Juvenile Court · Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Juvenile Court
Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court has exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving minors. This page explains what the court handles and how Carter Bail Bonds can help. Available 24/7 at Louisiana's straightforward 12% rate.
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About Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court
What This Court Handles
A Note on Juvenile Bail
What We Need When You Call
FAQs — Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court
About Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court
Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court sits at 1000 Ryan Street in Lake Charles, sharing a location with the Historic Calcasieu Courthouse. This court has exclusive jurisdiction over legal matters involving minors within Calcasieu Parish.
What This Court Handles
Juvenile Court handles delinquency proceedings (cases where a minor is accused of an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult), child in need of care matters, and other legal proceedings specific to minors.
This is a distinct court system from the 14th Judicial District Court, which handles adult felony matters, and from the various city courts, which handle adult misdemeanor and traffic matters.
A Note on Juvenile Bail
Louisiana's juvenile justice system operates differently from the adult bail bond process. Juvenile cases generally involve detention hearings and release decisions made by a judge according to different standards than the adult bail schedule, and commercial bail bonds — like the ones Carter Bail Bonds provides for adult defendants — do not typically apply in the same way to juvenile proceedings.
If your family is dealing with a juvenile matter, we recommend speaking directly with a Louisiana attorney experienced in juvenile law, since this area involves different procedures than the adult bail process this site otherwise covers.
What We Need When You Call
If your call involves an adult co-defendant or a related adult matter, Carter Bail Bonds can help with that portion — call us with the adult defendant's Full Legal Name, Date of Birth, The Specific Charge, Your Contact Info, and Approximate Bail Amount (if known).
FAQs — Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Court
Straight answers to the questions families ask us most.