Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
New Iberia, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Iberia Parish and the City Courts and Parish Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files and common questions.
Related guides: New Iberia public records, Iberia Parish court records, New Iberia arrest records, New Iberia warrants, New Iberia inmate search, New Iberia criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from New Iberia
In New Iberia, the District Court for Iberia Parish hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The City Courts and Parish Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of Court.
The Clerk of Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Louisiana Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from New Iberia
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at iberiaclerk.com (page title: Iberia Parish Clerk Of Court | 16th Judicial District Court of Louisiana), phone 337-365-7282, 7282 Find Us 300 Iberia Street Suite 100 New Iberia, LA 70560, Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Louisiana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Louisiana court page SearchSystems verified is at lasc.org/Search.
What Reaches the Court from New Iberia
Together, the two agencies in Iberia Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,169 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Iberia Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at iberiaclerk.com/services/district-attorneys-office (page title: District Attorney’s Office | Iberia Parish Clerk Of Court | 16th Judicial District Court of Louisiana), phone 337-369-4420, 300 Iberia Street, Suite 200 New Iberia, LA 70560, Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other New Iberia guides take the kinds of file one at a time: New Iberia criminal records, New Iberia divorce records, New Iberia DUI and New Iberia property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in New Iberia?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at iberiaclerk.com, phone 337-365-7282.
Which court hears felonies in New Iberia?
The District Court for Iberia Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The City Courts and Parish Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets.
Who keeps the court records in New Iberia?
The Clerk of Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Louisiana?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official New Iberia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.