Court News
12-31-2019 Baton Rouge City Court Closure Order
12-27-2019 36th JDC Closure Order
12-24-2019 Baton Rouge City Court Closure Order
12-16-2019 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Closure Order
12-11-2019 Naming Ceremony Honors Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.
The Louisiana Supreme Court convened on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 for the Naming Ceremony of the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse.
12-03-2019 Naming Ceremony of the Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Courthouse to be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 4:00 pm.
11-21-2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2019-04
The Supreme Court of Louisiana, Office of the Judicial Administrator (“Court”) invites qualified Louisiana licensed attorneys to submit proposals to serve as an independent legal consultant to the Louisiana Protective Order Registry (“LPOR”). Sealed proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, December 19, 2019.
11-06-2019 4th JDC Closure Order
10-22-2019 The Louisiana District Judges Association (LDJA) elected new officers for the 2019-2020 term.
10-21-2019 The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court held oral argument at the Loyola University College of Law on Monday, October 21, 2019.
10-18-2019 33rd JDC Closure Order
10-11-2019 14th JDC Court Closure
10-09-2019 REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS-LPOR UPGRADE PROJECT
The Louisiana Supreme Court requests quotations for services to perform a gap analysis on its unfinished Louisiana Protective Order Registry 2019 upgrade project. Please be advised this is only a request for quotations and not a formal request for proposals. The Court requests that interested vendors submit quotes by October 28, 2019.
10-07-2019 Louisiana judges, dressed in their robes, gathered at St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square this morning for the 67th annual Red Mass ceremony.
10-04-2019 Louisiana Judges attend the First Pan American Judges' Summit
At the personal invitation of His Holiness Pope Francis and Bishop Chancellor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano and Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Bernadette D’Souza attended the First Pan American Judges' Summit on Social Justice and the Franciscan Doctrine on June 3rd and 4th at the Academy in the Vatican City.
10-01-2019 30th JDC Court Closure Order
09-27-2019 Crowley City Court Closure
09-19-2019 Louisiana District Court Rules – Latest Rule Amendments Now Online (New Rule 31.4 and Appendices 31.4A and 31.4B)
09-16-2019 The Louisiana Supreme Court Celebrates Constitution Day
The Louisiana Supreme Court will celebrate Constitution Day, Tuesday, September 17, 2019, by giving free pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution to visitors of the courthouse located at 400 Royal Street.
09-06-2019 Order amending Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXIII
(signed September 4, 2019)
09-06-2019 The Louisiana Supreme Court announced revisions to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXIII concerning confidentiality of proceedings before the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana and other issues.
The Louisiana Supreme Court announced that, after extensive study, review, solicitation of comments, and further deliberations, it voted unanimously to adopt several proposed revisions to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXIII concerning confidentiality of proceedings before the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana and other issues.
09-06-2019 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Closure Order
07-26-2019 Chief Judge Susan M. Chehardy Appointed as Justice Pro Tempore to the Louisiana Supreme Court
Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson and the Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court have appointed Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge Susan Chehardy as justice pro tempore of the Louisiana Supreme Court, First District, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Greg G. Guidry.
07-24-2019 Chief Justice Johnson Receives Esteemed William H. Hastie Award
07-19-2019 15th JDC Closure Order
07-11-2019 Tropical Storm Barry Closure Orders
07-04-2019 Independence Day Closures
06-06-2019 19th JDC Closure Order
05-31-2019 2018 Louisiana Supreme Court Annual Report
05-15-2019 Bastrop City Court Closure Order
05-10-2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2019-03
The Supreme Court of Louisiana invites qualified data architecture professionals with demonstrable experience in data architecture transformation with court and public safety and justice records to submit proposals to serve as an independent data architecture consultant for the Court Case Management Information Systems office. Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday June 7, 2019.
05-09-2019 Revisions to Supreme Court Rule XIX and its Appendices
Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced that the Louisiana Supreme Court recently approved substantive revisions to Supreme Court Rule XIX, pertaining to lawyer disciplinary enforcement, to be effective May 15, 2019
05-09-2019 35th JDC Closure Order
05-03-2019 Court Closure Orders
05-01-2019 Law Day 2019
04-30-2019 Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced in recognition of Law Day—May 1st, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a resolution urging all Louisiana state court judges to dedicate the month of May 2019 to reaching out to schools to provide students with an opportunity to learn about the law, the role of judges, and the court system from members of the judiciary
04-18-2019 Court Closure Orders and Information
04-09-2019 The Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission Advisory Board
04-04-2019 Iberia Parish Clerks Office Closure
03-27-2019 Public Comment Hearing and Written Comment Period for Reports from the Price of Justice Grant Advisory Committee
03-13-2019 Chief Justice Johnson Receives Prestigious Gertrude E. Rush Award
03-01-2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2019-02
The Supreme Court of Louisiana invites qualified firms to submit proposals to provide professional/technical financial and performance internal auditing services. Proposals will be accepted until at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019.
02-21-2019 Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson to receive Gertrude E. Rush Award
02-14-2019 INVITATION TO BID 2019-101
The Supreme Court of Louisiana invites qualified bidders to submit a bid to provide and install two (2) image detection (x-ray) systems. Sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, and then publicly opened and read in the 4th Floor Courtroom, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 400 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
02-13-2019 East Baton Rouge Closures
02-08-2019 10th JDC Closure Order
01-29-2019 7th JDC Closure Order
01-09-2019 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2019-01
The Supreme Court of Louisiana, Court Case Management Information System (“CMIS”) department invites qualified vendors to submit proposals to provide professional data architecture services to the CMIS Department. All questions related to this proposal should be submitted by 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday January 23, 2019. The Court will publish responses to questions, if any, by Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Sealed proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
01-03-2019 District Court Rules -- Fall 2018 Rule Amendments Approved