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.
Webster Parish, Louisiana, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Webster 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: Webster Parish public records, Webster Parish arrest records, Webster Parish warrants, Webster Parish inmate search, Webster Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Webster Parish
In Webster Parish, the District Court for Webster 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 Webster Parish
For Webster Parish, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the parish at websterclerk.org (page title: Webster Parish Clerk of Courts | Holli Vining, Webster Parish Clerk of Court | Minden Louisiana), phone (318) 371-0366, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 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 Webster Parish
Together, the four agencies in Webster Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 534 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Webster Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 26thda.org (page title: Bossier Parish District Attorney's Office), phone (318) 741-8611, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Webster Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Webster Parish criminal records, Webster Parish divorce records, Webster Parish traffic tickets, Webster Parish DUI and Webster Parish property records.
Cities in Webster Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Webster Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The cities and towns in the parish are Minden, Springhill, Sibley, Cotton Valley, Cullen, Sarepta, Doyline, Dixie Inn, Dubberly, Heflin and Shongaloo.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Webster Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at websterclerk.org, phone (318) 371-0366.
Which court hears felonies in Webster Parish?
The District Court for Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster 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.