783 6632 Judges Court Administrator Phone Emile R. St. Pierre, Chief Judge Jackie Cristina (985) 783 3216 M. Lauren Lemmon Timothy Marcel

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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THIRTIETH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Vernon Leesville W. Deon, Jr. (337) 238 1384 Judges Vernon B. Clark, Chief Judge C. Anthony Eaves James R. Mitchell1 Scott Westerchil2

THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Davis Jennings R. Arceneaux (337) 824 1160 Judge Court Administrator Phone C. Steve Gunnell, Chief Judge Patricia Guidry (337) 824 3506

THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Terrebonne Houma T. Robichaux (985) 868 5660 Judges District Court Coordinator Phone George J. Larke, Jr. Jennie Callahan (985) 873 6589 John R. Walker3 Juan Pickett David W. Arceneaux, Chief Judge Randy Bethancourt

THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Allen Oberlin G. Harrington (337) 639 4351 Judges Joel G. Davis, Chief Judge E. David Deshotels, Jr.

THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. Bernard Chalmette R. Nunez (504) 271 3434 Judges Robert A. Buckley Jeanne Juneau, Chief Judge Kim Jones4 Kirk A. Vaughn Jacques A. Sanborn

1. Died July 24, 2015. 2. Term of office began November 23, 2015. 3. Became Chief Judge July 1, 2015. 4. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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DISTRICT COURTS OF LOUISIANA

THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Grant Colfax J. E. Lemoine1 (318) 627 3246 D. Silk2 Judge Court Administrator Phone W. Daniel Willett, Chief Judge Michelle Calk (318) 627 3244

THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Beauregard DeRidder B. Lestage (337) 463 8595 Judges Martha O’Neal, Chief Judge C. Kerry Anderson THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Caldwell Columbia E. Dunn (318) 649 2272 Judge Court Administrator Phone Ashley Paul Thomas, Chief Judge Marion L. Harrelson (318) 649 6404

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Cameron Cameron C. Broussard3 (337) 775 5316 C. King4 Judge Penelope Quinn Richard, Chief Judge

THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Red River Coushatta S. Shaw (318) 932 6741 Judge Lewis O. Sams, Chief Judge FORTIETH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. John the Baptist Edgard E. DeFrancesch (985) 497 3331 Judges Madeline Jasmine Mary Hotard Becnel, Chief Judge J. Sterling Snowdy5

1. Retired July 31, 2015. 2. Appointed Interim Clerk of Court August 1, 2015. 3. Retired August 15, 2015. 4. Appointed Interim Clerk of Court August 15, 2015. 5. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016.

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ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Tiffany Chase A D. N. Atkins (504) 407 0000 Regina Woods B Court Administrator Phone Sidney H. Cates, IV1 C Traci N. Dias (504) 407 0370 Nakisha Ervin-Knott D Clare Jupiter E Christopher J. Bruno F Robin Giarrusso G Monique Barial H Piper Griffin I Paula A. Brown J Bernadette D’Souza K Kern Reese, Chief Judge L Paulette Irons M Ethel Simms Julien N

ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Laurie White1 A A. Morrell (504) 658 9000 Tracey Flemings-Davillier B Court Administrator Phone Benedict J. Willard, Chief Judge C Rob Kazik (504) 658 9100 Frank A. Marullo, Jr.2 D Keva Landrum-Johnson E Robin Pittman F Byron C. Williams G Camille Buras H Karen K. Herman I Darryl Derbigny J Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. K Franz Zibilich L Harry E. Cantrell, Jr. Magistrate-Judge Albert Thibodeaux Commissioner Robert Blackburn Commissioner Jonathan Friedman Commissioner Juana M. Lombard3 Commissioner Brigid Collins4 Commissioner

ORLEANS PARISH JUVENILE COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Ernestine S. Gray A H. Broussard (504) 658 9563 Tammy Stewart B Court Administrator Phone Candice B. Anderson, Chief Judge C Ranord Darensburg (504) 658 9500 Desiree Cook-Calvin E Mark Doherty F

FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone DeSoto Mansfield J. Evans (318) 872 3110 Judges Court Administrator Phone Robert E. Burgess, Chief Judge Sonya Sharrow (318) 872 1366 Charles B. Adams 1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2016. 2. Retired December 31, 2015. 3. Resigned January 10, 2016. 4. Appointed February 3, 2016.

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CITY AND PARISH COURTS OF LOUISIANA

ABBEVILLE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Vermilion Richard J. Putnam, III M. Hebert (337) 893 1513

ALEXANDRIA Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Rapides Richard E. Starling, Jr. Millie C. Ezernack (318) 449 5146

ASCENSION PARISH Judge Clerk of Court Phone Ascension Marilyn M. Lambert B. Hanna (225) 473 9866

BAKER Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone East Baton Rouge Kirk Williams B. Dawson (225) 778 1866

BASTROP Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Morehouse Phillip M. Lester K. Tilbury (318) 283 0257

BATON ROUGE Parish Division Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone East Baton Rouge A Laura P. Davis Lon Norris1 (225) 389 5279 B Kelli T. Temple Lynn Maloy2 ext. 9 C Tarvald Smith3 D Yvette M. Alexander E Suzan S. Ponder, Admin. Judge BOGALUSA Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Washington Robert J. Black T. DeLeon (985) 732 6204

BOSSIER CITY Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Bossier Thomas A. Wilson, Jr. Pam Combs (318) 741 8587

BREAUX BRIDGE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone St. Martin Randy P. Angelle B. Benoit (337) 332 4117 BUNKIE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Avoyelles Derrick Earles S. Mose-Thomas (318) 346 7250

CROWLEY Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Acadia M’elise Trahan A. ReganRegan (337) 788 4118

DENHAM SPRINGS Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Livingston Charles W. Borde, Jr. Pe Peggyggy G. Hoover (225) 665 1253

EUNICE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone St. Landry M. Terrance Hoychick Katina Ardoin (337) 457 6535

FRANKLIN Parish Judge Clerks of Court Phone St. Mary James Supple M. M. Borne (Civil)4 (337) 828 3858 K. Moneymaker (Civil)5 M. Berry (Civil)6 W. Knight (Criminal)

1. Retired August 10, 2015. 2. Appointed Clerk/Court Administrator August 10, 2015. 3. Term of office began November 16, 2015. 4. Retired March 25, 2015. 5. Appointed Civil Clerk March 26, 2015; resigned November 12, 2015. 6. Appointed Civil Clerk December 1, 2015.

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HAMMOND Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Tangipahoa Grace Bennett Gasaway Guy Recotta, Jr. (985) 542 3455

HOUMA Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Terrebonne Matthew Hagen DouglasDouglas Holloway (985) 868 4232 ext. 201

JEANERETTE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Iberia Cameron B . Simmons S. Landry (337) 276 5603

JEFFERSON PARISH Division Judges Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson J. A. GeGegenheimergenheimer (504) 367 3500 1st Parish Court A Rebecca M. Olivier, Senior Judge Court Administrator B John Lee, Jr. Beatrice D. Parisi (504) 736 8972 2nd Parish Court A Roy M. Cascio, Senior Judge Court Administrator B Raylyn Beevers Darlene Ribando (504) 364 2800 JENNINGS Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Davis Daniel Stretcher S. Courville (337) 821 5514 KAPLAN Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Vermilion F. Stanton Hardee, III T. Greene (337) 643 6611

LAFAYETTE Parish Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Lafayette Frances Moran Bouillion, Laura Stout (337) 291 8735 Senior Judge Douglas J. Saloom LAKE CHARLES Parish Division Judges Clerks of Court Phone Calcasieu A Jamie Bice M. Abshire ((Civil)Civil) (337) 491 1564 B John S. Hood M. Mendoza (Criminal)(Criminal)1 (337) 491 1305 T. Young (Criminal)2 Court Administrator Tim LegerLeger (337) 491 8699

LEESVILLE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Vernon Elvin C. Fontenot, Jr. Glenda F. Dowden (337) 238 1531 MARKSVILLE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Avoyelles Angelo J. Piazza, III M. Sprinkle (318) 253 6960

MINDEN Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Webster Sherb Sentell, III Tammy Frye (318) 377 4308

1. Retired May 31, 2015. 2. Appointed June 1, 2015.

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MONROE Parish Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Ouachita Tammy Lee Koyne Smith (318) 329 2580 Jeff Joyce Aisha Clark

MORGAN CITY Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone St. Mary Kim P. Stansbury P. Ott (985) 384 2718

NATCHITOCHES Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Natchitoches Fred S. Gahagan Rhonda RoRogégé (318) 352 6666 NEW IBERIA Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Iberia T.M. Trey Haik, III K. Boudreaux (337) 369 2334

NEW ORLEANS Parish Section Judges Clerks of Court Phone Orleans 1st City Court A Monique G. Morial E. Hazeur (504) 407 0400 B Angelique A. Reed, Senior Judge C Veronica Henry 2nd City Court E. Teena Anderson-Trahan D. Lombard (504) 368 4245 Municipal Court A Paul N. Sens C. Sens (504) 658 9700 B Sean P. Early C ,Senior Judge Court Administrator D Joseph Landry Eddie Walters (504) 658 9700 Traffic Court A Herbert Cade Clerk/Court Administrator B Robert E. Jones, III, Senior Judge Debra Hall (504) 658 9230 C Mark Shea D Steven Jupiter OAKDALE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Allen Judi Abrusley Kristin Manuel Strother (318) 335 1121

OPELOUSAS Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone St. Landry Vanessa Harris LaVonya Malveaux (337) 948 2570 Ext. 101 PINEVILLE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Rapides Gary Hays Teddy Barbe1 (318) 449 5656 Misty Richardson2 PLAQUEMINE Parish Judge Clerks of Court Phone Iberville Michael M. Distefano, Sr. M. Schnebelen (Civil)(Civil) (225) 687 7236 A. Williams (Criminal)3 S. Villia (Criminal)4 Court Administrator Kade Griffon (225) 687 7236 PORT ALLEN Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone West Baton Rouge William T. Kleinpeter C. Simoneaux (225) 346 4702

1. Retired May 1, 2014. 2. Appointed Clerk/Court Administrator June 1, 2015. 3. Resigned December 31, 2015. 4. Appointed Criminal Clerk December 31, 2015.

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RAYNE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Acadia James M. Cunningham, III Y. W. Salvatierra (337) 334 9677

RUSTON Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Lincoln Danny W. Tatum Wanda Neeles (318) 251 8614

SHREVEPORT Parish Division Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Caddo A R. Lee Irvin, Senior Judge Robert Shemwell (318) 673 5800 B Brian Barber C Pammela Lattier D Sheva Sims SLIDELL Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone St. Tammany Jim Lamz Sherry Philips (985) 643 1274 SPRINGHILL Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Webster John B. Slattery, Jr. J. Smith (318) 539 4213 SULPHUR Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Calcasieu Charles Schrumpf D. Davis1 (337) 527 7006 C. Forth2 Court Administrator Mandy Areno3 THIBODAUX Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Lafourche Mark D. Chiasson A. Bourgeois1 (985) 446 7250 R. Hotard2 VIDALIA Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Concordia George C . Murray, Jr. D. Faircloth (318) 336 6255 VILLE PLATTE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Evangeline J. Gregory Vidrine J. Fontenot (337) 363 1500

WEST MONROE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Ouachita Jim Norris C. Crocker ((Civil)Civil) (318) 396 2767 A. JohnsonJohnson (Criminal)(Criminal) (318) 397 6770 WINNFIELD Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Winn Anastasia Wiley C. Baxley (318) 628 4844 WINNSBORO Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Franklin J. Scott Sartin4 M. Mixon (Criminal)1 (318) 435 4508 B. Slaughter (Criminal)5 K. Hitt (Civil)

ZACHARY Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone East Baton Rouge Lonny A. Myles S. Hopkins (225) 654 0044

1. Retired December 31, 2015. 2. Appointed Clerk of Court January 1, 2016. 3. Appointed to new position of Court Administrator January 1, 2016. 4. Term of office began November 3, 2015. 5. Appointed Criminal Clerk November 17, 2015.

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