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    Lafourche Parish Courthouse

    4.0 (1 review)

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    Jefferson Parish 24th District Court

    Jefferson Parish 24th District Court

    3.2(10 reviews)
    45.8 mi

    I recently had the privilege and honor of spending three glorious days, well into the evening, at…read morethis court house serving jury duty. Before Monday, I had been called for jury duty (JD) one other time and we were dismissed due to lack of cases. I was not so lucky this time. Some basics: when you get your summons, you will have a number that you are assigned. This will be your number throughout the process, so don't forget it. Check the JP website the night before to see if you have to report. Parking: the parking garage is convenient and easy and your parking will be validated, so park there for easy access. I suggest getting there a little early to avoid the line going in, especially on busier days. Once you get there you will check in and then you just sit and wait for your name to be called. If you're lucky, you'll be called fast or dismissed. I was called immediately and I headed upstairs. The first trial I was a going to be a possible juror for was a criminal trial. After about two hours of group questioning, I was dismissed and sent back downstairs to wait to be called again. The jury I was actually picked for was a civil trial that lasted two solid days. Lucky me. More on that in a minute. On the day I was waiting to find out if I was going to be chosen, we were given 15 minutes to get something at the snack bar, eat it and get back to the jury pool room. Apparently, it was a busy day at the JP courthouse. The snack bar has a few sandwiches and other snacks, but if you can bring your own food, that will be even better. The actual serving of jury duty was okay. My judge was super cool and gave us lots of breaks, brought in breakfast and lunch and our jury "lounge" was packed with candy, coffee, soft drinks, water, chips, fruit, cookies and other goodies. The bailiffs really did the best they could to make the experience as comfortable as possible for us and constantly checked in to make sure that we had everything that we needed. There's WiFi in the jury room and you can have your phone as long as you aren't in the courtroom or deliberating on a verdict (this might have been just because I had a civil case, though. I'm not sure how criminal cases work with internet access). If you get picked, expect some long days. I didn't get out until after 7 on all three days that I was there. The worst part of the entire experience was the constant sitting around and not really moving. It does get boring after a while, especially when you are waiting for lawyers and other involved people to show up, so bring a book or other form of entertainment and bring a sweater because the courtroom gets really cold and bring your own snacks if you have dietary issues. When all is said and done you'll get a fancy certificate thanking you for your service, so feel free so show that to the jerk who you said you would never make anything of your life.

    Very Ghetto. Would not recommend. Cafe pastries are stale. The wifi sucks. Judges always arrive…read morelate. Seems like it's an social party with the amount of talking and lack of work the clerks do. The AC is great tho and lounge area comfortable. Great place to hide. They wont find you right under their nose.

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    First Parish Court

    2.3(4 reviews)
    38.5 mi

    I had a ticket appearance date for 4pm. I was already in the Metairie area so I decided to go early…read moreat 1pm and see if I needed to really have my paper ticket with me or not I left my paper ticket at home on my desk. Well surprise me the lady behind the information counter had all my information so there was no need for me to go all the way home and come back. This saved me time Thank goodness sometimes for technology and computers Next I went to another window counter to actually set up my court date with the district attorney I was able to use my phone to schedule my court date with the district attorney. I had no problems bringing my phone in at all Now I can go about my day and not worry about going all the way home just to turn around and come back. What a waste of time that would have been. I'm so glad I stopped by early and asked. And the best surprise was that everyone was very nice courteous friendly and really helpful

    Well iffffffffffffff and I mean IF you must go to court, this is your place…read more.. QUICK NOTE: Fighting & paying for traffic tickets has been my ONLY experience here. #anticriminalmind #dontjudgeme *******Oh and NO CELL PHONE... Metal detector to your right & if it's on your person, you will be instructed to return it to your car or wherever you came from; JUST NOT WITH YOU WHILE YOURE IN THE BLDG********** But I digress, yea, so there's evening/night court & truly due process that is a process. It's refreshing to be able to attend court on say a lunch break & be able to finish up in a timely fashion. When it come to procedure & protocol, they're regimented. This is great as it affords everyone to be on the same page regarding expectations, making for a reduced stress level. I find the judges to be fair & IMPARTIAL; I mean for me it's just traffic, but hey at least hear me out & CONSIDER I'm innocent of running that red light (or maybe not, but hey, give a girl her right to fair & speedy red light ticket trial). I believe the judges have day time jobs ie private practice law offices etc & this is extra part time gig, hence the reason they're able to do these late day/early evening court proceedings. Whatever the reason, for the times I need to go, which will SOON be very few & far between, I'm with the late-day/early evening court. Processing payments is good as well, if found guilty, fees can be scheduled for future payment or paid all at once upon exiting the court. Cash, credit cards, money orders or checks; one of few courthouses that still accept checks for payment, just make sure it's ON-TIME!!!! Keep up the good work 1st Parish Court folks & I hope not to be seeing y'all anytime soon.

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