CIVIL DIVISION Click here for Downloadable Forms
City Court of Bastrop serves all of Wards 3 and 4 of Morehouse Parish. Civil lawsuits up to $15,000, Small Claims up to $5,000 amd Evictions.
Where do you file a suit?
Please come to City Court of Bastrop, located at 202 East Jefferson, Bastrop, LA, or you may mail your suit to P.O. Box 391, Bastrop, LA 71220. Forms can be downloaded from here and a filing fee deposit is required. If you have questions, please call the court at 318-283-0257.
Appeals:
The time period to appeal judgement or ask for a new trial is 10 days.
Small Claims are not a suit of record and cannot be appealed. Criminal or Traffic appeals are filed in Fourth District Court. Civil appeals are filed in Second Circuit Court of Appeal.