Bill Aiming to Eliminate Criminal Clerk of Court Advances to Full House

Bill aiming to eliminate criminal clerk of court advances to full House

The Orleans Parish Criminal Clerk of Courts Office is at risk of elimination after the House Judiciary Committee voted today to advance Senate Bill 256 to the full House.

Bill to combine Orleans court clerk positions advances, casting shadow over May election

Calvin Duncan, who was elected clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, greets patrons at Vaughan’s Lounge New Orleans during a campaign event on Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America)Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature continue to push through measures to shrink the court system in New Orleans, the state’s majority-Black, Democratic stronghold. A bill to cut its number of…

Senate bill to merge Orleans Parish clerks of court clears Louisiana House committee

Now the bill goes before the full House for what’s anticipated to be its final hurdle before reaching Gov. Landry’s desk. He’s expected to sign it into law.