Criminal and Traffic
Criminal Department
The Criminal Department is responsible for filing all formal charges from the District Attorney’s Office.
The department handles all felony charges for crimes that occur in Livingston Parish. It also handles misdemeanor charges and traffic citations that occur outside the city limits of the municipal courts. For example, if you receive a traffic citation or a misdemeanor charge within the city limits of a municipality such as Denham Springs, you must go to Denham Springs to either pay or appear in city court on the violation.
The Criminal Department issues criminal subpoenas as well as criminal and civil bench warrants. It also conducts criminal background searches.
The Criminal Department also files all Juvenile Delinquent and Child(ren) in Need of Care petitions. All juvenile records are confidential; only an officer of the Court may view them without a specific court order signed by a judge.
Minute Clerks
There are eleven minute clerks – one for each of the nine District Judges; one for the district’s Hearing Officer; and one for the parish traffic division. Minute Clerk duties include:
- Keep and transcribe the minutes of each court session
- Administer the oath to witnesses and jurors
- Record all documents and exhibits offered in open court
- Send out notices of judgments rendered in open court to all affected parties
- Maintain all dockets (criminal and civil)
- Prepare all appeals (civil or criminal)
- Send out notices of pretrial conferences to all parties
- Prepare and process all attachments
21st Judicial District Court Judges and Staff
Judicial Administrator
Bo Coxen
Chambers—Livingston: 225-686-7461
Chambers—Amite: 985-748-9445
Division A
Judge: Jeff Johnson
Secretary: Donna Bradberry
Court Reporter: Beverly Wesley
Minute Clerk: Robin Easterly
Division B
Judge: Charlotte Foster
Secretary: Vicky Herring
Court Reporter: Sharon Leroy
Minute Clerk: Leslie Duplessie
Division C
Judge: Erika Sledge
Court Reporter: Lyn Tedder
Minute Clerk: Gina Cook
Livingston Contact: Jena Johes
Division D
Judge: Brian K. Abels
Secretary: Ashley Cain
Court Reporter: Belinda Amerson
Minute Clerk: Lauren May
Division E
Judge: Brenda Bedsole Ricks
Secretary: Jessica Dupepe
Court Reporter: Danielle Ray
Minute Clerk: Keli Hayden
Division F
Judge: William Dykes
Secretary: Belinda Zeigler
Court Reporter: Christina Carter
Minute Clerk: Olivia Rand
Division I
Judge: Blair Edwards
Secretary: Trinell Dortch
Court Reporter: Amy Sanders
Minute Clerk: Deanna Corkern
Division J
Judge: Jeff Cashe
Secretary: Lauri Bankston
Court Reporter: Patsy Tunnard
Minute Clerk: Brittany Stewart
Division K
Judge: Jeff Oglesbee
Secretary: Ivy Templet
Court Reporter: Claire Coburn
Minute Clerk: Magan Smiley
Law Clerk: Clay Parker
Division P
Judge: William J. Burris
Secretary: Misty Jenkins
Court Reporter: Amanda Wildey
Minute Clerk: Taylor Smith / Lindsey Trabeaux
Traffic
Minute Clerk: Tracey Arnold
Hearing Officers
Hearing Officer 1: Patricia Hicks
Hearing Officer 2: Jay Futrell
Secretary: Misty Jenkins
Court Reporter: Glenda Zeigler
Minute Clerk: Julie Chaney
Criminal Duty
Court Reporter: Amanda Wildey
Adult Drug Court
Coordinator: Rebecca Corkern Kennedy
Case Manager—Livingston: Chris Liuzza
Juvenile Services
Director: Sonja Smith
985-747-8835 or 225-686-1060
Drug Court Coordinator: Sonja Smith
225-686-1060
