This Is Not a Court or Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve official dockets, change a court setting, seal a record, issue a certified copy, accept a filing, or provide legal advice. Contact the clerk or court that holds the case.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
For a 31st Judicial District Court civil, criminal, probate, adoption, juvenile, or minute record, start with the Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court. Clerk Richard M. “Rick” Arceneaux's office is at 300 N. State Street, Room 106, Jennings, Louisiana 70546. The civil, criminal, and probate line is 337-824-8340; the general office line is 337-824-1160. Mail requests may be sent to Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 799, Jennings, Louisiana 70546.
The source material publishes disability-assistance hours of Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST. It does not clearly publish general public-counter hours, so call before visiting. For a case-specific 31st JDC setting, the judicial administrator's office is 337-824-3506. A court notice, signed order, or current minute entry remains stronger than the recurring schedule.
- A district-court docket, minute, pleading, or judgment: ask the clerk's civil, criminal, or probate department.
- A certified copy: request it from the clerk that maintains the official 31st JDC record.
- A district-court setting: confirm it with the clerk, then the court administrator if needed.
- A Jennings City Court case: use Jennings City Court, not the parish clerk, for its separate local record.
- A Lake Arthur or Welsh traffic matter: use the court printed on the citation and verify the city-court contact before travel.