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Adult Crimes

The Office of the District Attorney prosecutes criminal cases involving adult defendants (17 years of age or older) charged with violations of state criminal law. Felony crimes are those for which an offender may be sentence to death or imprisonment at hard labor.  A misdemeanor crime is any crime that is not a felony. Generally, misdemeanor crimes have a maximum sentence of no more than...

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Ouachita Parish Misdemeanor
Inquires 318-388-4448

Ouachita Parish Felony
Inquires 318-388-4566
Morehouse Parish
Inquires 318-281-4907

Juvenile Crimes

The Juvenile Division is responsible for prosecuting violent crimes committed by children who have not reached the age of 17 years. Beginning March 2019, the Juvenile Division will prosecute non-violent crimes committed by children who have not yet reached the age of 18 years....

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Ouachita Parish DA Office
Traffic Department
Phone (318) 388-4448

Morehouse Parish DA Office
Traffic Department
Phone (318) 281-4907

Child Support Enforcement

The Child Support Division of the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services offers paternity establishment services, as well as assistance, in establishing and enforcing child support obligations...

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Department of Children and Family Services call 1-888-524-3578

Worthless Checks

The mission of the Worthless Checks Department of the Office of the District Attorney is to recover funds owed to merchants from patrons who issued worthless checks in the course of business. Typically, this involves working with Merchants who have accepted a check for payment of goods and services only to discover that the check was issued on an account that had insufficient funds or was closed...

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Ouachita Parish Courthouse Annex
400 Saint John Street
Monroe, La 71202
Tel. (318) 322-4664
Fax. (318) 327-1435