--- title: "Thomas Duplantier | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-duplantier-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-i-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Thomas Duplantier Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 15th 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, Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court - 1998 to 2000 - served as Chief Judge of the 15th District 1998-2000 and served on Lafayette Parish Juvenile Drug Court - Judicial work includes Family Preservation and Sobriety Courts, founding Lafayette Parish Juvenile Drug Court, and chief judge service in 1998–2000. - Judge, Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court - from 1992 ### Education - Loyola University Law School — Law — J.D. (1980) - It records a University of Southwestern Louisiana business-administration B.S. (1977), Loyola law degree (1980), St. Paul High School (1973), and Early Childhood Learning Institute training. ### Additional information - current term expires Dec 31, 2026. - The collected biographical information identifies Thomas R. Tommy Duplantier as Division I judge elected in 1992, with a term listed through 2026. - Elected Oct 3, 1992. - Leadership activities encompass Third Circuit judges association, Lafayette Parish Bar presidency (1990–1991), and bench-bar liaison chair. - Party I. - Lafayette Parish seat. - Involvement includes juvenile and drug court organizations, Inns of Court, Rotary, YMCA, conservation and disability-service boards, and youth coaching. - It details Lafayette residence, wife Susan Rabalais, three children Marcel, Caroline, and Jacques, and Independent registration. ## 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/thomas-duplantier/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/thomas-duplantier/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/thomas-duplantier/) - [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/thomas-duplantier-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-i-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_R._Duplantier) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-duplantier-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-i-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-duplantier-judge-louisiana-15th-judicial-district-court-section-3-division-i-la", "name": "Thomas Duplantier | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas Duplantier, Louisiana 15th Judicial District Court. 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