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Louisiana has no single clerk's office for all state court records. Use the parish directory for District Court case files, succession records, original marriage licenses, local jail rosters, active warrant information, and parish clerk or sheriff contacts. Orleans has separate Civil and Criminal District Court clerks, so the local route also helps identify the correct office.
Statewide records use separate agencies. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections routes custody searches to LA VINE. The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information handles authorized criminal-history services and repository corrections. The Louisiana Department of Health Center for Vital Records and Statistics holds the vital records within its stated coverage, including recent Orleans marriage records.
Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Louisiana:
- Court case files: open the parish directory to reach the clerk's office for the filing parish
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records
- Jail roster: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other parish records: open the parish directory and select the parish