Algiers Courthouse

Perhaps the best & most convenient benefit from living on The Point is our quaint Court House.
The staff is the personification of customer service, gracious and helpful to the fullest extent, a far cry from my previous experiences with court-​related needs on the East Bank.

We got our marriage license here. We made sure to arrive early. It is lovely and historical. It could stand to be updated/​preserved a bit better. It appears to be a sleepy little area where life moves a little bit slower. No one here seemed to be in a hurry to do anything, LOL. It was still very exciting for us as we were taking the official steps to tie the knot & it will always have a special place in our hearts.

So, I was going to get my marriage license here, but had to go to the CBD instead. It’s a GORGEOUS building. Word to the wise, though — especially anyone from out-​of-​state: check the judicial holidays before you go. You’re welcome:

Like the other reviewer, my husband and I made an adventure out of getting our marriage license and decided to take the Canal St. Ferry over to Algiers. When crossing on the Eastbank side, make sure you’re getting on the right boat – every other one goes to Gretna, and that’s not where you want to end up. Pedestrian passengers are free.
We walked into the courthouse during the late morning. Departments are clearly marked and we knew we had to walk up the beautiful, curved, wooden stairs to get our license as soon as we walked in. The clerk who helped us was fast, professional and efficient. There was no waiting, and the ferry ride and walk to the terminal actually took longer than the process to get the license.
Huddling together on the deck of the ferry and walking up to a beautiful old courthouse was a lot more fun than rolling up to the boring highrise on Canal. If you’re getting married in Orleans Parish, I would definitely recommend heading to Algiers for your marriage license, as it makes a necessary part of the wedding process a fun memory and a true experience instead of a chore.

Not only can you deal with traffic tickets here, you can get your marriage license according to the sign.
The Algiers Courthouse is an attractive, historic building. If you ride the ferry from the Eastbank, the courthouse is less than two blocks away. It is worth a look.
The coolest part about the courthouse is behind the building in the parking area. There is an old jail cell. Apparently prisoners would be kept here during the old days. I could not imagine sleeping on a metal rack in August.
Several movies and television shows have been filmed at this facility.

Got our marriage license here and made a day of it. crossed the Mississippi on the free Algiers ferry at the end of Canal St, walked over to the courthouse, waited maybe 10 minutes in the beautiful historic building, and got through the paperwork lickety split! So the security guard at the door seemed a bit jaded about marriage in general (or maybe we looked like we met last night at a bar, which we didn’t, but oh well), but it was fun. And finished up with lunch a block or so away at the always delightful Dry Dock Café.
If you can do what you need to do for Orleans Parish at Algiers Courthouse, why in the WORLD would you go to City Hall in the CBD? It blows my mind.