--- title: "Alvin Batiste, Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-batiste-jr-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-c-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Alvin Batiste, Jr. Louisiana 18th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 18th Judicial District Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - District Judge · 18th JDC · Div C · 2003-01-01 · present · Chief Judge 2023-2026 - The presiding judge of Division C and Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial District Court in Louisiana, serving since January 2003 - Presiding Judge - Drug Court · 18th JDC · Iberville · 2011 · 2026 - Partner · Batiste & Batiste · 1992 · 1997 - Assistant Attorney General - DEQ · Louisiana Dept of Justice · 1987 · 1992 - Was an officer and lawyer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (discharged 1985) - Navy JAG Officer / Lawyer · United States Navy · 1981 · 1985 - He has also held the role of Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial District Court ### Education - Southern University Law Center in — J.D. (1981) - Southern University — Economics — B.S. (1976) ### Additional information - Batiste was elected to the bench in 2002 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2020. - In 2013, he was inducted into Southern University Law Center’s Hall of Fame for his service to the community, legal profession, and the university - Chief Administrative Officer · Iberville Parish · 1997 · 2002 - Assistant Public Defender · East Baton Rouge Parish · 1985 · 1987 - Judge Batiste presides over Division C of the 18th Judicial District, which covers Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. - He was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar that same year - He is a member of the Louisiana District Judges Association, Louisiana Judicial Council/NBA, Louisiana Family and Juvenile Judges Association, and a former Louisiana Judicial College board member. - He also promotes judicial education in Iberville Parish through “Judges in the Classroom” programs ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence Scope: statewide Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes. Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### broadcast recording photography Scope: statewide Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies. Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel. Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/alvin-batiste-jr/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/alvin-batiste-jr/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/alvin-batiste-jr/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://legiscan.com/LA/text/SR101/id/3426607/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-batiste-jr-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-batiste-jr-judge-louisiana-18th-judicial-district-court-division-c-la", "name": "Alvin Batiste, Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Alvin Batiste, Jr., Louisiana 18th Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.