General Information
Agencies/Offices/Organizations
Assessor
Lucien J. Gauff, III
Link: www.stjohnassessor.org
Capital Area Legal Services
Link: www.calscla.org
Department of Social Services
Link: www.dss.state.la.us
Louisiana State Bar Association
Link: www.lsba.org
Louisiana Supreme Court
Link: www.lasc.org
Parish Government
Jaclyn Hotard, President
Link: www.sjbparish.com
Parish School Board
Superintendent
Link: www.stjohn.k12.la.us
Child Advocacy Services (CASA)
Advocate Supervisor, LaPlace Regional Office
Family Services Coordinator
Clinical Services Coordinator
Link: www.childadv.net
Tel-Law
Free legal information for help understanding and using the legal system, available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Sponsored by the Louisiana State Bar Association.
1-800-4-TEL-LAW
LSU AgCenter
Some individuals are referred or court ordered to attend Parenting classes, Children in the Middle classes, or Anger Management classes which are given here. To pre-register, please contact Cynthia Clifton at the phone number below.
Contact: Cooperative Extension Service
St. John Parish
151 East 3rd Street
P.O. Box 250
Edgard, LA 70049
Phone: (985) 497-3261
Fax: (985) 497-3409
Email: cclifton@agcenter.lsu.edu
Link: www.lsuagcenter.com/en/our_offices/Parishes/St.+John/
Harold Keller
Mr. Keller provides the Driver Improvement and Substance Abuse Classes in St. John Parish.
Contact: Get High on Life, Inc.
Harold Keller
P.O. Box Drawer U
Reserve, LA 70068
(985) 652-8477 www.gethighonlife.org
Protective Orders
Protective Order forms can be obtained from the Clerk’ s Office. Please consider the time when planning to pick up these forms and fill them out. It usually takes thirty minutes to an hour to complete the forms, the case must be allotted to a division, a judge must sign the order, and the courthouse closes for business at 4:30 pm. Visit www.lasc.org for Louisiana Protective Order Registry (LPOR) information.
Property Bonds
When a judge signs a property bond the judge certifies to the sheriff’ s office accepting the bond that the property is of sufficient value to justify a bond in the amount stated. The judge takes responsibility for approving that there is enough equity in the property, that the property is free and clear of encumbrances up to the amount of the bond, and that the sheriff can accept the bond and rely on the information provided by the judge.
Basic Documentation:
The following documents are necessary to obtain a property bond:
Assessor’s Certificate of Assessment - States the value of the property; and
Mortgage Certificate from Clerk of Court - Determines the equity in the property but subtracting all encumbrances (mortgages, judgments, liens) on the property from the assessed value; and
Photo identification of titled owners - Proves that the person appearing before the judge is in fact the person named as owner
Additional Documentation:
Sometimes the relatives of a deceased property owner attempt to obtain a property bond and are refused the bond because additional documentation is necessary. If a Succession has not been opened, the following documents are necessary:
Notarized Affidavit of Death and Heirship
A person with personal knowledge of the family attests to the names of the heirs who inherit the property from the deceased; andNotarized Affidavit of Consent
The heirs attest that they consent to having their shares in the property being encumbered by the bond and grant permission to a designated person to obtain the bond on behalf of the person incarcerated (must be named) for a specific charge (must be named), good for one time only.
Please be aware that if the person on whose behalf the bond is obtained fails to make court appearances, the bond may be forfeited and the property seized.
