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Collecting Your Judgment in Evangeline Parish

You won in Louisiana — now let's get you paid. Here's how judgment collection works in Evangeline Parish, and where to file locally.

10 years (renewable)
Judgment good for
Judicial interest rate, set annually by the Louisiana Commissioner of Financial Institutions (3.25 percentage points above the Federal Reserve discount rate). Rate for calendar year 2026 = 7.5% per annum. A contractual interest rate controls where the judgment is on a contract.
Interest
Available
Wage garnishment
Evangeline
County

Where to file in Evangeline Parish

Local court

Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court

200 Court Street, Suite 104, Ville Platte, LA 70586

(337) 363-5671

Who enforces the order

The Evangeline Parish sheriff/marshal carries out levies and wage withholding once the court issues your order. Real-estate liens are recorded with the county recorder where the property sits.

Your collection options

These follow Louisiana law. See the full Louisiana guide for forms, fees, and deadlines.

Debtor's asset exam

Judgment Debtor Rule / Examination of Judgment Debtor

Wage garnishment

Up to 75% of disposable earnings per week are EXEMPT, i.e. up to 25% is garnishable, but never below 30x federal minimum wage in disposable earnings (La. R.S. 13:3881). Support obligations have higher garnishable amounts (child support up to 50%, spousal up to 60%).

Bank levy

Garnishment (of bank account, via Petition for Garnishment)

Property lien

Louisiana uses 'judicial mortgage': record a certified copy of the judgment in the mortgage records of the parish where the debtor owns immovable property (La. Civil Code art. 3300, 3320). The recorded judgment creates a judicial mortgage on the debtor's immovable property in that parish.

We'll prepare your Evangeline Parish collection paperwork

Flat $299 — we prepare your Louisiana enforcement forms and a step-by-step playbook for filing in Evangeline Parish. You file them; we never take a cut of what you collect (collection firms take 33–50%).

Evangeline Parish Judgment Collection FAQ

Most enforcement paperwork is filed with the court that entered your judgment. In Evangeline Parish, that is typically Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court, 200 Court Street, Suite 104, Ville Platte, LA 70586 ((337) 363-5671). A lien on real estate is recorded with the county recorder/clerk where the property sits.

The Evangeline Parish sheriff (or marshal/constable, depending on the county) carries out levies and wage withholding once the court issues the order. Contact their civil division for the current levy fee — it's a modest, recoverable cost, and we list the step in your playbook.

Yes. For a flat $299 we prepare your Louisiana-specific enforcement forms and a step-by-step playbook for filing in Evangeline Parish. You file them with the court and sheriff; we don't take any percentage of what you collect.

General information about collecting a money judgment in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana — not legal advice. Court locations, fees, and procedures change; confirm current requirements with the local court before filing.

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