Assumption Parish District Court
Assumption Parish is part of the 23rd Judicial District Court, which covers Ascension, Assumption, and St. James Parishes. The district court is the general-jurisdiction trial court for felony criminal cases, larger civil matters, domestic and family matters, successions, probate-related proceedings, juvenile matters, and other matters routed to district court under Louisiana law.
The local public record path is split by function. The 23rd JDC site gives court operation, division, judge, staff, orders, forms, local rules, language access, and calendar context. The Assumption Parish Clerk of Court holds the filing and minute records and is the office that handles copies, certifications, and COTT eSearch access for civil, criminal, property, and related clerk records.
Assumption Parish District Court Divisions
The 23rd JDC has six divisions, A through F. These are not six separate courthouses in Assumption Parish. They are district court divisions in a three-parish judicial district, each with official judge and staff information published by the court.
| Division | Judge and staff facts | Official page |
|---|---|---|
| A | Judge Jason M. Verdigets; Court Reporter Karla Mayers; Judicial Secretary Kristin Crochet; fax 225-644-7796; Court Bailiff Reggie Pedesclaux; Law Clerk Adrienne Lambert. | Division A |
| B | Judge Cody Martin; Court Reporter Karen Dean; Judicial Secretary Ashley Poche; fax (225) 562-2246; mailing address P.O. Box 105, Convent, LA 70723; Court Bailiff Vernal Manuel; Law Clerk Jacques Roy. | Division B |
| C | Judge John H. Smith; Court Reporter Tapestry Smith; Judicial Secretary Della Louque; fax (225) 644-5704; Court Bailiff Roland Schexnayder; Law Clerk Katie Waitz. | Division C |
| D | Judge Steven Tureau; Court Reporter Brittany Vidrine; Judicial Secretary Tanya Norgress; fax (225) 644-8807; Court Bailiff Lavon O'Neal; Law Clerk Christina M. Ryan. | Division D |
| E | Chief Judge Keyojuan Gant-Turner; Court Reporter Andrea Davis; Judicial Secretary Darlene Yarbrough; fax (225) 644-7005; Court Bailiff Simpson Aikens Jr.; Law Clerk Lauren Williams. | Division E |
| F | Judge Toni Falterman Menard; Court Reporter Kristi Carter; Judicial Secretary Lameka Stell; Receptionist Shaylie Bourgeois; Court Bailiff Craig Landry; Law Clerk Kirsten Goodman. | Division F |
Division A's assigned image comes from the Judge Jason M. Verdigets page.
Division pages are useful for judge and staff context, but the Clerk remains the record-copy channel for filed case material.
Division B's assigned image comes from the Judge Cody Martin page.
The mailing address listed for Division B is a staff contact fact from the court page, not a substitute for using the Assumption Parish Clerk for local case copies.
Division C's assigned image comes from the Judge John H. Smith page.
Division C information helps identify court staff when a court-operation question is division-specific.
Division D's assigned image comes from the Judge Steven Tureau page.
District court division pages should not be treated as a public case database.
Division E's assigned image comes from the Chief Judge Keyojuan Gant-Turner page.
Division E is also the source for the local pre-rule family status conference scheduling detail discussed below.
Division F's assigned image comes from the Judge Toni Falterman Menard page.
Division F rounds out the six-division structure for the district that includes Assumption Parish.
Assumption Parish Court Case Types
District court records in Assumption Parish can include civil petitions, answers, motions, orders, judgments, garnishments, executory process, sequestration, open-account suits, community-property partitions, name changes, and judgment debtor exams. Criminal records can include bills of information or indictments, arraignments, minutes, motions, pleas, settings, dispositions, sentencing, probation conditions when part of the record, and expungement-related orders.
Family and domestic matters can include divorce, protective orders, non-support, custody or support-related filings, and partition of community property. Probate-related matters are commonly called successions in Louisiana and may include wills, inventories, descriptive lists, judgments of possession, tutorships, and interdictions. Juvenile matters are handled in the district or juvenile context but are not ordinary public records.
Note: The research did not locate a 23rd JDC public case-search portal, so file searches should use the Clerk channel.
District Court vs Local Courts
Assumption Parish does not have a separate parish-wide county court in the research. The key distinction is between the general-jurisdiction district court, ward-level Justice of the Peace courts, and possible local ordinance or mayor's court matters if a municipality uses that channel.
| Feature | District Court | Justice of the Peace Courts | Local ordinance or mayor's court |
|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Main trial court for Assumption Parish within the 23rd JDC. | Ward-level court for smaller local civil matters. | May exist for municipal ordinance matters, but no parish-wide municipal court portal was located. |
| Common matters | Felony, major civil, family, juvenile, succession, probate-related, and district-level filings. | Small civil claims, evictions, garnishments, and related local matters. | Local ordinance or traffic matters if routed by the issuing authority. |
| Record contact | Assumption Parish Clerk of Court for filings, minutes, and certified copies. | Contact the ward-level JP listed by the parish. | Use the court or municipality named on the citation or notice. |
| Search caution | COTT eSearch and Clerk requests may be needed. | May not appear in district court search results. | Do not assume a district court record exists for every local ticket. |
Assumption Parish Case Flow
The path through the Assumption Parish court system depends on the case type. Criminal matters may start with arrest or summons, move through a prosecutor-filed bill of information or indictment, then proceed to arraignment, motions, plea, trial, disposition, sentence, and appeal if applicable. Civil matters start with a petition or suit deposit, then service, answer, motions, hearings, judgment, and appeal if a party seeks review.
Criminal flow: Arrest or summons › charging document › arraignment › pretrial motions › plea or trial › disposition › sentencing › appeal.
Civil flow: Petition filed › service › answer › motions or discovery › hearing or trial › judgment › appeal.
Succession flow: Petition prepared › filing with Clerk › division review › order or judgment signed › certified copies and property recording if needed.
Assumption Parish JP Courts
The official Assumption Parish Police Jury page lists three Justice of the Peace wards with constables and precinct coverage. These courts are important because small civil claims, evictions, garnishments, missed-court issues, or local matters may not be found by searching only district court records.
| Ward | Justice of the Peace | Address and phone | Constable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st JP Ward | Donna Booty | 239 Rue de Beauville, Napoleonville, LA 70390; (985) 369-2509 | Maurice Southhall, P.O. Box 168, Plattenville, LA 70393; (985) 369-2306 |
| 2nd JP Ward | Roslyn Peltier | 2425 Hwy. 308, Thibodaux, LA 70301; (985) 526-6588 | Don Michael LeBlanc, P.O. Box 124, Labadieville, LA 70372; (985) 991-9563 |
| 3rd JP Ward | Tracy Comeaux | 732 Bayou Drive, Pierre Part, LA 70339; (985) 513-1565 | Don Breaux, 128 Dino Ext., Pierre Part, LA 70339; (985) 209-6302 |
Assumption Parish Court Services
The 23rd JDC research found a court-services/FINS page, but not a full specialty-court landing page for drug court, veterans court, mental health court, DWI court, reentry court, or family treatment court specific to Assumption Parish. FINS is a juvenile or family intervention track, so it should not be described as a normal public civil or criminal docket.
Division E has a precise local family detail: Chief Judge Keyojuan Gant-Turner's page states that Division E moved to Calendly for pre-rule family status conference scheduling. That does not create a broad public docket search. It does show that some family scheduling is division-specific and should be checked through the assigned division or court staff.
The 23rd JDC language access page says people who cannot speak or understand English are entitled to language assistance, including interpreter or translation services. Candace Washington is listed as Court Administrator and language access contact.
Appeals and Federal Courts
Louisiana district court appeals go to the appropriate Louisiana court of appeal before possible review by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Assumption Parish district court appeals route to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit. That is a state appellate court and is different from the federal Fifth Circuit.
Federal cases for Assumption Parish are not searched through the Assumption Parish Clerk or 23rd JDC. Federal civil, federal criminal, federal habeas, federal prisoner, diversity, and federal question cases use the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, CM/ECF, and PACER. Bankruptcy records use the federal bankruptcy court rather than a Louisiana succession file.