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Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Criminal Defense law in Louisiana covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Louisiana has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in District Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Louisiana are prosecuted through District Court, with appeals handled by the Courts of Appeal. Your constitutional rights apply, but Louisiana's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Louisiana State Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Louisiana means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in Louisiana — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Louisiana. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux - Attorney
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellen Cronin Badeaux, LLC
 324 N. Theard St. Covington LA 70433
(985) 892-1955
Loyola University New Orleans (1992)
English, French
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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Christopher Carbine - Attorney
Christopher Carbine
0/5 (0 reviews)
CARBINE LAW FIRM LLC
 711 2nd STREET GRETNA LA 70053
(504) 233-8191
Loyola University New Orleans (2010)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Samantha Moisant - Attorney
Samantha Moisant
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moisant Law Office
 2332 Severn Ave Suite 100 Metairie LA 70001
(504) 317-1685
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Stephen Rue - Attorney
Stephen Rue
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephen Rue & Associates
 422 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 529-5000
Harvard Law School (2019)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Erin Nicole Abrams - Attorney
Erin Nicole Abrams
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Johnson Firm
 910 Ford Street Lake Charles LA 70601
(337) 433-1414
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Sanjoy Kumar Guha - Attorney
Sanjoy Kumar Guha
0/5 (0 reviews)
sanlegalsolutions
 42 MEH Kanishka Road [North] DURGAPUR GA 71320
1-947-593-7304
B.University
English
india Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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James Spokes - Attorney
James Spokes
0/5 (0 reviews)
Scott Law Office
 3900 N Causeway Blvd Ste. 1203 Metairie LA 70002
(225) 400-9976
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2008)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Immigration Law Personal Injury
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James Scott Ruel - Attorney
James Scott Ruel
0/5 (0 reviews)
 210 Highway 21 Madisonville LA 70447
(985) 845-7031
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1996)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Peter Flowers - Attorney
Peter Flowers
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flowers & Long LLP
 101 Milam Street, Suite 100 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 424-1111
Loyola University New Orleans (1983)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Barbara Watzke - Attorney
Barbara Watzke
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barbara Watzke Law Firm
 1925-A Corporate Square Dr www.barbarawatzke.com Slidell LA 70458
(985) 639-1791
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Nancy Bousfield - Attorney
Nancy Bousfield
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nancy S. Bousfield, Attorney at Law
 2116 Gause Blvd. West Slidell LA 70460
(985) 640-3479
Tulane University School of Law (1987)
Bar #19493
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Jacob Rennick - Attorney
Jacob Rennick
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pelican Law LLC
 1110 N 7th St. West Monroe LA 71291
(318) 737-7020
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2010)
English, Spanish
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Rhett Paul Spano - Attorney
Rhett Paul Spano
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Rhett P. Spano, LLC
 2354 S Acadian Thruway Suite C Baton Rouge LA 70808
(225) 387-8327
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Patrick Murray - Attorney
Patrick Murray
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murray Law Office
 523 Georgia Avenue BOGALUSA LA 70427
(985) 205-8877
Loyola University New Orleans
English
Bar #36602
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
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Ernest Eugene Barrow III - Attorney
Ernest Eugene Barrow III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ernest E. Barrow, L.L.C.
 113 E 23rd Ave Covington LA 70433
(985) 871-7374
Southern University Law Center (1995)
English
Bar #26185
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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F. Edward Mouton - Attorney
F. Edward Mouton
0/5 (0 reviews)
 400 Travis St Suite 1102 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 221-5213
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Rachel King - Attorney
Rachel King
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of King & King, LLC
 628 Stoner Ave. Suite E Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 226-0808
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
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Jimmy Simien - Attorney
Jimmy Simien
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7908 Wrenwood Blvd Baton Rouge LA 70809
(337) 436-2121
McNeese State University
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
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James Edward Sudduth III - Attorney
James Edward Sudduth III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sudduth & Associates, LLC
 1109 Pithon Street Lake Charles LA 70601
(833) 783-3884
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (2010)
English, Spanish
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
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Douglas Daniel Brown - Attorney
Douglas Daniel Brown
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Douglas Brown Law Firm, LLC
 201 NW Railroad Ave, Ste 112 Hammond LA 70401
(985) 310-6900
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1992)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Leo Joseph Palazzo - Attorney
Leo Joseph Palazzo
0/5 (0 reviews)
Palazzo Law Office
 732 Behrman Hwy. Suite F Gretna LA 70056
(504) 433-1442
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
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Carl Henry Franklin - Attorney
Carl Henry Franklin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carl Henry Franklin, Lawyer at Law
 910 Pierremont Rd. Ste 410 Shreveport LA 71106
(318) 429-6822
Southern University Law Center
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
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Carl Barkemeyer - Attorney
Carl Barkemeyer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barkemeyer Law Office
 814 W. 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(225) 964-6720
Loyola University New Orleans (2002)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Phillip Lynch Jr - Attorney
Phillip Lynch Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1280 Clausel St Mandeville LA 70448
(985) 626-9382
Southern University Law Center (1984)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
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Wade Thomas Visconte - Attorney
Wade Thomas Visconte
0/5 (0 reviews)
All American Law Firm of LA, LLC
 1500 North Market Street Suite A-206 Shreveport LA 71107
(318) 542-7204
English
Bar #24054575
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Michael John Vergis - Attorney
Michael John Vergis
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1701 Old Minden Road, Suite 17A Bossier City LA 71111
(318) 698-3724
Mississippi College School of Law
English, Spanish
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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John Schoonenberg - Attorney
John Schoonenberg
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henderson Reilly Boudreaux & Schoonenberg
 300 Lafayette St Houma LA 70360
(985) 868-2081
St. Thomas University School of Law (2003)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Medical Malpractice
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Ms. Annette M. Eddie-Callagain - Attorney
Ms. Annette M. Eddie-Callagain
0/5 (0 reviews)
E-C International Family Law Center
 632 Rue de Brille New Iberia LA 70563
(337) 465-4330
Southern University Law Center (1978)
English, Japanese
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Jeffrey Little - Attorney
Jeffrey Little
0/5 (0 reviews)
 642 Stoner Ave Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 227-0000
Louisiana State University - Shreveport (1983)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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Aaron D. Lawrence - Attorney
Aaron D. Lawrence
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence & Odom LLP
 700 North 2nd Street Monroe, LA 71201 LA 71201
(318) 232-4000
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
English, Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Tiffany L Ratliff - Attorney
Tiffany L Ratliff
0/5 (0 reviews)
 109 S. 3rd Street Leesville LA 71446
(337) 397-4872
Southern University Law Center (2009)
English, Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
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Clint Robert Hanchey - Attorney
Clint Robert Hanchey
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clint R. Hanchey, Attorney at Law
 102 Arkansas Avenue Monroe LA 71201
(318) 387-3500
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Bar #28925
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Erik Lane Burns - Attorney
Erik Lane Burns
0/5 (0 reviews)
 510 N Range Ave Denham Springs LA 70726
(225) 791-2340
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
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Kerry Patrick Byrne - Attorney
Kerry Patrick Byrne
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kerry Patrick Byrne Law Office
 510 Roussell St Houma LA 70360
(985) 879-4957
Loyola University New Orleans
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Beau James Brock - Attorney
Beau James Brock
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brock Law, LLC
 1538 Delplaza Drive Suite C Baton Rouge LA 70815
(225) 999-1804
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1988)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Environmental Law
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