--- title: "Curtis Sigur | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Curtis Sigur Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 16th 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 Sigur serves as Division “G” Judge in the 16th Judicial District Court, a position he was elected to in 2014 and re‐elected in 2020 - Assistant District Attorney — 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office · start year: 1995 · end year: 2014 - Staff Attorney — St. Mary Parish Public Defender's Office · start year: 1990 · end year: 1991 - Associate Attorney — Law Firm of Porter and Fuselier, New Iberia · start year: 1984 · end year: 1987 - The Division “G” Judge for the 16th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, presiding over civil, criminal, juvenile, and drug court cases in St. Mary, Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes ### Education - Southern University Law Center — Law; with honors — J.D. (1984) - University of Southwestern Louisiana — Pre-Law with minor in Economics; with honors — B.S. (1979) ### Additional information - court: Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court · role: District Judge - Division G, Section 1 · start date: 2015 · notes: Elected 2014, term ends 2026 - Chief Judge 2017-2018 - Partner — Fuselier and Sigur · start year: 1987 · end year: 1995 - Born December 8, 1957 in Glencoe, Louisiana, to the late Edward and Mable Sigur. - Social Security Staff Attorney — Acadiana Legal Service Corporation, Lafayette - Legal Advisor — St. Mary Parish School Board - Docket: Civil, Criminal, Drug Court, Children in Need of Care (CINC) - Moot Court Board, Phi Alpha Delta, Executive Editor Law Review, Who's Who Among American Law Students ## 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/curtis-sigur/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/curtis-sigur/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/curtis-sigur/) - [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/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.16jdc.org/g-sigur) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la", "name": "Curtis Sigur | KnowJudges", "description": "Curtis Sigur, Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la#judge", "name": "Curtis Sigur", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la", "jobTitle": "Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Louisiana 16th Judicial District Court" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/curtis-sigur/" ], "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "University of Southwestern Louisiana" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Southern University Law Center" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Louisiana", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/louisiana" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Curtis Sigur", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/curtis-sigur-judge-louisiana-16th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-g-la" } ] } ] } ``` ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c043a9f2e3e33988fd8575e4) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. 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.