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Louisiana Court Structure
Click on the above Louisiana Court Structure link, which opens the “Welcome to the State Court Structures” page. On the left-hand side of the page, scroll down and select "PDF Summary." Then, on the right-hand side of the PDF Summary page, select Louisiana. This provides a comprehensive overview of Louisiana's court structure, with details on the jurisdiction of the courts that comprise each level. CSP Case Types, as shown for each court in the chart, refer to that court’s jurisdiction as determined by the Court Statistics Project of the National Center for State Courts, the organization that produced the information provided here. For explanation of other abbreviations used in the chart, scroll down to the bottom of the court structure page.
SUPREME COURT
SUPREME COURT BLDG.
400 ROYAL ST., SUITE 4200
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112
504-310-2300
COURT OF APPEAL, 1ST CIRCUIT
P.O. BOX 4408 (70821-4408)
1600 N. THIRD ST.
BATON ROUGE, LA 70802
225-382-3000
The 1st Circuit includes the Parishes of: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche,
Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
COURT OF APPEAL, 2ND CIRCUIT
430 FANNIN ST.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
318-227-3700
The 2nd Circuit includes the parishes of: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn.
COURT OF APPEAL, 3RD CIRCUIT
1000 MAIN ST.
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
337-433-9403
The 3rd Circuit includes the parishes of: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion, and Vernon.
COURT OF APPEAL, 4TH CIRCUIT
410 ROYAL ST.
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
504-412-6001
The 4th Circuit includes the parishes of: Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard.
COURT OF APPEAL, 5TH CIRCUIT
101 DERBIGNY
GRETNA, LA 70053
504-376-1400
The 5th Circuit includes the parishes of: Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist.
LOUISIANA COUNTY COURTS (PARISHES)
The National Assoc. of Counties offers links to county websites for each state, featuring county government and court officials.
To access Louisiana county (parish) websites, click on the National Assoc. of Counties website and select “Find a County” from the menu.
A nationwide interactive map will appear, and you can select the appropriate Louisiana county from the map. Alternatively, you can type the name of the county in the upper-right search box.
When you access the county page you are seeking, under County Contact click on the county website link, which takes you to the county government website.
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