Checking for a Warrant in Hodge
Hodge posts no public warrant list. The office that wrote the paper holds the answer. Work down that route until someone confirms the warrant status in writing.
- Call the Hodge Police Department at 318-259-3823 and ask whether a village citation or court process is open in your name.
- Call the village office at 318-259-4704 and ask which court holds the case and what it now requires.
- If the matter is a district case, call the Clerk of Court at 318-259-2424 for the docket and the next date.
- If a parish warrant is involved, call the sheriff at 318-259-9021 and ask which office confirms status before you travel.
- Ask for written confirmation, because a payment receipt is not the same as a recalled warrant.
Two Phone Numbers, Two Jobs in Hodge
Hodge lists one number for the village and another for the police. The parish directory carries both.
| Village Office | 318-259-4704 for mayor's court, citation payment, and municipal paperwork |
|---|---|
| Hodge Police Department | 318-259-3823 for the citation itself, the officer's report, and local police questions |
| Shared Address | 4693 Quitman Highway, Hodge, LA 71247, listed for both offices |
| Parish Records | 318-259-2424 at the Clerk of Court for district criminal and traffic dockets |
The parish police directory shows Hodge PD on Quitman Highway at 318-259-3823.
Hodge Police and Municipal Court
Hodge runs its own police force and its own mayor's court. The two do not share a phone number, so a citation question and a payment question land at different desks.
Hodge Police Department
4693 Quitman Highway, Hodge, LA 71247
318-259-3823
Village of Hodge
Mayor Gerald Palmer
P.O. Box 280, 4693 Quitman Highway, Hodge, LA 71247
318-259-4704
Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Brent Barnett
150 Old Winnfield Road, Jonesboro, LA 71251
318-259-9021
The mayor's court handles village ordinance matters under R.S. 33:441.
Where a Hodge Record Comes From Without a Town Website
Hodge has no municipal website of its own, so the parish directory serves as the contact source. That gap limits public access, not the existence of a local court. Ask for the office that keeps the court file, not just the one that answers the phone. The village may collect a municipal ticket while the police department explains how it was written, and neither counter can confirm a district warrant.
Hodge Warrant Types
A Hodge matter usually starts as a ticket or a village notice. Only some of those become a warrant. The issuing court decides where the record sits.
| Warrant Type | How It Arises | Who Issues It |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic warrant | An unpaid village citation or a missed traffic date | The Hodge mayor's court |
| Ordinance warrant | An unresolved village code violation | The Hodge mayor's court |
| Failure-to-appear process | A missed local court setting | The mayor's court judge |
| District arrest warrant | A charge filed after a parish investigation | A district judge or magistrate |
A district warrant belongs to the parish system, not the village. That one routes to the Clerk of Court.
Hodge, North Hodge, and East Hodge Are Separate Offices
Three villages share the Quitman Highway corridor and the Hodge postal code. Each is still a separate municipality with its own police force and its own officials.
Go by the municipality printed on the citation, not by the mailing address. A Hodge result does not cover North Hodge or East Hodge, and the reverse is also true.
A citation that says Hodge goes to the Hodge Police Department and the village office. If it names another village, use that village's own number from the parish directory.
Inside a Hodge Warrant Record
Louisiana law sets what a warrant says, not what a village publishes. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 203 requires the issuing date and place, the person's name or a description, the offense, a command to arrest and book, and the magistrate's signature. A Hodge record should carry those pieces.
| Court Reference | The docket or citation number the office uses for the case |
|---|---|
| Person Named | A name where it is known, or a description where it is not |
| Violation or Offense | The charge or ordinance stated on the face of the process |
| Issuing Court and Date | The mayor's court or district court, with the date it signed |
| Amount or Bail | A fine, a cost figure, or a bail direction set by the court |
| Status | Open, paid, served, or recalled, as the court reports it |
Read the reference number to the clerk rather than the name alone.
Hodge Citation and Warrant Payment Rules
Ask the village office where a ticket is payable before sending money. The parish directory lists no payment method for Hodge, and the village offers no online ticket portal, so the instruction must come from the office holding the case. A missed court date and an unpaid ticket are different problems. One may add a fee or a new date, while the other may add a court warrant. Ask what the court has actually done with the case rather than what might happen next. Paying a ticket does not always recall a warrant; only the issuing court can confirm, recall, or quash it. The municipal warrant page explains how a city court warrant is recalled.
How Hodge Warrants Fit the County System
A village warrant and a Jackson Parish warrant are different records. Different offices hold them. The village court decides its own cases, the sheriff serves district process, and the Clerk of Court keeps the district dockets.
Warrant flow: Hodge Mayor's Court and Police › Jackson Parish Sheriff › Louisiana state agencies
A village warrant may never reach a sheriff's list. The Jackson Parish warrant records home page covers the county-wide picture.
Before You Travel to 4693 Quitman Highway
The village and police address share one building line, but nothing official says the counter handles court records or warrant walk-ins. Call first and ask what the desk covers and when it is staffed. For custody or bail questions tied to a district warrant, start with the sheriff at 318-259-9021 and the Jackson Parish Correctional Center at 318-259-8799. Hodge publishes no intake point, bond figure, or recall fee.
Hodge Warrant Records and Public Access
Louisiana's public records law covers a village court file just as it covers a district one. A small office answers a narrow written request faster than a broad one.
Key Rules:
R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect public records unless another law says otherwise.
R.S. 44:32 covers office-hours inspection, reasonable copy fees, and written determinations.
Children's Code Article 412 keeps juvenile court records confidential.
Send the request with the citation number and the date. Ask the court to state the warrant's status apart from the amount owed.
Hodge Warrant Records by the Numbers
Hodge is the third-largest incorporated place in Jackson Parish by the 2020 count.
The service estimate covers the area the department answers calls in, so it runs larger than the resident count. Neither number measures warrants. Hodge publishes no warrant total.