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.
Livingston Parish, Louisiana, has about 153,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Livingston 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: Livingston Parish public records, Livingston Parish arrest records, Livingston Parish warrants, Livingston Parish inmate search, Livingston Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Livingston Parish
In Livingston Parish, the District Court for Livingston 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 Livingston Parish
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at livclerk.org/search (page title: Services | Court Filings | Livingston Parish Clerk of Court), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Livingston Parish
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reported 3,208 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Livingston Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 21jdda.org (page title: 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office | Scott M. Perrilloux > Home), 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 Livingston Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Livingston Parish criminal records, Livingston Parish divorce records, Livingston Parish traffic tickets, Livingston Parish DUI and Livingston Parish property records.
Cities in Livingston Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Livingston Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Livingston Parish, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Denham Springs (9,321)
- Walker (6,402)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Livingston Parish?
The District Court for Livingston 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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.