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Louisiana
Courts
The
District Court for Jefferson Parish (the
24th Judicial District Court) is located on the
Westbank in Gretna. The Court handles Criminal ,
Domestic and Civil Cases. The Louisiana 5th
Circuit Court of Appeals is also located in Gretna
within the same complex of buildings. Parking can
be difficult and it's a fairly long drive from Metairie
to the Gretna Courthouse. Filings through the
Clerk of Court and other limited services are offered in
the Yenni Building in Elmwood (still not Metairie, but
much closer than Gretna).
Metairie
has First
Parish Court and the Justice of the Peace Court,
relatively smaller courts that can handle only certain
types of cases. Metairie is included within the area of
the U.S. "Eastern" District for the State
of Louisiana and the U. S. Court of Appeals for
Louisiana and two other states (the US 5th Circuit) both
of whom have their Courthouses in New Orleans. The
Louisiana 5th Circuit in Gretna and the U.S. 5th Circuit
in New Orleans are completely separate and unrelated
court systems.
Louisiana
Court Links:
24th
Judicial District Court
First
Parish Court
U. S. 5th
Circuit
Louisiana Supreme
Court
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