--- title: "Kendrick Guidry | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kendrick-guidry-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kendrick Guidry Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 14th 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 - court: Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court · role: Judge, Section 1 Division H · start date: 2021-01-01 · end date: 2026-12-31 · notes: Elected November 3, 2020 - Attorney / Partner — Plauche', Smith & Nieset, LLC · start year: 2006 · end year: 2020 - Assistant District Attorney — Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 2000 · end year: 2006 - Legal ethics experts noted that Louisiana law requires recusal when a judge has a financial interest in a party, and the standard is objective, not based on the judge’s personal belief in impartiality ### Education - Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center — Law — J.D. (2000) - Bachelor's — McNeese State University — 1990 — Distinguished Military Graduate ### Additional information - Residential Director, then Assistant Executive Director — CARC - The disclosure came after he had not previously stated his role on the committee, prompting questions about why he did not recuse himself earlier - He had previously ruled in favor of the Church’s position, but later disclosed that he sits on the finance committee of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lake Charles — a direct financial interest under Louisiana’s judicial recusal rules - Advocacy group Enough Abuse criticized him for not disclosing his committee role from the outset ## 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/kendrick-guidry/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/kendrick-guidry/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/kendrick-guidry/) - [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/kendrick-guidry-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6025391e5f9fae425462c720/t/63fe62f6c4341c0560804fe5/1677615862621/updated+bio.2.28.23.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kendrick-guidry-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kendrick-guidry-judge-louisiana-14th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-h-la", "name": "Kendrick Guidry | KnowJudges", "description": "Kendrick Guidry, Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court. 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