Louisiana Supreme Court Launches Audio Archive
The Court's new Oral Arguments On-Demand Audio platform gives the public access to recordings of past oral arguments.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Criminal Justice
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The Louisiana Supreme Court launched the Oral Arguments On-Demand Audio platform, which provides archived recordings of its oral arguments. The launch follows courtroom audiovisual upgrades funded through Act No. 390 of the 2025 Regular Session.
Why it matters
The platform expands public access to judicial proceedings across Louisiana, allowing residents, students and educators to review how the state's highest court hears cases. It extends the Court's earlier move to livestream oral arguments, which made it one of the first supreme courts in the nation to do so.
The Court's audiovisual modernization is funded through Act No. 390 of the 2025 Regular Session, and the Oral Arguments On-Demand Audio platform is now live. The announcement does not specify the number of archived recordings or the total cost of the upgrades.
The players
Louisiana Supreme Court
The state's highest court, which hears appeals and oversees the Louisiana judiciary, has been among the first supreme courts in the nation to livestream its oral arguments.
The details
The Court installed upgraded audiovisual technology that provides high definition livestreaming of oral arguments and makes archived audio accessible through the new platform. The Judges in the Classroom/Students in the Courtroom program also includes the audio archive for students and educators.
Timeline
2025 Regular Session: Act No. 390 enabled funding for courtroom infrastructure upgrades.
November 9, 2026: The Court announced the launch of the Oral Arguments On-Demand Audio platform.
Legal Context
The Court's move follows its earlier decision to livestream oral arguments, a step that placed Louisiana among the first states to open high court proceedings to live public viewing. Act No. 390 of the 2025 Regular Session provided the funding that enabled the courtroom technology behind both initiatives.
Residents can now listen to recordings of past Louisiana Supreme Court oral arguments through the Oral Arguments On-Demand Audio platform. Students and educators can use the same archive through the Judges in the Classroom/Students in the Courtroom program.
The takeaway
Public access to oral arguments lets Louisianans review how the state's highest court reasons through cases rather than relying only on summaries. Anyone interested in a specific ruling can listen to the original argument before forming a view.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by KLAX 31 Alexandria.
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