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Money disputes up to $5,000 are settled in the St. Landry Parish small-claims court, which runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Read on for the claim ceiling, the fees, the courthouse serving St. Landry Parish, the way the other side is notified, the cut-off dates, and each filing step. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it on your behalf.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. St. Landry Parish confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Locations change. The court publishes its current small-claims address on its own page; Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
District Court Judge, in Opelousas, is the courthouse listed for St. Landry Parish. St. Landry Parish covers 15 ZIP codes, including the Arnaudville, Eunice and Grand Coteau areas.
Filings here are on paper, brought to the counter or posted. Squabble assembles the packet so it is complete when it arrives.
Hearings in small claims are attended in person at the courthouse.
Have copies of your evidence for the bench and for the other party. Some courts take documents electronically before the hearing as well.
Residents of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, a parish of roughly 80,869 people, can bring small claims cases through the Louisiana Small Claims Court, which handles claims up to $5,000. Cases are heard by the District Court Judge at 118 South Court Street in Opelousas, Louisiana 70570, and the office can be reached at (337) 942-5606 or online at https://stlandry.org/contact/27th-judicial-district-court-judges. The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and is closed Saturday and Sunday. Electronic filing is not available, so filings are handled in person at the courthouse during those hours. The parish covers communities including Opelousas, Eunice, Sunset, Port Barre, Grand Coteau, Arnaudville, Melville, Washington, Leonville, Krotz Springs, Lawtell, Lebeau, Morrow, and Palmetto, along with ZIP codes such as 70570, 70535, 70584, and 70577. St. Landry Parish lies near Evangeline Parish, Lafayette Parish, and Acadia Parish, and the Opelousas courthouse serves the parish as a whole.
St. Landry Parish covers these 14 towns and cities:
Arnaudville, Eunice, Grand Coteau, Krotz Springs, Lawtell, Lebeau, Leonville, Melville, Morrow, Opelousas, Palmetto, Port Barre, Sunset, Washington.
ZIP codes:
St. Landry Parish is the 16th most populous of Louisiana's 64 parishes, with about 80,869 residents. District Court Judge in Opelousas lies around 13 miles from the Lafayette Parish courthouse in Lafayette and 14 miles from the Acadia Parish courthouse in Crowley.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
Small claims handles money owed between ordinary people and businesses. Procedure is kept light, and claims are capped.
Maximum claim
Where the dispute arose does not set venue in this state; where they live does.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
The court decides who pays whom and how much. Anything beyond money goes to a higher court.
An attorney may appear at the hearing in Louisiana, though nobody has to have one. The process assumes you will speak for yourself.
Minors take part through a guardian appointed by the court.
Over the limit? Claims over the cap can go two ways: cut to the limit and stay, or move to regular civil court at full value. Cutting it normally waives the excess.
These are the limits for St. Landry Parish, population about 80,869. District Court Judge is the courthouse listed for St. Landry Parish.
Debts up to $5,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
District Court Judge is the St. Landry Parish courthouse listed below. St. Landry Parish has about 80,869 residents.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Complete the claim form, choose the right court, and pay the filing fee.
Service puts the papers in the defendant's hands and starts their time to answer or settle.
Expect a brief session rather than a trial, in person or by video where available, with a decision at the end or soon after.
This is the route a St. Landry Parish case takes, whether it starts in 70512 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. District Court Judge publishes its counter hours; they are listed on this page.
Filing is only half of it. The defendant has to receive formal notice, a step called service of process, and in most cases you cannot hand over the papers yourself. In Louisiana, courts typically use the sheriff or constable, email service where the court allows it or personal delivery by an approved server.
Courts accept service by a sheriff or constable, a professional server, the clerk via certified mail, or an adult who is not party to the case. Permitted methods and charges change by county.
Every court fixes a minimum number of days between service and the hearing. The clerk will tell you what it is for your case.
After delivery, the server fills out a proof of service, and that goes on the court file before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A St. Landry Parish address carries one of its 15 ZIP codes, 70512, 70535 and 70541 among them. Evangeline Parish and Lafayette Parish are the counties nearest to St. Landry Parish.
Every claim carries a filing window that opens when the dispute happens. Once it closes, the court can turn the case away.
| Claim type | How long you have |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 10 years |
| Oral contract | 10 years |
| Property damage | 2 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
The same periods apply in St. Landry Parish as in nearby Evangeline Parish and Lafayette Parish, which are in the same state. They do not change from one St. Landry Parish ZIP code to another, 70512 included.
In Louisiana, prejudgment interest follows a statutory formula rather than a fixed rate (La. R.S. §§9:3500, 13:4202).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
St. Landry Parish is under the same state rate as nearby Evangeline Parish and Lafayette Parish. It is the same rate across all 15 St. Landry Parish ZIP codes.
Make sure the claim is under the maximum and that the limitation period has not expired.
Name the correct party, describe what happened, and show how the amount is calculated.
File with the St. Landry Parish small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $25–$75 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Once the court fixes a date, have the papers served and return the proof of service to the file.
Put the evidence in order, with exhibits marked, so the account is easy to follow.
Attend the hearing, in person or by video if that is offered, make your case, and receive the outcome.
Tell Eleanor what happened and Squabble builds the filing, Triple-Checks™ it for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files it on your behalf.
Start for FREE →Claim form starts the case · Proof of service shows the defendant was notified · Fee waiver if you qualify. Exact form names vary by court; Squabble prepares the right ones for your courthouse.
St. Landry Parish has a population of about 80,869. Arnaudville, Eunice and Grand Coteau are among the places in St. Landry Parish that filings come from.
Expect a short, informal hearing in which the judge asks the questions. Most people present their own case.
Arnaudville, Eunice and Grand Coteau are among the St. Landry Parish places a hearing can draw parties from. St. Landry Parish has about 80,869 residents.
The ruling establishes the debt. Recovery is a further step, supported by enforcement measures that are set by each state.
Where state law allows it, a portion of the debtor's earnings can be redirected to pay what the court ordered.
With a bank levy, the court reaches funds held in the debtor's account directly.
Lodging the judgment with the county can create a lien over property the debtor owns.
There is also an examination procedure: the debtor is ordered to attend and give sworn answers about earnings and assets. Interest normally accrues at the statutory rate until payment.
Arnaudville, Eunice and Grand Coteau are among the St. Landry Parish places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a St. Landry Parish case comes from District Court Judge in Opelousas.
Checked August 2026. Because courts revise fees, limits and procedures, confirm the current position before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your St. Landry Parish case for you.
