--- title: "Blair Downing Edwards | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/blair-downing-edwards-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-i-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Blair Downing Edwards Louisiana 21st Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 21st 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 - Judge, Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, District 3 — from 2025 - Judge, 21st Judicial District Court — elected 2008; served through 2024 - First juvenile judge of the 21st Judicial District, covering Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes; reelected in 2014 - Public Defender, 21st Judicial District - Chief Judge, 21st Judicial District Court - Teacher, Northwood Preparatory Charter High School ### Education - Nicholls State University — Accounting — B.S. - Loyola University School of Law — Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Appellate term scheduled to end in 2034. - Ran in the 2026 Louisiana Supreme Court special primary; received 42.3% and lost to Burris. - Children’s Attorney — juvenile advocacy - Accountant, Texaco - Accountant, Entergy - Intern, Family in Need of Services Program, Office of Child Services - Built the district’s first Juvenile Division and presided over juvenile drug and truancy courts. - Leadership includes the Louisiana Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges and Louisiana Child Protection Representation Commission. ## 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/blair-downing-edwards/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/blair-downing-edwards/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/blair-downing-edwards/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/blair-downing-edwards-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-i-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Blair_Downing_Edwards) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/stories/judge-blair-downing-edwards-announces-candidacy-forlouisiana-supreme-court,202446) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/blair-downing-edwards-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-i-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/blair-downing-edwards-judge-louisiana-21st-judicial-district-court-division-i-la", "name": "Blair Downing Edwards | KnowJudges", "description": "Blair Downing Edwards, Louisiana 21st 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.