Washington Parish Traffic Court Records
A traffic ticket in Washington Parish can start in three places. These are the 22nd Judicial District Court of Louisiana, Bogalusa City Court, or Franklinton Mayor's Court. Which one applies depends on who wrote the ticket and the charge. The district court calendar lists traffic court sessions. Judge Vincent Lobello's page names both Traffic Court and DWI/Sobriety Court. Bogalusa City Court runs its own payment entry point. Franklinton Mayor's Court takes town traffic summonses and Town Code matters issued by the Franklinton Police Department.
Behind every citation sits a Washington Parish traffic docket: the setting, the court action, and any public outcome. That docket is not automatically inside the Clerk's paid district-court index. So start with the court named on the citation. Then use its phone, counter, calendar, or portal route.
Washington Parish Traffic Tickets Use Three Court Channels
Know who issued the ticket before anything else. That single fact routes a Washington Parish citation correctly. A 22nd JDC traffic matter follows the district court's calendar and the Clerk's access routes. Bogalusa tickets belong with Bogalusa City Court and its ticket portal. Franklinton tickets go to Mayor's Court at Town Hall. These offices differ in record custodians, phone numbers, payment steps, fees, and docket schedules, so never assume one process fits all.
| Issuing court path | Traffic record route | Best first action |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd JDC | District calendar and Washington Parish Clerk channels | Use the calendar for a setting and contact the Clerk about case-level information. |
| Bogalusa City Court | City Court and ticket-number payment portal | Use the ticket number if available, or call City Court when it is not. |
| Franklinton Mayor’s Court | Town Hall and Mayor’s Court contact | Call or visit with the ticket or court date because no online citation-search form was documented. |
Looking Up a Traffic Ticket
Bogalusa's payment page offers the most specific search field documented in the area. That field is a Ticket Number box. Remember what it is. The page takes payments; it is not a public name-based docket search. Washington Parish offers no single citation portal, no statewide ticket-number lookup, and no online Franklinton citation-search form. Without a ticket number, call the issuing court directly rather than guessing at a name search.
- Read the citation for the issuing court, ticket or citation number, and appearance information.
- For a Bogalusa City Court ticket, use the official payment route only with the Ticket Number shown on the citation.
- For a 22nd JDC traffic matter, use the district calendar for a setting and contact the Washington Parish Clerk about the case record.
- For a Franklinton citation, call or visit Town Hall or Mayor’s Court because the town page provides no online citation-search form.
- If the citation is not located, ask the issuing court to confirm the number, current setting, and correct record custodian.
| Confirmed ticket field | Type | Requirement | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket Number | Text | Required on the Bogalusa payment page | Maximum length 50 characters. |
| Name search | Not documented | Not confirmed | Do not treat the payment page as a public name-search docket. |
| Franklinton online search fields | None documented | Not applicable | Use the Mayor’s Court contact route instead. |
Washington Parish Traffic Tickets: Bogalusa Ticket Portal
The official Bogalusa ticket-payment page requires a Ticket Number in a text field before anything happens. So the correct municipal ticket number must be in hand first. The page does not let you find a ticket by party name. It cannot replace a 22nd JDC docket search.
The Bogalusa City Court page places the court at 214 Arkansas Avenue, Bogalusa, LA 70427. Its phone is 985-732-6204. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If the Washington Parish ticket number is missing, call City Court instead of trying the district-court paid portal.
The City Court's own page confirms a separate municipal access path. That is why a Bogalusa ticket can carry a different number and custodian than a district-court matter.
Washington Parish Traffic Tickets: Franklinton Mayor’s Court
Franklinton Mayor's Court hears Washington Parish misdemeanor traffic summonses, misdemeanor arrests or summonses, and Town Code violations written by the Franklinton Police Department. Sessions fall on the second Monday of each month. They begin at 9 a.m. in the Town Hall chambers. Commissioner Dan Foil is listed on the court's materials, and the town phone is 985-839-3560. Town Hall sits at 301 11th Avenue, Franklinton, LA 70438.
The official Franklinton court page gives the schedule and jurisdiction but offers no online citation search form. Its generic online payment link covers utility billing only, not court-ticket lookup.
The town's court page points to a simple route: call. Keep the citation or the date handy and ask Mayor's Court for current instructions.
How to Find Your Traffic Court Date
The date printed on a Washington Parish citation is a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm it with the court that actually holds the matter. For a 22nd JDC setting, the annual calendar shows traffic court, divisions, and locations, but the court states that specific docket information for a given day is unavailable online. Call the Clerk at 985-839-4663 with the docket number and division when known. Bogalusa and Franklinton records follow local channels. So go straight to the city or town court.
| Citation identifier | For Bogalusa, the confirmed online form uses Ticket Number, up to 50 characters. No universal parish citation syntax was documented. |
|---|---|
| Issuing court | 22nd JDC, Bogalusa City Court, or Franklinton Mayor’s Court determines the record path. |
| Date and time | The appearance or hearing information on the citation, verified with the issuing court or its official calendar. |
| Division or location | For district matters, the calendar may give a division, matter type, and location rather than full case details. |
| Current status | Confirm directly with the issuing court. A calendar setting, payment screen, or missing web entry is not a full case record. |
Washington Parish Traffic Court Follows a Local Calendar
Judge Vincent Lobello's official Washington Parish 22nd JDC page identifies Traffic Court and DWI/Sobriety Court. The two programs are related but distinct. Treat them separately in any public case record. The district calendar lists traffic court among many setting types, from misdemeanors and felony motions to civil sessions, family matters, and arraignments.
For a district traffic case, use the calendar first. It shows the type and location of court work. The Clerk then supplies case-specific information, since the Clerk holds the underlying court proceeding record for the Washington Parish case.
Pay or Contest a Ticket
Paying a ticket and fighting one are two different roads in Washington Parish. Each runs through the court named on the citation. Bogalusa gives drivers a Ticket Number entry for online payment, though it posts no matching form for contesting a ticket online. Franklinton takes the other approach. Its court page lists meeting times and contact details rather than any payment portal. For a 22nd JDC matter, the court date plus a call to the Clerk or the right division will confirm the current procedure. One caution applies everywhere: never assume a portal, a calendar, or one court's instructions govern a citation issued by a different court.
| Action | Documented route | What to confirm with the issuing court |
|---|---|---|
| Pay a Bogalusa ticket | Use the official Ticket Number payment entry point when the correct number is available. | Current amount, eligibility for payment, and whether the ticket has posted. |
| Respond to a Franklinton citation | Contact Mayor’s Court or Town Hall, where no online citation-search form is documented. | Court date, response method, amount if applicable, and any required appearance. |
| Address a 22nd JDC traffic matter | Use the district calendar and Clerk or division contact. | The docket number, division, current setting, and court-directed response procedure. |
Do not ignore a missed traffic setting. La. R.S. 32:57.1 describes a notice process after failure to appear and a possible Department of Public Safety suspension process if a person does not appear or pay within the period stated after notice. It also provides a release process and fee. Contact the issuing court promptly to confirm the actual status and instructions for the citation.
Washington Parish Traffic Records: Charge Code Is Not a Ticket Lookup
Louisiana's high court offers a Charge Code Search. It pulls up the court, offense date, category, statute, ordinance, and charge-cost details tied to a code. What it cannot do is take a ticket or citation number in the Single Charge form. Treat it as a reference for the legal label or cost printed on a citation. It will not locate the court file behind that paper. The issuing court remains the place to verify the ticket, the setting, and the amount owed right now. Keep Charge Code Search for decoding terms. Keep the actual case record separate from it.
Washington Parish Traffic Tickets Need Prompt Court Contact
Two statutes explain why a Washington Parish traffic ticket deserves quick attention. La. R.S. 32:57.1 covers the written promise to appear. It also covers the notice that follows a failure to appear, and a possible hit to your license. La. R.S. 32:393 covers how courts report traffic convictions and bail forfeitures. Neither one creates a fresh online way to challenge a citation. Neither replaces the notice the court itself sends. A listed date can shift for several reasons. So ask the court whether an entry marks a reset, a continuance, a cancellation, or a new setting. On a 22nd JDC matter, the district calendar and the Clerk can sort out the path. Municipal tickets belong to the city or town court that issued them.
Traffic Court Record vs Driving Record
A traffic ticket actually creates two distinct files. The Washington Parish court record lives with the court or Clerk that processed the citation, so a 22nd JDC case sits with the Washington Parish Clerk while Bogalusa and Franklinton keep their own municipal routes. The state licensing system keeps a wholly separate driving record. The court route is what you want for the file, the court date, the citation itself, and any court-copy request.
| Record | Custodian | What it concerns | Local access route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court traffic record | The issuing court or its Clerk | The citation, court setting, court filings, and public court action. | Use the 22nd JDC and Washington Parish Clerk, Bogalusa City Court, or Franklinton Mayor’s Court as the citation requires. |
| State driving record | The state licensing system | A separate licensing record; courts report traffic convictions and bail forfeitures under La. R.S. 32:393. | It is not the traffic court file and is outside the court-record lookup route described here. |
The Louisiana traffic reporting statute is the source depicted below.
The reporting rule may explain what lands on the state driving record. Even so, the local court remains the office to approach for a citation or a court copy.
Washington Parish Traffic Records Have District and City Totals
The Louisiana Supreme Court's 2025 annual report puts Washington Parish traffic filings at 1,394. Bogalusa City Court logged another 1,295. Those numbers describe whole court dockets, not any single ticket. They cannot stand in for a citation search. The gap between the two totals is the real lesson. A hefty municipal traffic docket simply will not surface through the Washington Parish district-court route. That is why the court printed on your ticket matters. Treat the totals as local background. The status, amount, setting, and copy availability for one specific citation can only come from the court that processed it.
Copies and Fees
Copy costs through the Washington Parish Clerk for a 22nd JDC traffic case are set at $1 per page. That applies when no certification is needed. A certified copy runs $10 for the certification plus the per-page fee. The Clerk also lists $15 for research or preparation. Actual postage and $20 per name for a criminal search appear on the same schedule. Note the limits here. These are Washington Parish Clerk charges only, not a blanket fee schedule for every Bogalusa or Franklinton traffic request.
| Record or service | Fee | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Parish Clerk non-certified copy | $1 per page | For eligible Clerk-held court material, including public-record search images. |
| Washington Parish Clerk certification | $10 per certification plus per-page fee | For a certified court copy requested from the Clerk. |
| Washington Parish Clerk research or preparation | $15 | Confirm whether it applies to the particular request. |
| Franklinton public-record copy | $0.50 per sheet | The town’s listed public-record price; confirm current court handling with Mayor’s Court. |
| Bogalusa City Court copy or payment process | Confirm with City Court | The research documents the ticket portal but not a municipal court-copy fee. |