Successions in Lafayette Parish

Lafayette Parish is the cultural and economic heart of Acadiana. Probate and successions are filed in the 15th Judicial District Court at 800 South Buchanan Street, Lafayette. The 15th JDC has jurisdiction over Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion Parishes; Lafayette matters are handled at the Lafayette courthouse.

Lafayette successions frequently involve oil-and-gas industry estates (the parish is at the center of the Gulf-coast oilfield services economy), Cajun-French heritage families with multigenerational property, UL Lafayette faculty estates, and ranching/farming property in the surrounding rural sections.

Common Lafayette Parish Succession Scenarios

• Oil-and-gas industry estates with mineral interests across south Louisiana.
• Multi-generational family land in unincorporated Lafayette and Acadia parishes.
• Inherited rental property in the UL Lafayette / Saint Streets / Sterling Grove area.
• Out-of-state heirs of Lafayette residents who moved to Houston for the energy industry.
• Cajun cultural-heritage successions with handwritten (olographic) family wills.

Pricing for Lafayette Parish Successions

Our flat fees apply equally across all 64 Louisiana parishes. 15th JDC filing fees run approximately $150–$300; recording in Lafayette Parish conveyance records is approximately $100–$200. See full pricing breakdown.

Process

1. Free consultation and flat-fee quote within 24 hours.
2. You sign one notarized Verification — from any notary, anywhere.
3. We file in 15th JDC, Lafayette.
4. Judgment of Possession issues; we record in Lafayette Parish conveyance records and deliver certified copies.

Service Areas Within Lafayette Parish

Lafayette, Broussard, Youngsville, Carencro, Scott, Duson, Milton, and the unincorporated parts of the parish.

Frequently Asked Questions — Lafayette Parish

Where is the Lafayette succession court?

15th Judicial District Court, 800 South Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501.

The estate has mineral interests in multiple south Louisiana parishes. How is that handled?

The succession is filed in the parish of domicile (typically Lafayette), and the Judgment of Possession is recorded in each parish where the mineral interests are located. We coordinate filings across all parishes. More on mineral-rights successions.

The deceased left a handwritten Cajun-French will. Is that valid?

Yes — a handwritten will (olographic testament) is valid in Louisiana if it is entirely written, dated, and signed in the testator’s own hand. It must be probated before the succession proceeds, which adds 2–4 weeks. We handle olographic probates routinely.