How to Check for a Warrant in Stonewall
In Stonewall, any warrant check follows the citation itself. Town cases live at the town office. Parish cases live with the clerk, so first figure out which court holds the file you need.
- Read the citation and note the court, the case number, and the appearance date.
- Call the Stonewall town office at 318-925-9338 when the charge is a town ordinance matter.
- Ask the town office for the current court date and location before you plan a visit.
- Call the DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court at 318-872-3110 when the charge is a 42nd Judicial District Court matter.
- Call the sheriff's office at 318-872-3956 for custody, booking, and bond logistics.
The Stonewall town office can read a docket to you over the phone. Only the court that issued a warrant can recall it, and no other office can change that.
Stonewall Warrants Start at the Town Office
Stonewall ranks as the second largest incorporated place in DeSoto Parish, and its town hall sits inside the sheriff's Government Plaza at 1746 U.S. Highway 171. Weekday hours run 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the office answering at 318-925-9338 and the mayor at 318-925-3160. Anything that began as a town ordinance or ticket starts there. The Stonewall contact page carries the address, both numbers, and the current hours.
Save that Stonewall contact page, because the town runs no separate warrant phone line.
The Stonewall Police Department and Municipal Court
Stonewall has a mayor's court for its ordinance cases. It has no police department at all. The town office keeps the court's paperwork, while the sheriff handles arrests and jail questions parish-wide.
Neither Stonewall office covers for the other: the town cannot answer custody questions, and the sheriff cannot recall a town warrant.
Stonewall Warrant Records and Town Court Dates
Stonewall posts its own court calendar, and that posting is the quickest way to learn when the town court next sits. Call the town office before you drive over. Confirm the date and the location. A small docket shifts often, and a moved setting is easy to miss when a posted schedule is the only notice.
| What You Need | Where It Appears | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Court date and time | Town government page | Whether the posted setting still stands |
| Court office and location | Not published separately | Ask the town office before visiting |
| Ordinances and public records | Town government page | Which office keeps the file you need |
Stonewall's government page posts Court & Council dates and times, along with ordinances and public-records navigation.
Stonewall's Town Police Department Closed in 2017
Ordinance #81-2017 abolished the Stonewall Police Department and the office of chief of police, and the town's ordinance page records that change. Act 202 of 2017 gave Louisiana municipalities the authority to take that step. So there is no Stonewall police warrant desk to call. The sheriff is not a stand-in for the town on a town case either. Each office keeps its own part of the file. The Stonewall ordinance page is where the abolishment appears in writing.
The department is gone. So any question about how a Stonewall citation was handled begins with the town court.
Types of Stonewall Warrants
A Stonewall case is either a town matter or a parish matter.
| Warrant Type | How It Arises | Who Issues It |
|---|---|---|
| Town ordinance warrant | An unresolved town code or ordinance case | Stonewall Mayor's Court |
| Traffic warrant | An unpaid town ticket or a missed date | The court named on the citation |
| Failure-to-appear warrant | A missed town court setting | The judge in that town case |
| Arrest warrant | A charge filed after a parish investigation | 42nd JDC magistrate or judge |
The sheriff can execute either kind of Stonewall warrant, but only the issuing court can change its status.
Where a Stonewall Ordinance Citation Goes
A Stonewall ordinance citation is a court case, not a bill. Read the top of the ticket first. That line names the court and the date that control everything. Then call the town office with three questions: is the case still open, has a warrant issued, and what does the court need to close it. The answers usually come down to a payment, a new date, or an appearance with bond. Whichever it is, the person on the phone can read the docket entry to you. Note: the town site posts no citation search, no payment form, and no fee schedule, so the phone answer is the one that counts.
What a Stonewall Warrant Record Shows
A Stonewall warrant record is short. The case number drives everything else, and the status line is what you need most.
| Warrant or Cause Number | Court format, for example MC-2024-00418 |
|---|---|
| Subject Name | The name on the citation or charge |
| Charge or Offense | The town ordinance, ticket, or criminal charge |
| Issuing Court | Stonewall Mayor's Court or the 42nd JDC |
| Fine or Bond Amount | The amount the court ordered |
| Status | Active, recalled, or satisfied |
Sealed and juvenile cases in Stonewall stay out of the public warrant records everyone else can reach.
Stonewall Has No Warrant Search Page
The official Stonewall site covers government navigation, court and council information, public records, and ordinances. No warrant list, citation lookup, or payment page for open cases appears anywhere on it. A Stonewall case gets checked in one of two places. The town office and the parish clerk each answer by phone or at the counter. The Stonewall government page gathers the town's official navigation in one spot.
Use that page to confirm the current court contact.
Where Stonewall Warrants Fit With DeSoto Parish
Warrant flow: Stonewall Mayor's Court › DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office › the issuing court for status.
A Stonewall town order stays with the town office until served, while a 42nd Judicial District Court order sits on the clerk's docket in Mansfield. The sheriff steps in when an order is executed and someone is booked at the parish jail. The DeSoto Parish warrant records page walks through that county-level system in full. For copies and searches closer to home, the clerk also runs a records office in Stonewall at 1746 U.S. Highway 171, Suite B.
Living in Stonewall With a 42nd JDC Case
Plenty of Stonewall residents have cases in Mansfield rather than in town court. Those files follow the district route. The clerk's criminal department holds citations, indictments, arraignments, and minutes, and it publishes the fee schedule for searches and copies. The two systems never check each other. A town warrant search will not surface a district warrant, and a district docket will not show a town ordinance case. Ask both offices when in doubt.
Public Access to Stonewall Warrant Records
Town and parish records answer to the same Louisiana public records law. Stonewall files carry only the narrow sealed and juvenile exceptions.
Key Rules:
Louisiana Public Records Law, La. R.S. 44:1 - public business records are open unless a specific law exempts them.
La. R.S. 44:3 - law-enforcement exemptions cover pending cases, confidential sources, and investigative methods.
La. R.S. 44:32 - the custodian must respond to a request and may charge reasonable copy costs.
Put your Stonewall warrant records request in writing whenever the answer truly matters.