State guide
Louisiana
Louisiana handles adult incapacity cases through interdiction, not the guardian/conservator terminology used in many states. The court appoints a curator, and Louisiana law now also has a Supported Decisionmaking Agreement Act as a less restrictive option alongside limited interdiction.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Court that handles adult guardianship
- Adult interdiction petitions are handled in Louisiana district court, filed in the proper parish under the interdiction venue rules.
- What it's called
- curator (person or affairs/property, and sometimes separate curators for each) and undercurator
- Filing fee
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- Less-restrictive alternatives
- Louisiana has a Supported Decisionmaking Agreement Act, and limited interdiction is available only when less restrictive means will not protect the adult's interests.
- Law
- La. Code Civ. Proc. arts. 4541-4557; La. Civ. Code arts. 389-399; La. R.S. 13:4261.101 et seq.
Official resources in Louisiana
Official statute page describing what an interdiction petition must allege, including less restrictive efforts.
Official statute page defining supported decisionmaking and supported decisionmaking agreements.
Official clerk page with available civil forms, departments, and filing-fee links for a large parish court that handles interdictions.
Official department page showing that probate/successions handles interdictions and listing the probate phone number.
Official filing-fee schedule that publishes the Orleans Parish fee for interdiction, curatorship, guardianship, and trust matters.
Key facts for Louisiana
- Venue for an interdiction proceeding is the parish where the defendant is domiciled, resides, or is physically present.
- A petition for full interdiction must state why limited interdiction is inappropriate.
- Louisiana allows supported decisionmaking agreements for adults and supporters.
- A court may order limited interdiction only when interests cannot be protected by less restrictive means.
- The court appoints a curator, and may appoint separate curators for the person and affairs of the interdict.
- Orleans Civil District Court publishes a filing fee of $513.50 for interdiction, curatorship, guardianship, and trust matters.
County court guardianship pages in Louisiana
| Court | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of Court - Probate (Docket 1) Orleans Parish | New Orleans | (504) 407-0047 | Handles successions, probate matters, tutorships, interdictions, emancipations, and civil judicial commitments. |
| Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of Court - Available Forms Orleans Parish | New Orleans | (504) 407-0000 | Official clerk page for downloadable civil forms and filing-fee information. |
| Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court - 24th JDC Civil Filing Dept. Jefferson Parish | Gretna | Not published* | Civil filing department contact published by the Jefferson Parish Clerk for district court civil filings. |
| 19th Judicial District Court - Civil Duty Office East Baton Rouge Parish | Baton Rouge | (225) 389-4935 | Civil duty office for the 19th JDC; the court says new civil filings are processed through clerk civil processing after review. |
| East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court - Main Office East Baton Rouge Parish | Baton Rouge | Not published* | Main clerk office page listing locations and services including civil processing, family processing, and civil suit records. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Ask the district court clerk in the respondent's parish which civil/probate division receives interdiction filings before preparing papers.
- Gather facts showing what less restrictive options were tried first, because Louisiana petitions must describe those efforts.
- If you are in Orleans Parish, review the clerk's forms and fee schedule before filing; other parishes may use different local procedures and costs.
Not seeing your court or county?
Not every court publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Louisiana's population center, for comparison only):
- Harrison County Chancery Court Clerks Department, Mississippi · about 143 miles
- Harrison County Public Guardian - Judicial District 1, Mississippi · about 143 miles
- Jackson County Chancery Court Department, Mississippi · about 174 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Orleans Parish Civil Clerk - Civil Home
Website →Phone: (504) 407-0000 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Louisiana page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.