Iberville Parish Court Records Setup
Iberville Parish uses Louisiana's District Court structure. The parish is part of the 18th Judicial District Court, which also serves Pointe Coupee Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish. The District Court hears the main civil and criminal matters for Iberville Parish, while city, mayor's, and justice of the peace courts can handle lower-level traffic, ordinance, eviction, small civil, and bench-warrant issues. Appeals move through the Louisiana Court of Appeal system, with further review by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The Iberville Parish Clerk of Court is the unified filing and records office. The Clerk keeps district court records, civil suits, criminal and juvenile proceedings, probate filings, adoption filings, marriage and divorce records, conveyance and mortgage records, jury records, and election records. That unified structure matters because Iberville Parish court records are not split between a county clerk and district clerk. Most filed court records start with the Clerk, while jail, warrant, report, and recent arrest access starts with the Sheriff's Office.
| Office or Court | Local Role | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk of Court | Official repository for filed district court and parish records | Civil, criminal, probate, marriage, divorce, certified copies |
| 18th Judicial District Court | Primary trial court for Iberville Parish | Hearings, judge divisions, court procedure, security |
| Sheriff's Office | Law enforcement and jail records channel | Inmate roster, warrants, reports, tickets, app alerts |
| District Attorney | Prosecution and DA-held records | Traffic pre-trial, prosecution status, public-records requests |
Search Iberville Parish Court Records
The practical search path depends on the file. The Iberville Clerk online imaging page describes remote access for mortgage, conveyance, civil, and criminal records, with paid daily, monthly, or yearly access plus per-page costs. The Clerk states that online records are not the official version. Official public records are the records maintained and provided through the Clerk's office.
The official 18th Judicial District Court site is useful for court structure, rules, forms, judges, and courthouse information. It is not the same as the Clerk's record index. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office links jail, report, ticket, and app tools. The 18th Judicial District Attorney public-records page is the route for DA-held records, not Clerk case files.
- Identify whether the record is a filed court case, a jail or warrant record, a traffic payment, a DA file, or a state/federal record.
- Start with the Clerk for civil, criminal, probate, family, marriage, divorce, land, and certified-copy requests.
- Check the Clerk online imaging coverage before paying for remote access because date ranges differ by record type.
- Use the Sheriff's roster, warrant, reports, app, or ticket-payment channel for law-enforcement records.
- Use the DA written request process for DA-held prosecution records and the DA traffic pre-trial form for traffic diversion requests.
- For federal cases, use PACER, CM/ECF, the Middle District of Louisiana, or the Middle District Bankruptcy Court.
Records that are older, sealed, not released online, or needed as certified copies should be verified with the Clerk counter. The Clerk's office is at 58050 Meriam Street, P.O. Box 423, Plaquemine, LA 70764, and the published phone number is 225-687-5160.
Iberville Parish Online Record Coverage
The Clerk's online imaging access is the main local remote option for filed records. It does not mean every case document is online. The research source says records are released for public viewing only after they are recorded, indexed, verified, and released. A document can have an official number and still not be fully indexed or viewable online.
| Record Category | Online Coverage Noted by Clerk | Access Caution |
|---|---|---|
| Conveyance | Indexes and images from 1949 to present | Official record remains the Clerk office record |
| Mortgage | Indexes and images from 1990 to present | Remote fees and per-page costs apply |
| Civil | Indexes from 1990 and images from 2008 to present | Probate and divorce may depend on civil release status |
| Criminal | Indexes from 2000 and images from 2014 to present | Juvenile, sealed, and expunged records are restricted |
The manifest image from the official 18th Judicial District Court homepage shows the court system that serves Iberville Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish.
That court site helps confirm court structure and judge context, while the Clerk remains the filing and copy office for most Iberville Parish court records.
Iberville Parish District Court Divisions
The 18th Judicial District Court has four elected district judges assigned to divisions A through D. Each parish in the district has its own courthouse where district judges hear civil and criminal matters. The DA role page says each judge hears civil matters across the three parishes, while criminal assignments are limited by parish. Division C and Division D are the Iberville courthouse divisions for criminal matters.
Case flow: lower court or agency action › Clerk filing or Sheriff record › District Court hearing › disposition or judgment › Court of Appeal if an appeal is taken.
| Division | Judge | Address and Phone | Local Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | J. Kevin Kimball | Pointe Coupee Courthouse, New Roads, 225-638-5532 | Shared civil judge, Pointe Coupee criminal assignment |
| B | Tonya S. Lurry | West Baton Rouge Courthouse, Port Allen, 225-336-2419 | Shared civil judge, West Baton Rouge criminal assignment |
| C | Alvin Batiste, Jr. | Iberville Courthouse, Plaquemine, 225-687-5230 | About half of Iberville criminal matters |
| D | Elizabeth A. Engolio | Iberville Courthouse, Plaquemine, 225-687-5220 | Other half of Iberville criminal matters per DA source |
Iberville Parish Court Record Types
Iberville Parish court records include civil suits, criminal proceedings, family cases, probate filings, marriage and divorce records, juvenile proceedings, and recorded documents tied to property or liens. The Clerk is the central holder for those filed records. Law-enforcement records, however, may start with the Sheriff. DA records may sit with the prosecutor and can be subject to pending-case or work-product limits.
- Civil records: petitions, answers, rules, motions, judgments, writs, subpoenas, garnishments, exhibits, and copy requests.
- Criminal records: court files with charges, arraignment, motions, pleas, disposition, sentence, costs, and expungement filings.
- Family records: divorce, custody, support, contempt, preliminary default, waiver, and related filed forms.
- Probate records: succession pleadings, wills, judgments of possession, inventories, notices, and estate-related exhibits.
- Traffic records: citation records, payment or pre-trial status, court dates, and related warrant or failure-to-appear issues.
The DA's role in the 18th Judicial District Court confirms that the office prosecutes all felonies in the district and most misdemeanors investigated by Sheriff's Offices and State Police, including traffic citations.
That prosecutor role explains why a criminal charge, traffic citation, or diversion record may need both Clerk and DA channels.
Iberville Parish Court Record Fields
A filed court record is more than a name search result. It can show the docket number, parties, division, judge, filing date, pleadings, orders, hearing events, disposition, and fees or costs. In criminal cases, the record can also show charges, arraignment, plea, sentence, probation terms if filed, and expungement activity. Sheriff roster and warrant records show different fields because they are custody and law-enforcement records rather than full court case files.
| Field | What It Usually Means in Iberville Parish |
|---|---|
| Docket or case number | The case tracking number used by the Clerk, court, or DA when requesting records. |
| Parties | Plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and respondent, estate parties, or State of Louisiana and defendant. |
| Division or judge | The 18th JDC division tied to a hearing, especially Divisions C and D for Iberville criminal matters. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a case or charge, such as judgment, dismissal, plea, conviction, or other court action. |
| Certified copy | An official copy issued by the Clerk, often needed for legal use outside an online search. |
- Disposition
- The result or outcome of a case or charge.
- Expungement
- A court process that removes an eligible record from ordinary public access.
- Bench warrant
- A warrant issued by a judge, often for missing court or failing to comply.
- Released record
- The Clerk imaging term for a record that has been recorded, indexed, verified, and opened for public viewing.
Iberville Parish Sheriff Records
The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office is the chief law-enforcement agency for the parish. Sheriff Brett Stassi is listed on the Sheriff's contact page. The administrative office is in the courthouse in Plaquemine, with substations in Maringouin and St. Gabriel. The office lists corrections, transportation, communications, detectives, patrol, water patrol, narcotics, administrative work, and special operations.
The Sheriff homepage links an official inmate roster through Zuercher/CentralSquare and a PayStar ticket-payment portal. The Sheriff contact page lists a direct warrants contact, jail contacts, inmate-records staff, criminal-records staff, and commissary contact. The Sheriff app is also a real access channel because it advertises inmate lookup, recent arrests, alerts, disaster updates, news, event, social, and job information.
The Sheriff reports page states that first reports involving criminal offenses where arrest is not generally imminent are public records, while investigative or supplemental reports are usually not released except for property lists. Crash reports have a separate access rule under Louisiana law.
The Sheriff source is most useful for jail, warrant, report, ticket, app, and law-enforcement access that does not live in the Clerk's court index.
Iberville Parish Traffic Records
Iberville Parish traffic records can sit in several places. The court or prosecutor file tracks the citation, court date, plea, pre-trial request, disposition, payment, and failure-to-appear issues. PayStar is the payment channel linked by the Sheriff. The DA traffic pre-trial form is the diversion or pre-trial request channel. Louisiana OMV ExpressLane is separate and concerns driver records, license status, and state driver history.
| Traffic Channel | What It Handles | What It Does Not Replace |
|---|---|---|
| PayStar and Sheriff | Ticket payment and ticket questions through 225-687-5100 | Full court file or driver history |
| DA traffic pre-trial | Application with name, DOB, license number, citation number, court date, uploads, and message | State driver record |
| OMV ExpressLane | Louisiana driver services and driver-record access | Local court pleadings or DA file |
| Sheriff or LSP crash reports | Crash reports for authorized parties under La. R.S. 32:398 | Traffic conviction or citation disposition |
Iberville Parish Marriage and Probate
Marriage licenses are issued by the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court. The Clerk marriage-license source says at least one party must apply in person, the fee is $35 cash, the application usually takes 15 to 20 minutes, and the license expires 30 days from issuance. The couple must wait 24 hours before the ceremony unless a District Judge or Justice of the Peace grants a waiver. Two adult witnesses must sign the certificates.
Divorce records are district court and family civil records filed with the Clerk. Probate matters also run through the district court and Clerk framework, not through a separate Iberville probate court. New probates are listed at $450. Probate files may include successions, wills, petitions, inventories, judgments of possession, notices, creditor issues, and property exhibits. Guardianship or tutorship details may be restricted.
| Common Clerk Fee | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| New suit with one service | $500 |
| Divorce with rule | $500 |
| New probate | $450 |
| Certified copy | $5 each |
| Civil search | $10 |
| Criminal search | $20 per name, money order or cashier's check only |
Iberville Parish Public Access Rules
Louisiana public-records law supports inspection and copying of public records, but the right office still matters. Filed court records usually begin with the Clerk. DA-created records use the 18th JDA written request process. Sheriff's reports, crash files, jail records, warrant records, and arrest or booking data use the Sheriff and related portals or record divisions. Federal cases use federal portals, not the parish courthouse.
Key Statutes:
La. R.S. 44:1 defines public records and public bodies for Louisiana public-records purposes.
La. R.S. 44:31 gives the general right to inspect, copy, reproduce, or obtain public records unless another law limits access.
Louisiana Children's Code art. 412 protects juvenile court records from ordinary public release.
La. R.S. 32:398 explains why crash investigative reports are not ordinary public records.
The Louisiana public-records statute image from La. R.S. 44:31 ties Iberville Parish court records to the broader state right to inspect public records.
That right is broad, but it does not override sealing orders, juvenile confidentiality, adoption limits, expungement, pending prosecution work-product limits, or crash-report restrictions.
Iberville Parish DA Records
The 18th Judicial District Attorney serves Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge parishes. The Iberville office is in the parish courthouse on the 3rd floor. DA Tony Clayton is the elected District Attorney. The DA site identifies assistant district attorneys assigned to Iberville divisions, victim assistance staff, diversion staff, appeals staff, and non-support staff.
DA public-records requests must be written, addressed to the District Attorney, and include the requester's name, mailing address, daytime phone number, defendant's full name when case-specific, and docket number if possible. Requests can be made by hand delivery, mail, or email. The DA fee schedule lists $1 per page or side for paper copies, scans, and faxes, $25 for CD or DVD, $10 for email attachment, actual cost for external drives, and actual postage and handling. DA payments must be money orders.
The screenshot from the 18th JDA public-records request page supports the local request channel and fee rules.
DA records are not a substitute for Clerk case files because the DA may not be the custodian of many records and will not release pending prosecution or privileged work product.
Restricted Iberville Parish Court Records
Not all Iberville Parish court records are public. Juvenile proceedings are maintained by the Clerk but restricted. The Sheriff's reports page also states that juvenile arrest reports and incident reports identifying a juvenile suspect are privileged and cannot be released without a court order. Adoption records are not ordinary public records. Mental health, competency, commitment, protected addresses, financial account data, social security numbers, and minor identities may be sealed, redacted, or withheld.
Expunged criminal records leave ordinary public access if the court grants relief, but law enforcement retains access for investigative and prosecution purposes. The DA summary says some dismissed or unprosecuted charges can be expunged, many misdemeanors can qualify after five years without a new arrest, and some felonies can qualify after ten years without a new arrest. Violent crimes, sex crimes, and drug distribution crimes may not qualify under the DA's summary.
Note: Online access is useful for screening a record, but official copies and restriction questions belong with the record custodian.
Federal Court Records for Iberville
Iberville Parish state court records are not federal records. Federal civil and criminal cases tied to Iberville Parish generally route through the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Federal bankruptcy records use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Appellate federal matters go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Federal case access usually requires PACER or CM/ECF access. Those systems do not replace Iberville Parish Clerk records, Sheriff records, DA records, or Louisiana driver and custody systems. The same person or event can produce both state and federal records, but each custodian controls its own file.
Iberville Parish Filing Updates
The Clerk civil and criminal pages state that Act 352 of the 2025 Louisiana Legislature becomes effective January 1, 2026 for civil and criminal pleadings. That date is current for this build because today is July 7, 2026. The Sheriff site and app also reflect a current 2026 digital access pattern with Zuercher roster tools, PayStar ticket links, app badges, alerts, sheriff sales, tips, and Digital Siren/Pursuit Alert promotion.
The screenshot from the Iberville Sheriff reports page supports the local distinction between first reports, supplemental investigative reports, crash reports, and juvenile restrictions.
Those current access details are especially important for users who need police reports, crash materials, ticket payment, or app-based alerts before a court date.
Iberville Parish Court Records FAQ
Can Iberville Parish court records be searched for free?
Some public information can be checked by calling or visiting the correct office, and some Sheriff portal tools are public. The Clerk online imaging source describes paid remote access and per-page costs. Certified copies, searches, and filed documents may require Clerk fees.
Where are certified copies issued?
Certified copies of filed court records come from the Clerk of Court, not from an online image alone. The Clerk lists certified copies at $5 each and identifies the courthouse office as the official records source.
Are jail records the same as criminal court records?
No. Jail records show custody status, roster fields, recent arrest context, and hold reasons. Criminal court records show filed charges, court events, pleas, disposition, sentence, and expungement activity once a court case exists.
Who handles traffic ticket questions?
The Sheriff links PayStar and says ticket or payment questions go to 225-687-5100. The DA traffic pre-trial form handles traffic pre-trial applications and asks users to allow 2 to 3 business days for an email response.
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