Mark D. Chiasson at a glance
- Current role
- City or Parish Court Judge
- Court
- Thibodaux City Court
- Current assignment
- Thibodaux City Court
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mark D. Chiasson
City or Parish Court Judge · Thibodaux City Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge of the Thibodaux City Court in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, elected in 2008 and serving in the judicial office since that year
- He held the role of Lafourche assistant district attorney with cases in the 17th District, First Circuit and Louisiana Supreme Court
Education
Additional information
- Stale term wording:** The overview calls December 2020 the end of the initial term despite a 2008 election; no current term endpoint is established by that statement.
- It records election in 2008 after father-in-law David Richard retired, and names wife Michelle and three children.
- The collected biographical information identifies Chiasson grew up in Thibodaux, graduated from Thibodaux High School, obtained a Nicholls State BA (1987) and Southern University Law Center JD (1991), and was licensed in Louisiana in 1991.
- Practice areas include estate planning, personal injury, family law and successions.
- Before becoming a judge, Mark D. Chiasson held the role of an Assistant District Attorney with the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting cases in the 17th Judicial District Court, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, and the Louisiana Supreme Court
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes.
A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidenceLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies.
a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroomLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Appellate Extended Media Coverage
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.
An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedingsLouisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)
Thibodaux City Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 29, 2026
View Louisiana Supreme Court official judicial roster ↗Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9) ↗