--- title: "J. Gregory Vidrine | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-gregory-vidrine-ville-platte-city-court-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # J. Gregory Vidrine Ville Platte City Court · City or Parish Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Ville Platte City Court - State: Louisiana - Role: City or Parish Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He has held the position of Ville Platte / Ward 1 City-Ward Court judge since 2015 - The collected biographical information identifies practice at Mahtook and Lafleur in 2011–2022, followed by partnership through LaFleur & Laborde managing Louisiana Lagniappe Title Company’s title and real estate section - In 2021, administered the oath of office to his father, Judge John Larry Vidrine, when he joined the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal - Judge at Ville Platte City Court (from 2014) - He clerked for Louisiana Third Circuit Judge John D. Saunders in 2009–2010 and held the role of an Evangeline Parish assistant district attorney in 2011–2014 - Vidrine’s legal practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate transactions, secured transactions, and municipal law - Louisiana attorney, title specialist, and City/Ward Court Judge for the City of Ville Platte and Ward 1 of Evangeline Parish, with a background in real estate law, public service, and judicial work - His practice covers residential and commercial property transactions, secured transactions and municipal law ### Education ### Additional information - In October 2021, he administered the oath to his father, John Larry Vidrine, on joining the Third Circuit after Saunders’s death. - J. Gregory Vidrine, born in Ville Platte, earned an LSU B.A. in mass communication/media studies in 2005 and an LSU law degree in 2009. - Recently, he also presided over the swearing-in of a new magistrate for the Village of Pine Prairie - The overview also describes his real-estate practice reputation and supplies a professional contact number. - He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts and the Western District of Louisiana. - Listed admissions include Louisiana state courts, the Western District of Louisiana and Fifth Circuit. - Memberships include the parish and state bars, independent land title agents association, American Land Title Association and federal Fifth Circuit bar. ## 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.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster](https://www.lasc.org/press_room/annual_reports/reports/2025_Guide_to_Louisiana_Courts.pdf) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-gregory-vidrine-ville-platte-city-court-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-gregory-vidrine-ville-platte-city-court-la", "name": "J. 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