This Is Not a Court or Government Office. Louisiana Court Docket is privately operated. It cannot retrieve a docket, change a hearing date, remove or seal a case, issue a certified copy or provide legal advice. Contact the clerk or court responsible for the specific case.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
Choose the official Louisiana office or service that holds the record you need:
- The complete docket: begin with the parish Clerk of Court or the clerk for the court named in the case paper. The parish directory links to local court-record routes.
- A hearing date: use the relevant court's calendar where one is published, then confirm the date and instructions with the clerk or division. The calendar page explains the statewide limits.
- A certified copy: request it from the clerk or court that keeps the official record. A web index or downloaded image is not a certified copy.
- A statewide index search: open Case Search for eClerks LA and the separate LCRAA criminal search, including their coverage limits.
- The court hierarchy: use the Louisiana court system page to distinguish district-court, local, appellate and federal records.
eClerks LA is an index gateway, not a single statewide trial-court file room. Local court clerks remain responsible for the official case history, filed documents and certified copies. The Louisiana parish directory is the route to the local office when the statewide search does not provide the record.