Why We Built This Site
Louisiana gives the public broad access to many court records, but original trial files live at the parish level. The first challenge is knowing which parish and court hold the case. In most parishes, the elected Clerk of Court keeps District Court files, successions, conveyance and mortgage records, and marriage licenses. Sheriffs manage local jail and warrant information. Orleans is different because Civil and Criminal District Courts have separate clerks. Statewide systems add DPS&C custody lookup, State Police services, OMV driving records, and LDH vital records. We organize those routes so readers can identify the proper custodian across all 64 parishes.
What You Will Find Here
- Records pages by type: court records, criminal records, inmate records, warrant records, marriage and divorce, probate, and more
- Office routing: the parish directory linking every parish records site, plus the County and District Clerks reference and the Louisiana court system overview
- Search walkthroughs: steps for the Louisiana clerks' shared portal and routes to individual parish systems
- Public records help: how to direct a Louisiana records request to the office that legally holds the file
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. We have no connection to any Louisiana court, clerk's office, sheriff's office, or state agency. There are real limits to what we can help with:
- We cannot file paperwork or send records requests on your behalf
- We cannot issue certified copies of any court document or vital record
- We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
- We cannot guarantee that every phone number, fee, or address listed on this site is current right now
Only the issuing court or government office can provide a certified copy with an official seal. We can point you to the right office, but the document has to come from them.
Search Partners
Some pages on this site include search boxes powered by third-party providers. Those companies set their own pricing and run their own services. When you use one of those tools and it leads to a paid signup, we may earn a referral fee. That revenue helps keep this site free for visitors. We do not control what those tools charge or what shows up in their results.