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Baton Rouge City Court or the 19th JDC? Which Court Will Hear Your Case
People routinely show up at the wrong courthouse. It is an understandable mistake, because Baton Rouge has two criminal courts operating within a few blocks of each other and the routing rule is not obvious. The short version: the level of the charge and the place of the alleged offense decide the court, not where…
First Appearance and Bail in the 19th Judicial District Court: What to Expect
Every criminal case arrested within East Baton Rouge Parish moves through the 19th Judicial District Court. For someone newly arrested — or their family — the first real contact with that court is the “first appearance,” where a judge formally advises the accused of the charges and addresses bail. In practice, this hearing is brief….
