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 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Morehouse 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: Morehouse Parish public records, Morehouse Parish arrest records, Morehouse Parish warrants, Morehouse Parish inmate search, Morehouse Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Morehouse Parish
In Morehouse Parish, the District Court for Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish
For Morehouse Parish, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the parish at ldh.la.gov/directory/detail/6954 (page title: Morehouse Parish Clerk of Court | Louisiana Department of Health), phone (318) 281-3343, 100 E. Madison St., Bastrop, LA 71220, 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 Morehouse Parish
Together, the two agencies in Morehouse Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 613 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Morehouse Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 4thda.org (page title: 4th District Attorney | Robert Tew, 4th DA), phone (318) 388-4720, 400 St. John Street, Monroe, LA 71201, 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 Morehouse Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Morehouse Parish criminal records, Morehouse Parish divorce records, Morehouse Parish traffic tickets, Morehouse Parish DUI and Morehouse Parish property records.
Cities in Morehouse Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Morehouse Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Morehouse Parish, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Bastrop (8,922)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Morehouse Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at ldh.la.gov/directory/detail/6954, phone (318) 281-3343.
Which court hears felonies in Morehouse Parish?
The District Court for Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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.