West Feliciana Parish is named for Felicite de Galvez, who was the wife of Bernardo de Galvez a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory.
Surrounding Parish and County Courthouses:
N – Wilkinson County, Mississippi
S – East Baton Rouge Parish and Pointe Cupee Parish
Created: February 17, 1824 
County Seat:
St. Francisville 1824 – present
Parish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Location: 4785 Prosperity Street / Ferdinand Street
Built: 2004 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Holly & Smith
Contractor: Arkel Constructors Inc.
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the south side of the old courthouse to the west of the center of St. Francisville. The west front has a small portico with four columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The building has wide eaves along the flat roof. On the west side is the old courthouse. In the interior is a foyer rising to the second story where are located two courtrooms. The building houses the District Court of the 20th Judicial District.
Old Parish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Location: 4785 Prosperity Street / Ferdinand Street
Built: 1903 – 1904
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: Andrew J Bryan
Contractor: M T Lewman & Company
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the north side of the courthouse, to the west of the center of St. Francisville. On each side is a portico with four thin columns rising to a pediment. On the center of the roof is an octagonal dome with clock and black colored roof. The large courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the District Court of the 20th Judicial District, An addition was constructed on the west side in 1963.
See: The contractor M T Lewman and Company of Louisville, Kentucky.
See: The old Feliciana Parish Courthouse is located at Jackson in East Feliciana Parish.
Old Parish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Location: 9798 Royal Street / Prosperity Street
Built: 1809
Style: Federal and Commercial
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a two story light red-white colored stucco, brick and wood frame structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the south side of the old courthouse to the west of the center of St. Francisville. The north front has an entrance towards the west. There are green colored shutters. The roof is hipped. The building served as the courthouse from 1824 to 1829 and is named as The Cabildo.
History: The parish was created in 1824 when Feliciana Parish was split into two parishesand St, Francisville was selected as the parish seat. The first parish courthouse between 1824 and 1829 was a rented two story building in St. Francisville, which is still standing. From 1829 to 1853, the second courthouse was the old St. Francisville Hotel and the third courthouse was constructed in 1852 on the site of the fourth courthouse constructed in 1903 and which is still standing. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 2004 to 2005.
Parish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Old Pariish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Old Parish Courthouse – St. Francisville
Photos taken 2011, 2017 and 2019