Office of the Public Defender

23rd Judicial District

Ascension Parish

The main hub of the 23rd Judicial District, the courthouse in Gonzales, is home to the judges’ offices and is the metropolitan parish of the district. The sprawling and modern courthouse is located at 607 East Worthy Boulevard, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737 and provides the venue for felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, child support, and protective order court.
The Donaldsonville courthouse, which has a more nostalgic flair is located at 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346 and holds only Parish court and civil court for the district judges.

 

 

 

The following attorneys, along with their contact information are assigned to divisions in Ascension Parish:

Felony Division A:

Kristin Tregre: Email: kristin@tregrelaw.com Telephone: 225-644-2800

Stacey B. Stephens: Email: sbslawfirm.stacey@gmail.com Telephone: 225-348-2828

 

Felony Division B:

Shannon L. Battiste: Email: sbattiste.publicdefender@outlook.com Telephone: 225-678-9803

Kristin Tregre Email: kristin@tregrelaw.com Telephone: 225-644-2800

 

Felony Division C:

Christopher J. Bridges: Email: cbridges@eatel.net Telephone: 225-678-9803

Shannon L. Battiste: Email: sbattiste.publicdefender@outlook.com Telephone: 225-253-2329

 

Felony Division D:

Stacey B. Stephens: Email: sbslawfirm.stacey@gmail.com Telephone: 225-348-2828

Kristin Tregre: Email: kristin@tregrelaw.com Telephone: 225-644-2800

 

Felony Division E:

Blaine M. Hebert: Email: blaine@blainehebertlaw.com Telephone: 504-348-3217

Thomas Kliebert, III Email: thomas@klibertlegal.org Telephone: 225-258-2425

 

Ascension Parish Court – Misdemeanors:

Jeffrey M. Heggelund: Email: jeff@heggelundlaw.com Telephone: 225-239-2800

Brock Facione: Email: brockfacione@gmail.com Telephone: 225-999-5297 

 

Ascension Parish Court – Misdemeanor Arraignments:

Tonya B. Clark: Email: 23chief_pdo@eatel.net Telephone: 225-647-9673

 

Juvenile [DCFS/CINC and Delinquency]:

Cindy Thibodeux: Email: cindythibpdo@gmail.com Telephone: 225-963-9638

Leroy J. Laiche, Jr.: Email: ljlaiche@eatel.net Telephone: 225-744-8800

 

LWOP Attorney – All Felony Divisions:

Shawn R. Bush: Email: shawnbushidb@gmail.com Telephone: 225-647-1104

 

Bail Hearings – All Divisions:

Jessie M. LeBlanc: Email: jessieml6240@gmail.com Telephone: 225-644-2800