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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in St. Martin Parish is a court case in the City Courts and Parish Courts, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.
This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record, cities and common questions.
Related guides: St. Martin Parish public records, St. Martin Parish arrest records, St. Martin Parish warrants, St. Martin Parish inmate search, St. Martin Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in St. Martin Parish Goes
Tickets in St. Martin Parish go to the City Courts and Parish Courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at stmartinparishclerkofcourt.com.usitestat.com, phone (337) 394-2210.
Louisiana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in St. Martin Parish
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville write the traffic tickets in St. Martin Parish.
The Broussard Police Department and the Arnaudville Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including St. Martin Parish, so their arrests are not broken out for St. Martin Parish here.
The Driving Record and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Office of Motor Vehicles (see St. Martin Parish DUI).
Cities in St. Martin Parish
Wherever in the parish a ticket is written, it is answered in the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The cities and towns in the parish are Breaux Bridge, St. Martinville, Henderson and Parks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from St. Martin Parish?
With the City Courts and Parish Courts.
Who keeps my driving record in Louisiana?
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in St. Martin Parish?
The City Courts and Parish Courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small civil claims; mayor's courts handle town ordinance tickets.
Is this the official St. Martin 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.