City of Broussard Magistrate’s Court Only traffic and minor misdemeanor charges are prosecuted through this court. Magistrate Judge – Carrol L. Spell, Jr. City Prosecutor – James E. Simon Clerk of Court – Alicia Menard Chief Clerk - Rhonda Williams Clerk - Bridget Coffelt Assistant Clerk - Kayla Stansbury-Dice	Cut Off Date	Court Dates
	January 31, 2012	February 23, 2012
	February 29, 2012	March 29, 2012
	March 31, 2012	April 26, 2012
	April 30, 2012	May 31, 2012
	May 31, 2012	June 28, 2012
	June 30, 2012	July 26, 2012
	July 31, 2012	August 30, 2012
	August 31, 2012	September 27, 2012

	April 30, 2012	May 31, 2012

The Judge and the Prosecutor only come in once a month for court, any questions or inquiries should be directed to either the Assistant Clerk or the Clerk of Court at the Broussard Police Department.

Court is usually held on the last Thursday of each month depending on holidays (subject to change).

Court is held at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers located at 416 East Main Street, Broussard, Louisiana 70518.

Payments of fines are collected between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM Mon. – Fri at the Broussard Police Department (BPD) located at 414 East Main Street; payments can be mailed to the Broussard Police Department at 414 East Main Street. Fines can be paid in cash, cashier’s checks, money orders or personal checks. (Please do not mail cash). Checks are to be made payable to Broussard Magistrate’s Court. No two party checks are acceptable.

The Judge grants most extensions. Parties requesting an extension on payment(s) must appear before the Judge on the date assigned on the summons or citation(s) in order to receive an extension.

Failure to pay any outstanding citations can be very costly; if you have any outstanding fines due to this court there may be a warrant out for your arrest and/or your drivers license can be suspended by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety. You should contact this office immediately, in order to avoid any further costs or face being arrested.

Accident Reports – Accident reports can be picked up or requested from this office by mail through a written request from an insurance company. The cost to receive a copy of an accident report is $8.00 and for a fatality report $20.00.

Parties are asked to allow 5 to 7 working days for a minor accident report and 12 to 15 working days for a major accident to be ready. Only the parties involved in the accident or an insurance company representing one of the parties are able to acquire a copy of the report. The only other party able to acquire an accident report would be an Attorney representing one of the parties involved, through a subpoena.

NO INFORMATION to any accident report will be released over the phone nor will an accident report be faxed for any reason.