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.
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for West Feliciana 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: West Feliciana Parish public records, West Feliciana Parish arrest records, West Feliciana Parish warrants, West Feliciana Parish inmate search, West Feliciana Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from West Feliciana Parish
Court cases from West Feliciana Parish are filed in the District Court for West Feliciana Parish, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, 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 West Feliciana Parish
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at westfelicianaclerkofcourt.org (page title: West Feliciana Clerk of Court | Stewart Hughes), 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 West Feliciana Parish
The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office reported 205 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for West Feliciana Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at felicianasda.org (page title: 20th Judicial District Attorney's Office | Samuel C. D’Aquilla | District Attorney), phone (225) 683-8563, 3117 West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1247 St. Francisville, LA 70775, 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 West Feliciana Parish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: West Feliciana Parish criminal records, West Feliciana Parish divorce records, West Feliciana Parish traffic tickets, West Feliciana Parish DUI and West Feliciana Parish property records.
Cities in West Feliciana Parish
Wherever in the parish a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for West Feliciana Parish or the City Courts and Parish Courts.
The one city in the parish is St. Francisville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in West Feliciana Parish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the parish is at westfelicianaclerkofcourt.org.
Which court hears felonies in West Feliciana Parish?
The District Court for West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana 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.