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 October 2, 2026.
Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for St. Landry 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: Opelousas public records, St. Landry Parish court records, Opelousas arrest records, Opelousas warrants, Opelousas inmate search, Opelousas criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Opelousas
Court cases from Opelousas are filed in the District Court for St. Landry Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, 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 Opelousas
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at stlandry.org/docunet-service/eclerksla-registration-2 (page title: Criminal, Traffic, Civil, & Probate Records (ClerkConnect)), phone (337) 942-5606, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the City Courts and Parish Courts, not to the District Court for St. Landry Parish.
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 Opelousas
Together, the six agencies in St. Landry Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,057 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for St. Landry Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stlandryda.org (page title: St. Landry Parish District Attorney), phone (337) 948-3041, 231 S Union St, Opelousas, LA 70570, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Opelousas guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Opelousas criminal records, Opelousas traffic tickets, Opelousas DUI and Opelousas property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Opelousas?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at stlandry.org, phone (337) 942-5606; it belongs to a lower court, the City Courts and Parish Courts, not to the District Court for St. Landry Parish.
Which court hears felonies in Opelousas?
The District Court for St. Landry 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 Opelousas?
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 Opelousas 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.