Orleans Parish is named for the Duke of Orleans, who was the regent of France.
Created: March 31, 1807
Parish Seat:
New Orleans 1807 – present
Parish Criminal Courthouse – New Orleans
Location: 2700 Tulane Avenue / Broad Street
Built: 1929 – 1930
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Dibolli & Owens
Contractor: R P Farnsworth & Company, Inc.
Description: The building faces northeast and is a three story concrete structure with Art Deco elements. The building is located on the north side of the center of New Orleans. The center section on the east side has twelve high columns with wide header above. Wide steps ascend to the central entrance. On the south and north of the front are two projecting square towers on either side. The roof line is flat.
Parish Civil Courthouse – New Orleans
Location: 421 Loyola Avenue / Poydras Street
Built: 1954 – 1955
Style: Modern
Architect: Mathes Birgman & Associates and Goldstein, Parham & Labouisse and August, Perez & Associates
Contractor: R P Farnsworth Company Inc.
Description: The building faces east and is a four story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of New Orleans. The entrance on the north side is one story with glass doors and stone facing. The main building has glass windows along the first story and vertical glass windows between stone facing on the east side. The building is connected to the City Hall on the west side. The roof line is flat.
Algiers Municipal Courthouse – New Orleans
Location: 225 Morgan Street ( Algiers ) / Bermuda Street
Built: 1896 – 1897
Style: Romanesque
Architect: Linus Brown and Alonzo Bell
Contractor: John McNally
Description: The building faces north and is a two story style structure. The building is located in the southeast part of New Orleans along the Mississippi River and is known as the Algier Court House. The building has a clock tower on the northeast corner and another tower on the northwest corner. There is a small portico on the north front with balcony on the second story. The windows are arched. The roof line is flat. The building was renovated in 1984. In 2019, the building is undergoing a major renovation. The architect is Linfield Hunter & Junius Inc. of Metaire and the contractor is Dynamic Constructors.
Note: The first courthouse was the plantation home of Barthelemi Duverjé which was destroyed by fire in 1895. Officially New Orleans’ 2nd City Court, the building is the third-oldest courthouse in continuous use in Louisiana. The cost of renovations in 2019 were #1,200,000.
See: Located in the Parish is the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Courthouses:
E – Hancock County, Mississippi and Saint Bernard Parish
S – Saint Bernard Parish, Plaquemines Parish and Jefferson Parish
W – Jefferson Parish
Parish Criminal Courthouse – New Orleans
Photos taken 2011