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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 * ACT 621 of 2006 Regular Legislative Session Coushatta Red 37 Franklin reorganizes and consolidates the Orleans Parish DeSoto River Winn Caldwell Winnsboro Tensas civil and criminal courts to the 41st Judicial Mansfield 39 Winnfield Columbia St. Joseph 42 8 District Court by January 1, 2010; consolidates Catahoula Natchitoches LaSalle civil and criminal sheriffs by January 1, 2010; Harrisonburg 11 Jena consolidates Orleans Parish civil, criminal, juve- Grant 28 Sabine 10 Colfax 7 nile, 1st City and 2nd City Courts judicial expense Many 35 funds by January 1, 2009; abolishes the recorder Natchitoches Concordia of mortgages, register of conveyances and notarial Rapides Vidalia Alexandria archives by January 1, 2009, and merges those Vernon Avoyelles Leesville 9 offices with the Clerk of Civil District Court until Marksville 30 the Clerk of the 41st Judicial District Court is 12 West St. Feliciana East Helena Washington St. Feliciana Greensburg Franklinton created January 1, 2010; consolidates Orleans Par- Tangipahoa 13 Francisville Clinton st Beauregard Allen 20 ish Juvenile Court with the 41 Judicial District Evangeline DeRidder Oberlin 27 Pointe East 22 Ville Platte Coupee Baton Court effective January 1, 2015. ACT 873 of the St. Landry 21 36 33 New Roads Rouge Opelousas St. Tammany 2008 Regular Legislative Session amends ACT 621 Port Allen Baton Livingston Amite West Rouge Covington Baton Livingston to change the effective date from January 1, 2010 Jefferson 18 Rouge 19 to December 31, 2014. 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 West OF APPEAL CIRCUITS 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 Plaquemines St. Orleans James St. John 3 Assumption St. 1 St. Iberia Charles Charles 6 Cameron St. St. Bernard Jefferson Vermilion Martin

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.

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CHIEF JUSTICE CATHERINE D. KIMBALL Fifth Supreme Court District Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana Parishes.

JUSTICE GREG G. GUIDRY JUSTICE MARCUS R. CLARK First Supreme Court District Fourth Supreme Court District Jefferson, Orleans, St. Helena, St. Tam- Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Clai- many, Tangipahoa, and Washington borne, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Parishes. Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, and Winn Parishes.

JUSTICE JEFFREY P. VICTORY JUSTICE JOHN L. WEIMER Second Supreme Court District Sixth Supreme Court District Allen, Beauregard, Bossier, Caddo, DeSo- Assumption, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, to, Evangeline, Natchitoches, Red River, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Sabine, Vernon, and Webster Parishes. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Terrebonne Parishes.

JUSTICE JEANNETTE JUSTICE BERNETTE J. THERIOT KNOLL JOHNSON Third Supreme Court District Seventh Supreme Court District Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes. , Lafayette, St. Landry, and Vermilion Parishes.

ABOUT THIS REPORT RESOURCES ON THE WEB AT WWW.LASC.ORG The Supreme Court Annual Report is a useful guide to judicial The 2011 LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT personnel and contacts throughout the state, as well as an ANNUAL REPORT and the GUIDE TO LOUISIANA overview of the Court’s progress in 2011, and includes maps of COURTS featuring a list of judges, clerks and administrators electoral districts for the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, (complete with contact phone numbers) for the Courts of Appeal, and District Courts. District Courts, and City and Parish Courts statewide are now available on the Louisiana Supreme Court web site at www.lasc. The STATISTICAL DATA section summarizes two-year org/press_room/publications.asp. activity trends in juvenile, civil, criminal and traffic categories for courts at all levels in the state. 1 GUIDE TO LOUISIANA COURTS

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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 Burrell J. Carter, Chief Judge Greensburg Third Vanessa Guidry-Whipple Bourg First Randolph H. Parro Thibodaux First James E. Kuhn Ponchatoula Third Chief Judge John Michael Guidry Baton Rouge Second Burrell J. Carter John T. Pettigrew Houma First Edward J. “Jimmy” Gaidry Bourg First J. Michael McDonald Baton Rouge Second Page McClendon Mandeville Third Jefferson D. Hughes Walker Third Jewel E. Welch Baton Rouge Second Toni Manning Higginbotham Baton Rouge Second

Clerk of Court: Christine L. Crow Phone: (225) 382 3000

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. Shreveport Third Gay Caldwell Gaskins Shreveport Third Chief Judge J. Jay Caraway Bossier City Second Henry N. Brown, Jr. Charles B. Peatross1 Shreveport Third Harmon Drew, Jr. Minden Second D. Milton Moore, III Monroe First John Larry Lolley Monroe First

Clerk/Court Administrator: Lillian Evans Richie Phone: (318) 227 3700

1. Retired January 19, 2012.

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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 Oswald A. Decuir New Iberia Third Jimmie C. Peters Jena First Chief Judge Marc T. Amy Abbeville Third Ulysses G. Thibodeaux Elizabeth A. Pickett Many First Billy H. Ezell Lake Charles Second David Painter Lake Charles Second James T. Genovese Opelousas Third Shannon James Gremillion Alexandria First Phyllis Montgomery Keaty Lafayette Third Clerk of Court: Charles Kelly McNeely Phone: (337) 433 9403

FOURTH CIRCUIT (NEW ORLEANS)

Parishes: Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard

Judges Domicile District Joan Bernard Armstrong, Chief Judge1 New Orleans First Charles R. Jones2 New Orleans First Patricia Rivet Murray1 New Orleans First James F. McKay, III New Orleans At Large Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr. New Orleans First Michael E. Kirby1 Empire Second Terri Fleming Love New Orleans First Max N. Tobias, Jr. New Orleans First Chief Judge Edwin A. Lombard New Orleans First Joan Bernard Armstrong Roland L. Belsome New Orleans At Large Paul A. Bonin New Orleans First Daniel Dysart Chalmette Third Madeleine M. Landrieu3 New Orleans First Joy Cossich Lobrano3 Belle Chasse Second Rosemary Ledet3 New Orleans First

Clerk of Court: Danielle Schott Phone: (504) 412 6001

FIFTH CIRCUIT (GRETNA)

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

Judges Domicile District

Marion F. Edwards, Chief Judge Gretna First Susan M. Chehardy River Ridge First Clarence E. McManus Metairie First Walter J. Rothschild Metairie First Chief Judge Fredericka Wicker Metairie First Marion F. Edwards Jude Gravois Gretna Second Marc Johnson Gretna First 4 1. Retired December 31, 2011. Robert Chaisson Gretna Third 2. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. 3. Term of office began January 1, 2012. Clerk of Court: Peter J. Fitzgerald, Jr. Phone: (504) 376 1400 4. Term of office began November 28, 2011.

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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 Eugene W. Bryson, Jr. (318) 226 6821 Ramona Emanuel Scott J. Crichton Leon L. Emanuel, III Michael Pitman Frances Pitman John D. Mosely, Jr. Jeanette Garrett Craig Marcotte Ramon Lafitte Roy L. Brun

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 R. Wayne Smith Pam Dance (318) 255 4691 Jay B. McCallum, Chief Judge

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FOURTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Morehouse Bastrop C. Jones (318) 281 3343 Ouachita Monroe W. J. Hodge1 (318) 327 1444 L. Bond2 Judges Court Administrator Phone Scott Leehy Scott F. Kadar (318) 361 2252 Sharon Ingram Marchman Wilson Rambo, Chief Judge H. Stephens Winters Frederic C. Amman, III Wendell Manning Carl V. Sharp Benjamin Jones 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. N. Haire (318) 728 4171 West Carroll Oak Grove K. Bolding (318) 428 3281 Judges Terry A. Doughty James M. Stephens, Chief Judge E. Rudolph McIntyre, Jr.

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. Johnson3 Yolanda E. McClure (318) 744 5888 Leo Boothe, Chief Judge EIGHTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Winn Winnfield D. E. Kelley (318) 628 3515 Judge Court Administrator Phone Jacque D. Derr, Chief Judge Vicki Rockett (318) 628 4596

1. Retired August 1, 2011. 2. Appointed Interim Clerk effective August 1, 2011. 3. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012.

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NINTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Rapides Alexandria C. J. Ryland1 (318) 473 8153 R. Hooter2 Judges Court Administrator Phone Donald T. Johnson Hope LaFleur (318) 443 6893 Thomas M. Yeager Mary Lauve Doggett John Davidson Patricia Koch George C. Metoyer, Jr. Harry F. Randow, Chief Judge

TENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Natchitoches Natchitoches L. Bernard (318) 352 8152 Judges Eric R. Harrington, Chief Judge Dee Ann Hawthorne 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 S. G. Couvillon (318) 253 7523 Judges Court Administrator Phone Mark Jeansonne Norma LeMoine (318) 253 8784 William J. Bennett, Chief Judge THIRTEENTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Evangeline Ville Platte W. Lee (337) 363 5671 Judges J. Larry Vidrine, Chief Judge Thomas F. Fuselier3 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 D. Kent Savoie Denise Savant (337) 437 3530 Clayton Davis Guy E. Bradberry Robert L. Wyatt David Ritchie Wilford D. Carter, Sr. G. Michael Canaday Ronald F. Ware Lilynn A. Cutrer, Chief Judge 1. Retired July 31, 2011. 2. Appointed Interim Clerk of Court August 1, 2011. 3. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012.

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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 Tina LeMaire (337) 269 5761 Jules D. Edwards, III Ed Broussard Edward D. Rubin Herman C. Clause Glenn P. Everett Durwood W. Conque David Blanchet, Chief Judge Thomas R. Duplantier Kristian Earles1 Patrick L. Michot Marilyn C. Castle Susan Theall2 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 A. Blanchard, Sr.3 (337) 394 2210 B. Patin4 St. Mary Franklin C. G. Dressel (337) 828 4100 ext. 200 Judges Court Administrator Phone Gerard B. Wattigny Stephanie Richardson (337) 369 4466 Paul J. deMahy John E. Conery James R. McClelland Keith R. J. Comeaux5 Edward M. Leonard, Jr., Chief Judge Charles L. Porter 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 Jerome J. Barbera, III Walter I. Lanier, III A. Bruce Simpson F. Hugh Larose

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. 2. Term of office began December 5, 2011. 3. Retired April 5, 2011. 4. Appointed April 5, 2011. 5. Became Chief Judge October 1, 2011.

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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 J. Robin Free, Chief Judge 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 Louis R. Daniel Janice G. Clark William A. Morvant Timothy E. Kelley Richard D. Anderson Anthony J. Marabella, Jr., Chief Judge R. Michael Caldwell Trudy M. White Bonnie F. Jackson Michael R. Erwin Kay Bates Richard M. “Chip” Moore, III2 Wilson Fields John Smart, Commissioner Rachael Pitcher Morgan, Commissioner

FAMILY COURT FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE Judges Parish Seat Pamela Baker Baton Rouge Lisa Woodruff-White Court Administrator Phone Charlene Day3 Ronald L. Bullion (225) 389 4681 Annette M. Lassalle, Chief Judge

JUVENILE COURT FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE Judges Parish Seat Kathleen Stewart Richey1 Baton Rouge Pamela Taylor Johnson, Chief Judge Court Administrator Phone Donna T. Carter (225) 354 1215

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. 2. Became Chief Judge July 1, 2011. 3. Term of office began May 2, 2011.

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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 George H. Ware, Jr., Chief Judge Miranda Bourgoyne (225) 683 0613 William G. Carmichael 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 B. A. Gordon (225) 222 4514 Judges Court Administrator Phone Wayne Ray Chutz Sara Brumfield (985) 748 9445 Bruce C. Bennett Robert H. Morrison, III, Chief Judge M. Douglas Hughes Brenda Bedsole Ricks Elizabeth Wolfe Ernest G. Drake, Jr. Zorraine M. “Zoey” Waguespack Blair Downing Edwards

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 Stroble (985) 809 5300 A.J. Hand Richard Swartz, Jr. Peter J. Garcia William J. Burris, Chief Judge Martin E. Coady William J. Crain Allison Hopkins Penzato Reginald T. Badeaux, III William “Rusty” Knight1 Mary Clemence Devereux Dawn Amacker Daniel Foil, Commissioner

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012.

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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 K. H. Bourque (225) 473 9866 St. James Convent E. E. Kinler, Jr. (225) 562 2270 Judges Court Administrator Phone Ralph Tureau, Chief Judge Jessie LeBlanc (225) 621 8500 Thomas Kliebert, Jr.1 Guy Holdridge Jane Triche-Milazzo2 Alvin Turner, Jr. 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 Regan June Berry Darensburg Robert M. Murphy John Molaison, Jr., Chief Judge Patrick J. McCabe Robert A. Pitre Glenn B. Ansardi Nancy A. Miller Steve Windhorst Ellen Shirer Kovach Donald A. Rowan, Jr. Henry G. Sullivan, Jr. Hans J. Liljeberg Ross P. LaDart Lee V. Faulkner, Jr. Caroline R. Kiff, 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 Dawn Palermo (504) 367 3500 Andrea Price Janzen, Chief Judge ext. 862 Nancy Amato Konrad

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. 2. Resigned October 12, 2011 -- appointed to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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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 John B. Krentel3 (504) 297 5210 Joyce Cossich Lobrano1 Michelle Eppley4 Michael Clement2

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 Suzanne Stinson (318) 965 2217 Ford E. Stinson, Jr. Jeff Cox John M. Robinson Bruce M. Bolin 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. Ellis Daigle Alonzo Harris, Chief Judge Donald W. Hebert 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 Bobby L. Wilson (318) 992 8391

TWENTY–NINTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. Charles Hahnville C. J. Oubre, Jr. (985) 783 6632 Judges Court Administrator Phone Emile R. St. Pierre Jackie Cristina (985) 783 3216 M. Lauren Lemmon, Chief Judge Robert A. Chaisson5

1. Elected to Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, effective January 1, 2012. 2. Term of office began January 1, 2012; became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. 3. Resigned August 1, 2011. 4. Appointed January 1, 2012. 5. Elected to Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, effective November 28, 2011.

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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 John C. Ford, Chief Judge James R. Mitchell

THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Davis Jennings R. Arceneaux (337) 824 1160 Judge C. Steve Gunnell, Chief Judge THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Terrebonne Houma I. R. Boudreaux (985) 868 5660 Judges District Court Coordinator Phone George J. Larke, Jr. Jennie Callahan (985) 873 6589 John R. Walker, Chief Judge Timothy C. Ellender David W. Arceneaux Randy Bethancourt1 THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Allen Oberlin G. Harrington (337) 639 4351 Judges Joel G. Davis Patricia C. Cole, Chief Judge THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone St. Bernard Chalmette L. R. Torres (504) 271 3434 Judges Robert A. Buckley Manny Fernandez Perry M. Nicosia, Chief Judge Kirk A. Vaughn2 Jacques A. Sanborn

1. Became Chief Judge July 1, 2011. 2. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012.

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THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Grant Colfax J. E. Lemoine (318) 627 3246 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 Don C. Burns, Chief Judge Marion L. Harrelson (318) 649 6404

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerk of Court Phone Cameron Cameron C. Broussard (337) 775 5316 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, Chief Judge Mary Hotard Becnel1 J. Sterling Snowdy

1. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012.

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FORTY-FIRST DISTRICT* ORLEANS PARISH CIVIL DISTRICT COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Tiffany Chase A D. N. Atkins (504) 592 9100 Rosemary Ledet, Chief Judge1 B Court Administrator Phone Regina Bartholomew2 B Traci C. Dias (504) 592 9275 Sidney H. Cates, IV C Lloyd J. Medley, Jr. D Madeleine Landrieu1 E Clare Jupiter2 E Christopher J. Bruno F Robin Giarrusso G Michael G. Bagneris H Piper Griffin3 I Paula A. Brown J Herbert Cade4 K Bernadette D’Souza5 K Kern Reese L Paulette Irons M Ethel Simms Julien N ORLEANS PARISH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Laurie White A A. Morrell (504) 658 9000 Lynda Van Davis B Court Administrator Phone Benedict J. Willard C Rob Kazik (504) 658 9100 Frank A. Marullo, Jr. D Keva Landrum-Johnson E Robin Pittman F Julian Parker G Camille Buras3 H Karen K. Herman I Darryl Derbigny J Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. K 1. Elected to Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, effective Terry Q. Alarcon, Chief Judge6 L January 1, 2012. 7 2. Term of office began January 1, 2012. Franz Zibilich L 3. Became Chief Judge January 1, 2012. Gerard J. Hansen Magistrate-Judge 4. Elected to New Orleans Traffic Court effective November 30, 2011. Harry E. Cantrell, Jr. Commissioner 5. Term of office began March 1, 2012. Robert Blackburn Commissioner 6. Retired January 2, 2012. 7. Term of office began January 3, 2012. Jonathan Friedman Commissioner 8. Retired January 3, 2012. 9. Retired April 1, 2011. Juana M. Lombard Commissioner 10. Appointed July 6, 2011. ORLEANS PARISH JUVENILE DISTRICT COURT Judges Division Clerk of Court Phone Ernestine S. Gray, Chief Judge A S. Guichard8 (504) 658 9500 Tammy Stewart B Court Administrator Phone Candice Bates Anderson C Pernell DeNet9 (504) 658 9500 * ACT 621 of 2006 Regular Legislative Session reorganiz- Lawrence L. Lagarde, Jr. D Delonna Davis10 es and consolidates the Orleans Parish civil and criminal courts to 41st Judicial District Court by January 1, 2010; Tracey Flemings-Davillier E consolidates civil and criminal sheriffs by January 1, 2010; Mark Doherty F consolidates Orleans Parish civil, criminal, juvenile, 1st City and 2nd City Courts judicial expense funds by Janu- ary 1, 2009; abolishes the recorder of mortgages, register of conveyances and notarial archives by January 1, 2009, FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT and merges those offices with the Clerk of Civil District Parishes Within District Parish Seat Clerks of Court Phone Court until the Clerk of the 41st Judicial District Court is created January 1, 2010; consolidates Orleans Parish Ju- DeSoto Mansfield O. L. Stone, Jr. (318) 872 3110 venile Court with the 41st Judicial District Court effective January 1, 2015. ACT 873 of the 2008 Regular Legislative Judges Session amends ACT 621 to change the effective date of January 1, 2010 to be December 31, 2014. Robert E. Burgess, Chief Judge Charles B. Adams SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA • Annual Report 2011 GUIDE TO LOUISIANA COURTS 14

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ABBEVILLE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Vermilion M. Hebert

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 K. Bourque (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 B. Freeman (318) 283 0257

BATON ROUGE Parish Division Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone East Baton Rouge A Laura P. Davis, Admin. Judge Lon Norris (225) 389 5279 B Kelli T. Temple1 ext. 5 C Alex W. Wall, Jr. D Yvette Mansfield Alexander E Suzan S. Ponder BOGALUSA Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Washington Robert J. Black H. Cotton2 (985) 732 6204 T. DeLeon3

BOSSIER CITY Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Bossier Thomas A. Wilson, Jr. C Cyndyyndy GayGay (318) 741 8587 BREAUX BRIDGE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone St. Martin Randy P. Angelle T. Gonsuron4 (337) 332 4117 BUNKIE Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Avoyelles James H. Mixon S. Mose-Thomas (318) 346 7250 CROWLEY Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Acadia M’elise Trahan L. Nickel (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 of Court Phone St. Landry Lynette Young Feucht Katina Ardoin (337) 457 6535 Court Administrator Rand Randyy Fontenot (337) 457 6547 FRANKLIN Parish Judge Clerks of Court Phone St. Mary Terry G. Breaux M. M. Borne (Civil)(Civil) (337) 828 3858 C. Jones (Criminal)5 S. Hamilton (Criminal)6

1. Became Administrative Judge January 1, 2012. 2. Resigned November 30, 2011. 3. Appointed December 1, 2011. 4. Retired September 9, 2011. 5. Retired October 25, 2011. 6. Appointed Criminal Clerk October 31, 2011.

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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 Jude T. Fanguy 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 Court Administrator B George W. Giacobbe, Senior Judgee Beatrice D. Parisi (504) 736 8972 2nd Parish Court A Roy M. Cascio, Senior Judge Court Administrator B Stephen Grefer Darlene Ribando (504) 364 2800

JENNINGS Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Jefferson Davis Daniel Stretcher S. Dourville (337) 821 5514 KAPLAN Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Vermilion Frank LeMoine T. Greene (337) 643 6611

LAFAYETTE Parish Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Lafayette Frances Moran Bouillion, FayFay Markham (337) 291 8735 Senior Judge Douglas J. Saloom LAKE CHARLES Parish Division Judges Clerks of Court Phone Calcasieu A Thomas P. Quirk, Senior Judge L. J. Bowes ((Civil)Civil) (337) 491 1564 B John S. Hood M. Mendoza (Criminal)(Criminal (337) 491 1305 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 Clerks of Court Phone Avoyelles Angelo J. Piazza, III A. Tassin1 M. Sprinkle (318) 253 6960

MINDEN Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Webster John C. Campbell Joan Luck (318) 377 4308

1. Resigned July 12, 2011.

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MONROE Parish Judges Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Ouachita Tammy Lee Koyne Smith (318) 329 2580 Jeff Joyce Larry Jefferson 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 Robert L. Segura 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) 592 9155 B Angelique A. Reed, Senior Judge C Veronica Henry 2nd City Court Mary “KK” Norman M. L. Broussard, Jr. (504) 368 4245 Municipal Court A Paul N. Sens, Senior Judge C. Sens (504) 658 9700 B Sean P. Early C Court Administrator D Joseph Landry Eddie Walters (504) 658 9700 Traffic Court A Herbert Cade1 N. Cassanova (504) 658 9361 B Robert E. Jones, III, Senior Judge Court Administrator C Mark Shea Louis Ivon (504) 658 2173 D Ronald J. Sholes

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 Phillip Terrell Teddy Barbe (318) 449 5656 PLAQUEMINE Parish Judge Clerks of Court Phone Iberville Michael M. Distefano, Sr. M. Schnebelen (Civil)(Civil) (225) 687 7236 A. Williams (Criminal) Court Administrator Butch GourguesGourgues (225) 687 7236 PORT ALLEN Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone West Baton Rouge William T. Kleinpeter T. Rizzutto2 (225) 346 4702 C. Simoneaux3

1. Term of office began November 30, 2011. 2. Resigned August 11, 2011. 3. Appointed August 11, 2011.

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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 Virginia Hester1 (318) 673 5800 B Charles W. Kelly, IV, Senior Judgee Marilyn Smith2 C Pammela Lattier D Randy E. Collins3 D Sheva Sims4

SLIDELL Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone St. Tammany Jim Lamz Susan Ordoyne5 (985) 643 1274 Sherry Philips6 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. Davis (337) 527 7006 THIBODAUX Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Lafourche Mark D. Chiasson A. BourgeoisBourgeois (985) 446 7250 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 Donald J. Launey, Jr. J. Fontenot (337) 363 1500

WEST MONROE Parish Judge Clerk/Court Administrator Phone Ouachita Jim Norris C. Crocker ((Civil)Civil) (318) 396 2767 M. Phillips ((Criminal)Criminal) (318) 397 6770

WINNFIELD Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Winn Anastasia Wiley T. McDonald7 (318) 628 4844 C. Baxley8

WINNSBORO Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone Franklin Ann B. McIntyre G. Stevens (318) 435 4508 ZACHARY Parish Judge Clerk of Court Phone East Baton Rouge Lonny A. Myles S. Hopkins (225) 654 0044

1. Died February 7, 2012. 2. Appointed Interim Clerk/Court Administrator January 1, 2012. 3. Died July 23, 2011. 4. Term of office began December 2, 2011. 5. Retired April 30, 2011. 6. Appointed May 1, 2011. 7. Resigned November 30, 2011. 8. Appointed December 1, 2011.

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