--- title: "Rochelle Champagne Fahrig | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rochelle-champagne-fahrig-judge-louisiana-29th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rochelle Champagne Fahrig Louisiana 29th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 29th 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 - The Chief Judge of Division D in the 29th Judicial District Court of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, serving until 2026 - Criminal Prosecutor / Assistant District Attorney, St. Charles Parish District Attorney's Office - The 29th Judicial District Court offers online court access for authorized cases via Zoom, but prior written authorization from the judge is required ### Education - Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center — with honors — J.D. (2008) - Bachelor's Degree — Louisiana State University — Graduate of Louisiana State University (undergrad) per Louisiana Judiciary profile ### Additional information - Graduated with honors in 2008 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Civil Litigation Attorney, Private Practice - Hahnville High School also noted. - She also has over 14 years of civil litigation experience in areas such as medical malpractice, insurance defense, family law, estate law, personal injury, and workers’ compensation - She has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and has argued cases before the Louisiana Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and First Circuit Court of Appeals ## 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/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://29jdc.org/) - [LA Batch 10 supplied biography research source](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/rochelle-champagne-fahrig/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rochelle-champagne-fahrig-judge-louisiana-29th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rochelle-champagne-fahrig-judge-louisiana-29th-judicial-district-court-division-d-la", "name": "Rochelle Champagne Fahrig | KnowJudges", "description": "Rochelle Champagne Fahrig, Louisiana 29th Judicial District Court. 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Collected 2026-07-26.