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LOUISIANA STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:(504) 342-6600
LOUISIANA STATE WEB SITE:
www.state.la.us
Criminal Records
Louisiana State Police Dept.
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
265 S. Foster
Baton Rouge LA 70806
(225) 925-6095
(225) 925-7005
Driving Records
Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Office of Motor Vehicles
PO Box 64886
Baton Rouge LA 70896
(225) 925-6009
(225) 925-6915 (fax)
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Vehicle Ownership Information Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Office of Motor Vehicles
PO Box 64884
Baton Rouge LA 70896
(225) 922-6146
(225) 925-3679 (fax)
Vital Statistics
(birth, death)
[divorce, marriage records available only at country level]
Vital Records Department PO Box 60630 New Orleans LA 70160
(504) 568-5152
(504) 568-5391 (fax)
Business/Corporate Records
Commercial Division Corporation Department PO Box 94125 Baton Rouge LA 70804-4125
(225) 925-4704
(225) 925-4727 (fax)
Workers Compensation Information
Office of Workers Compensation Department of Labor 1001 N 23rd Baton Rouge LA 70804
(225) 342-7555
(225) 342-7582 (fax)
UCCs
(tax liens available only at county level) UCC Records Secretary of State PO Box 94125 Baton Rouge LA 70804-9125
(800) 256-3758
(225) 342-5542
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City-County Cross Index
Acadia Parish
P.O. Box 922 Crowley, LA 70527-0922
(318) 788-8881
Allen Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 248 Oberlin, LA 70655-0248
(318) 639-4351
Ascension Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 192 Donaldsonville, LA 70346-0192
(504) 473-9866
Assumption Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Drawer 249 Napoleonville, LA 70390
(504) 369-6653
Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 196 Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-7523
Beauregard Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 100 De Ridder, LA 70634
(318) 463-8595
Bienville Parish Clerk of Court 601 Locust St., Room 100 Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 263-2123
Bossier Parish Clerk of Court P.O. Box 430 Benton, LA 71006-0430
(318) 965-2336
Caddo Parish Clerk of Court 501 Texas St., Room 103 Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 226-6780 ONLINE: Caddo Parish Clerk of Court (For online access to real estate and lien information, call 318-226-6523.)
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1030 Lake Charles, LA 70602
(318) 437-3550
Caldwell Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1327 Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2272
Cameron Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 549 Cameron, LA 70631
(318) 775-5316
Catahoula Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 198 Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0198
(318) 744-5497
Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 330 Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-9601
Concordia Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 790 Vidalia, LA 71373-0790
(318) 336-4204
De Soto Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1206 Mansfield, LA 71052
(318) 872-3110
East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court 222 Saint Louis St. Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(504) 389-3000 East Carroll Parish Clerk of Court 400 1st St. Lake Providence, LA 71254-2616
(318) 559-2399
East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Drawer 599 Clinton, LA 70722-0599
(504) 683-5145
Evangeline Parish Clerk
P.O. Drawer 347 Ville Platte, LA 70586-0347
(318) 363-5671
Franklin Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1564 Winnsboro, LA 71295-2750
(318) 435-5133
Grant Parish
P.O. Box 263 Colfax, LA 71417
(318) 627-3246
Iberia Parish Clerk of Court 300 Iberia St., 1st Floor New Iberia, LA 70562-2010
(318) 365-8246
Iberville Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 423 Plaquemine, LA 70765
(504) 687-5160
Jackson Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 730 Jonesboro, LA 71251
(318) 259-2424
Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 799 Jennings, LA 70546
(318) 824-1160
Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 10 Gretna, LA 70054
(504) 364-2900 Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 2009 Lafayette, LA 70502
(318) 233-0150 ONLINE: Lafayette Parish 15th District Court
(civil and criminal case index)
Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Drawer 5548 Thibodaux, LA 70302
(504) 446-8427
LaSalle Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1316 Jena, LA 71342
(318) 992-2158
Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 924 Ruston, LA 71273-0924
(318) 251-5130
Livingston Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1150 Livingston, LA 70754
(504) 686-2216
Madison Parish Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 1710 Tallulah, LA 71282-3840
(318) 574-0655
Morehouse Parish
P.O. Box 1543 Bastrop, LA 71220-1543
(318) 281-3343
Natchitoches Parish
P.O. Box 476 Natchitoches, LA 71458-0476
(318) 352-8152
Orleans Parish 421 Loyola Ave., Rm. 402 New Orleans, LA 70112-2114
(504) 592-9100 ONLINE: Orleans Parish Civil District Court
(access to civil cases)
Orleans Parish Clerk of Court
(For online access to real estate and lien information, call 504-592-9264.)
Ouachita Parish
P.O. Box 1862 Monroe, LA 71210-1862
(318) 327-1444
Plaquemines Parish
P.O. Box 129 Point a la Hache, LA 70082
(504) 333-4343
Point Coupee Parish
P.O. Box 86 New Roads, LA 70760
(504) 638-9596
Rapides Parish
P.O. Box 952 Alexandria, LA 71309-0952
(318) 473-8153
Red River Parish
P.O. Box 485 Coushatta, LA 71019-8537
(318) 932-6741
Richland Parish
P.O. Box 119 Rayville, LA 71269
(318) 728-4171
Sabine Parish
P.O. Box 419 Many, LA 71449-0419
(318) 256-6223
Saint Bernard Parish
P.O. Box 1746 Chalmette, LA 70044
(504) 271-3434
Saint Charles Parish
P.O. Box 424 Hahnville, LA 70057-0302
(504) 783-6632
Saint Helena Parish
P.O. Box 308 Greensburg, LA 70441
(504) 222-4514
Saint James Parish
P.O. Box 63 Convent, LA 70723-0063
(504) 562-7496
Saint John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Hwy. La Place, LA 70068
(504) 652-9569
Saint Landry Parish Court & Landry Sts. Opelousas, LA 70570
(318) 942-5606
Saint Martin Parish
P.O. Box 308 Saint Martinville, LA 70582
(318) 394-2210
Saint Mary Parish
P.O. Drawer 1231 Franklin, LA 70538-6198
(318) 828-4100
Saint Tammany Parish
P.O. Box 1090 Covington, LA 70434-1090
(504) 898-2430
Tangipahoa Parish
P.O. Box 667 Amite, LA 70422
(504) 748-4146
Tensas Parish Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 78 Saint Joseph, LA 71366
(318) 766-3921
Terrebonne Parish
P.O. Box 1569 Houma, LA 70361
(504) 868-5660
Union Parish Courthouse Building 100 E. Bayou St., Suite 105 Farmerville, LA 71241
(318) 368-3055
Vermilion Parish
P.O. Box 790 Abbeville, LA 70511-0790
(318) 898-1992
Vernon Parish
P.O. Box 40 Leesville, LA 71446
(318) 238-1384
Washington Parish
P.O. Box 607 Franklinton, LA 70438
(504) 839-4663
Webster Parish
P.O. Box 370 Minden, LA 71058
(318) 371-0366
West Baton Rouge Parish
P.O. Box 107 Port Allen, LA 70767
(504) 383-0378
West Carroll Parish
P.O. Box 1078 Oak Grove, LA 71263
(318) 428-3281
West Feliciana Parish Courthouse
P.O. Box 1843 Saint Francisville, LA 70775
(504) 635-3794
Winn Parish 101 Main St., Room 103 Winnfield, LA 71483-0951
(318) 628-3515
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