--- title: "Laurie Reis Brister | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurie-reis-brister-judge-louisiana-6th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Laurie Reis Brister Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 6th 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 Laurie Reis Brister is the Chief Judge of Division B in Louisiana’s Sixth Judicial District, serving East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas parishes, elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2020 - Sixth Judicial District Court Division B — Judge (from 2019; end not specified) - Brister and Brister, Attorneys at Law — Attorney (from 1995; end not specified) - Judge Charles Brackin — District Court Law Clerk (dates not specified) - Sixth District Attorney's Office — Assistant District Attorney (dates not specified) - Position: Judge, Division B, Sixth Judicial District Court (Chief Judge) - Pre‐bench career: Assistant District Attorney for 17 years Partner in Brister & Brister law firm Former prosecutor, magistrate, public defender, judicial law clerk, misdemeanor probation officer, and FINS Coordinator 6th Judicial District Court Online Court ### Education - Juris Doctor — Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University — 1991 — Law - Louisiana State University — Political Science — B.A. (1988) ### Additional information - Town of Lake Providence — Magistrate (dates not specified). - Louisiana State Bar Association: Access to Justice Commission, Accessibility Committee ## 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/laurie-reis-lancaster/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/laurie-reis-lancaster/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/laurie-reis-lancaster/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 11 supplied biography research source](https://www.6jdc.org/judge-brister) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurie-reis-brister-judge-louisiana-6th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laurie-reis-brister-judge-louisiana-6th-judicial-district-court-division-b-la", "name": "Laurie Reis Brister | KnowJudges", "description": "Laurie Reis Brister, Louisiana 6th Judicial District Court. 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Collected 2026-07-26.