This Is Not a Court or Government Office. We cannot retrieve official files, change a court date, issue certified copies, remove a case, or give legal advice. Contact the responsible court or clerk directly.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
Use the court named on the notice. Civil District Court records, domestic matters, successions, and civil filings are handled by the Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans / Clerk of Civil District Court, Chelsey Richard Napoleon. The Civil Clerk is at 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402, New Orleans, LA 70112; main phone (504) 407-0000; Record Room (504) 407-0036; regular hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Civil requests can be sent to cdcclerk@orleanscivilclerk.com.
For state criminal records, Criminal District Court directs record requests to the clerk-record operation at 2700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, (504) 658-9000. The 2026 Act 15 transfer makes the civil clerk the statutory parish custodian, but Criminal Court still provides the practical criminal records route. Municipal and Traffic Court is at 727 South Broad Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, (504) 658-8500, and accepts record requests by mail, email at MTCNOClerk@nola.gov, or in person.
- Docket or case lookup: use the owning court's official portal or clerk.
- Court date: confirm the latest setting with the assigned court or clerk.
- Certified copy: request it from the legal custodian of the court record.
- Municipal or traffic case: begin with Municipal and Traffic case search.
- City court civil matter: contact First City Court or Second City Court according to the case location and type.