Why We Built This Site
Louisiana provides public-record access, but a request still has to reach the correct custodian. In West Feliciana Parish, the Clerk of Court keeps Twentieth Judicial District Court files, docket entries, and daily minutes. The Cott portal is the Clerk-advertised local online path for civil and criminal records, while LCRAA/eClerks is a broader statewide clerk framework. St. Francisville municipal matters, justice-of-the-peace matters, traffic citations, appeals, and federal cases can require different offices. The purpose here is to identify those boundaries before a record search goes down the wrong path.
What You Will Find Here
- Docket routes: how criminal docket searches and civil docket searches fit the local Clerk and court system
- Settings: the recurring court pattern and the confirmation route for court dates
- Case lookup limits: how the Clerkâs Cott access path and LCRAA/eClerks differ for a case lookup
- Official copies: how the Clerk handles public inspection, plain copies, and certified records through the court record search route
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. It has no connection to a Louisiana court, clerk, or state agency. Its limits are important:
- We cannot pull an official docket sheet or case file for anyone
- We cannot change, reschedule, or reset a court date or hearing setting
- We cannot remove, seal, or amend a case on any docket
- We cannot issue certified copies of any docket, order, or court document
- We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
- We cannot promise that every phone number, fee, portal rule, or setting is current at the time of a visit
Only the Clerk or the court that maintains a matter can issue an official or certified copy. This resource can identify the route, but it cannot create or validate the underlying document.
Search Partners
Some pages include search boxes provided by outside companies. Those services set their own prices, terms, and result practices. A paid referral may produce revenue for this resource, but the operators of those tools control their systems and outputs. Official court records remain with the relevant public custodian.