Family Law law in Louisiana covers child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Louisiana has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to family law cases, and attorneys who practice in District Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Louisiana is a community property state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in District Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Louisiana family law attorney who regularly appears in District Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

The family law attorneys listed here practice throughout Louisiana and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to family law law in Louisiana to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Louisiana.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellen Cronin Badeaux, LLC
 324 N. Theard St. Covington LA 70433
(985) 892-1955
Loyola University New Orleans (1992)
English, French
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Erin Nicole Abrams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Johnson Firm
 910 Ford Street Lake Charles LA 70601
(337) 433-1414
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Sanjoy Kumar Guha - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
sanlegalsolutions
 42 MEH Kanishka Road [North] DURGAPUR GA 71320
1-947-593-7304
B.University
English
india Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
J. Dhu Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of J. Dhu Thompson, APLC
 7607 Fern Avenue, Suite 402 Shreveport LA 71105
(318) 670-8018
Southern University - Baton Rouge (1997)
Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Roy Maughan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Maughan Law Firm, LLC
 634 Connells Park Ln Baton Rouge LA 70806
(225) 926-8533
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1982)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Barbara Watzke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barbara Watzke Law Firm
 1925-A Corporate Square Dr www.barbarawatzke.com Slidell LA 70458
(985) 639-1791
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Gregory Alan Koury - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Koury & Hill, LLC
 1001 W. Pinhook Rd., Building 3, Suite 102 Lafayette LA 70503
(337) 889-5409
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Collections Divorce Domestic Violence
Douglas Daniel Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Douglas Brown Law Firm, LLC
 201 NW Railroad Ave, Ste 112 Hammond LA 70401
(985) 310-6900
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1992)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Patrick Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murray Law Office
 523 Georgia Avenue BOGALUSA LA 70427
(985) 205-8877
Loyola University New Orleans
English
Bar #36602
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Samantha Moisant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moisant Law Office
 2332 Severn Ave Suite 100 Metairie LA 70001
(504) 317-1685
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Mrs. Nadine Dunbar Gills - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nadine Dunbar Gills, Lawyer At Law, LLC
 330 Alamo Street Suite B Lake Charles LA 70601
(337) 513-4820
Southern University Law Center (2003)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Family Law
Stephen Rue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephen Rue & Associates
 422 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 529-5000
Harvard Law School (2019)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Nancy Bousfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nancy S. Bousfield, Attorney at Law
 2116 Gause Blvd. West Slidell LA 70460
(985) 640-3479
Tulane University School of Law (1987)
Bar #19493
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Jacob Chapman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sternberg, Naccari & White
 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1450 Baton Rouge LA 70801
(225) 529-2100
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Family Law
Jacob Rennick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pelican Law LLC
 1110 N 7th St. West Monroe LA 71291
(318) 737-7020
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2010)
English, Spanish
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Seth T. Mansfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mansfield, Melancon, Cranmer & Dick
 1921 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 203 Lafayette LA 70508
(337) 409-0003
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2009)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Ernest Eugene Barrow III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ernest E. Barrow, L.L.C.
 113 E 23rd Ave Covington LA 70433
(985) 871-7374
Southern University Law Center (1995)
English
Bar #26185
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Phillip Lynch Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1280 Clausel St Mandeville LA 70448
(985) 626-9382
Southern University Law Center (1984)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Wade Thomas Visconte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
All American Law Firm of LA, LLC
 1500 North Market Street Suite A-206 Shreveport LA 71107
(318) 542-7204
English
Bar #24054575
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Sarah W Hickman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wagar Hickman, LLC
 1590 W. Causeway Approach Suite 2 Mandeville LA 70471
9858888740103
Loyola University New Orleans (2010)
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
David L McBride - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McBride Law Office
 711 2nd Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 233-8112
Dillard University
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Michael John Vergis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1701 Old Minden Road, Suite 17A Bossier City LA 71111
(318) 698-3724
Mississippi College School of Law
English, Spanish
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Carl Henry Franklin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carl Henry Franklin, Lawyer at Law
 910 Pierremont Rd. Ste 410 Shreveport LA 71106
(318) 429-6822
Southern University Law Center
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Joshua Burke Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joshua B. Johnson LLC
 516 veterans blvd. suite 202 Metairie LA 70005
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2017)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Consumer Law Family Law
Philip N. Maples - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maples Law Office, LLC
 P.O. Box 1184 Gonzales LA 70707
(225) 402-8082
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2009)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Harold E Weiser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Weiser Law Office
 3801 Canal St, STE 205 New Orleans LA 70119
(504) 358-2273
Loyola University New Orleans (2006)
English, Spanish
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
Rachel King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of King & King, LLC
 628 Stoner Ave. Suite E Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 226-0808
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Florencia Ibanez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Broussard, David & Moroux
 P.O. Box 3524 Lafayette LA 70502
(337) 233-2323
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Family Law Real Estate Law
Stephen Spurgeon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Stephen Spurgeon
 140 Windermere Blvd, Ste A Alexandria LA 71303
(318) 616-5677
University of Louisiana - Lafayette
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Maritime Law
Jennifer M. Bonneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bonneau Law Office, LLC
 118 West Harrison Avenue Suite 301 New Orleans LA 70124
(504) 488-0678
Southern University Law Center (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Mr. Jeremy Epstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Epstein Law Office, L.L.C.
 1010 Common Street Suite 2450 New Orleans LA 70112
(504) 309-6600
Tulane University School of Law
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Construction Law Divorce
Corey Lamar Pierce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pierce Law Corporation
 660 North Foster Drive, Suite 214A Baton Rouge LA 70809
(225) 362-0062
Maryland Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Family Law
Marie Rudd Hidalgo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marie Rudd Hidalgo Law Firm
 516 W 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(866) 951-8210
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1993)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Erik Lane Burns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 510 N Range Ave Denham Springs LA 70726
(225) 791-2340
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
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