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 on September 24, 2026.
Acadia Parish, Louisiana, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Acadia 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Acadia Parish public records, Acadia Parish arrest records, Acadia Parish warrants, Acadia Parish inmate search, Acadia Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Acadia Parish
Court cases from Acadia Parish are filed in the District Court for Acadia 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 Acadia Parish
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at acadiaparishclerk.com (page title: Acadia Parish Clerk of Court), phone (337) 788-8881, 2024 LA Gov Site Office Location 500 NE Court Circle Crowley, LA 70526, Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Acadia Parish
Together, the three agencies in Acadia Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,107 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Acadia Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
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 Acadia Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Acadia Parish criminal records, Acadia Parish divorce records, Acadia Parish traffic tickets, Acadia Parish DUI and Acadia Parish property records.
Cities in Acadia Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Acadia Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Acadia Parish, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Crowley (11,216)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Acadia Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at acadiaparishclerk.com, phone (337) 788-8881.
Which court hears felonies in Acadia Parish?
The District Court for Acadia 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 Acadia Parish?
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 Acadia Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.