Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal

The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal hears appeals from the district courts of 21 parishes: Rapides, Avoyelles, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, Natchitoches, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Sabine, Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion, St. Landry, Iberia, and St. Martin.

Court and clerk details last reviewed: October 2026.

Clerk of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal

Clerk: Renee Rheinhardt Simien
Address: 1000 Main Street Lake Charles, LA 70615
Phone: 337-433-9403
Website: la3circuit.org

Parishes in the Third Circuit Court of Appeal

An appeal starts with a motion in the district court where the case was decided; the record then goes up from that parish's clerk.

Parish	Clerk of Court	Courthouse	Phone
Rapides Parish Alexandria	Karan A. Corley	701 Murray Street, Suite 102, Alexandria, LA 71301	318-473-8153
Avoyelles Parish Marksville	Connie F. Desselle	312 North Main Street, Marksville, LA 71351	318-253-7523
Grant Parish Colfax	Randall K "Randy" Briggs	200 Main Street, Colfax, LA 71417	318-627-3246
LaSalle Parish Jena	Steve Andrews	1050 Courthouse Street, Jena, LA 71342	318-992-2158
Vernon Parish Leesville	Jeffery K. Skidmore	215 South 4th Street, Leesville, LA 71446	337-238-1384
Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches	David Stamey	200 Church Street, Room 104, Natchitoches, LA 71457	318-352-8152
Catahoula Parish Harrisonburg	Larisa Holley Field	301 Bushley Street, Room 101, Harrisonburg, LA 71340	318-744-5497
Concordia Parish Vidalia	John F. "Andy" Anders, Jr.	4001 Carter Street, Room 5, Vidalia, LA 71373	318-336-4204
Evangeline Parish Ville Platte	Randall M. "Randy" Deshotel	200 Court Street, Suite 104, Ville Platte, LA 70586	337-363-5671
Allen Parish Oberlin	Stacey Hurst	400 West Sixth Avenue, Oberlin, LA 70655	337-639-4351
Beauregard Parish DeRidder	Brian S. Lestage	200 West Second Street, DeRidder, LA 70634	337-463-8595
Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles	H. Lynn Jones, II	1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601	337-437-3550
Cameron Parish Cameron	Susan Racca	Cameron Parish Courthouse, 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, Cameron, LA 70631	337-775-5316
Jefferson Davis Parish Jennings	Richard M. Arceneaux	300 North State Street, Room 106, Jennings, LA 70546	337-824-1160
Sabine Parish Many	Shelly Salter	400 South Capitol Street, Room 102, Many, LA 71449	318-256-6223
Acadia Parish Crowley	Laura Faul	500 NE Court Circle, Crowley, LA 70526	337-788-8881
Lafayette Parish Lafayette	Louis J. Perret	800 South Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501	337-291-6400
Vermilion Parish Abbeville	Diane Meaux Broussard	100 North State Street, Suite 101, Abbeville, LA 70510	337-898-1992
St. Landry Parish Opelousas	Charles Jagneaux	118 South Court Street, Suite 207, Opelousas, LA 70570	337-942-5606
Iberia Parish New Iberia	David Ditch	300 Iberia Street, Suite 100, New Iberia, LA 70560	337-365-7282
St. Martin Parish St. Martinville	Laura B. Blanchard	415 St. Martin Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582	337-394-2210

District courts in this circuit

Clerk details: Louisiana Clerks of Court Association directory. Parishes by circuit: La. R.S. 13:312. Parishes by district: La. R.S. 13:477.