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.
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Pointe Coupee 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: Pointe Coupee Parish public records, Pointe Coupee Parish arrest records, Pointe Coupee Parish warrants, Pointe Coupee Parish inmate search, Pointe Coupee Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Pointe Coupee Parish
Court cases from Pointe Coupee Parish are filed in the District Court for Pointe Coupee 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.
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 Pointe Coupee Parish
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at 18jdc.com (page title: 18th Judicial District Court Online Court), 201 E. Main St. New Roads, LA 70760, 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 Pointe Coupee Parish
Together, the two agencies in Pointe Coupee Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,606 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Pointe Coupee Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 18thjda.org (page title: 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office of Louisiana | Welcome to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Offic), 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 Pointe Coupee Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Pointe Coupee Parish criminal records, Pointe Coupee Parish divorce records, Pointe Coupee Parish traffic tickets, Pointe Coupee Parish DUI and Pointe Coupee Parish property records.
Cities in Pointe Coupee Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Pointe Coupee Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The cities and towns in the parish are New Roads, Livonia, Fordoche and Morganza.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Pointe Coupee Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at 18jdc.com.
Which court hears felonies in Pointe Coupee Parish?
The District Court for Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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.