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St. James Parish
St. James Parish
Official Parish Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Police Jury / Parish Council meets
- First and third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Alternates between Convent Courthouse, 5800 Highway 44, Convent, LA 70723, and Vacherie Courthouse Annex, 2631 LA Highway 20, Vacherie, LA 70090.
- Clerk of Court
- Hon. Shane LeBlanc · P. O. Box 63, Convent, LA 70723 · 225.562.2270 · www.stjamesparishclerkofcourt.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.stjamesla.com
- Parish President
- Pete Dufresne, Parish President. Phone: (225) 562-2260. Office: 5800 Highway 44, 2nd Floor, Convent, LA 70723. (Home Rule Charter, Council-President form.)
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- St. James Parish · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Gramercy · Town
- Lutcher · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024