Tammany Municipal Court Information

St. Tammany Parish is a quaint parish situated in the northern reaches of the New Orleans metropolitan area. The old world charm of the place is accentuated by an air of peace. The Tammany municipal court or the Tammany Court strives to maintain this peaceful atmosphere, and is entrusted with the responsibility of upholding the law of the land and the dictates of the Constitution. The court is also responsible for maintaining law and order and preserving the harmony of the region.

Authority of the St. Tammany Court

Court Tammany lies in the judiciary of the 22nd Judicial District Court of Louisiana. As such the rules and regulations of the 22nd District Court also stands true for Tammany Court. As per the rules, a probation office has been set up for presiding over misdemeanor offenses.

The probation officer is responsible for monitoring the conduct of persons who have been placed on probation for committing a misdemeanor offense within the 22nd Judicial District area. The offender has to undergo drug tests, meet probation officers, attend compulsory classes, perform community service, and pay fines and fees. The probation office is in the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center.

The Family and Juvenile Court of Tammany operate as per the rules of the 22nd Judicial District Court. Preliminary hearings into family court affairs are carried out by assigned hearing officers and social workers. Hearing officers are actually licensed attorneys who are experts in domestic matters and they hear support and custody related concerns.

Licensed social workers handle mediation and parental consultation services. The hearing officers and the social workers suggest recommendations to the family court judges based on the outcomes of the hearings and conferences. Cases may be resolved without the contending parties needing to appear before the judge.

The drug court in St. Tammany Parish serves as a rehabilitation center where frequent and intensive judicial supervision, compulsory drug tests, substance abuse treatments, educational programs, sanctions and incentives are rolled out to bring back the offenders to a life of normalcy. All these efforts span a period of two years.

Drug Court serves as an alternative to incarcerating non-violent, less serious substance abuse offenders in an effort to reduce recidivism. The 22nd Judicial District Drug Court has the distinction of being named a mentor drug court and its programs and operations are emulated by newly formed drug courts.

Tammany Parish Contact Addresses

The operations of the Tammany Court are carried out from two locations:

61134 Hwy 1090
Slidell, LA 70461
(985) 643-6969

701 N. Columbia St.
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 809-8700

In the former location, the court operates only for a limited duration and offers only a few services like civil suit and uniform commercial code filings and property transaction recording. The respective maps and driving directions are contained here: http://www.22ndjdc.org/ContactDirections/default.aspx.

The St. Tammany Parish court is an extension of the extensive judicial machinery of the state and like its other arms, it too seeks to uphold the ideals of justice and fraternity.