Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Patterson, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for St. Mary 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: Patterson public records, St. Mary Parish court records, Patterson arrest records, Patterson warrants, Patterson inmate search, Patterson criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Patterson
Court cases from Patterson are filed in the District Court for St. Mary 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 Patterson
For St. Mary Parish, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the parish at 16jdc.org (page title: 16th Judicial District Court), phone 337-369-4410, 300 Iberia Street, New Iberia, LA 70560, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Patterson
Together, the three agencies in St. Mary Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,513 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for St. Mary Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 16jda.com (page title: 16th Judicial District of Louisiana District Attorney's Office | New Iberia, LA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Patterson guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Patterson criminal records, Patterson divorce records, Patterson DUI and Patterson property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Patterson?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at 16jdc.org, phone 337-369-4410.
Which court hears felonies in Patterson?
The District Court for St. Mary 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 Patterson?
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 Patterson 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.