Louisiana's court, criminal, vital, property, voter, and licensing records are maintained across state agencies and the 64 parishes listed below. Use the tabs to filter by record type, or jump directly to any source.
- Courts: The Louisiana Supreme Court sits at the top of the system; trial-court business is handled by the District Court (each of 64 parishes), Parish & City Courts. Most courts publish dockets and case lookups online.
- Criminal history: The state's criminal-history repository handles official background checks. Fees and procedures are set by the state agency — see the linked official source.
- Vital records: Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are issued by the Louisiana Department of Health (Vital Records Registry) and may also be available locally.
- Property & recorded documents: Maintained at the parish level by the Assessor, Recorder, or Clerk's office.
- Business filings: The Secretary of State (or equivalent) operates the official business-entity search.
Statewide Databases
1396 official Louisiana government databases. Click a tab to filter by record type.
Court Records
Criminal Records
Wants & Warrants
Vital Records
Voter Records
Licenses
Recorded Documents
Property Records
Louisiana Parishes
All 64 Louisiana parishes indexed on SearchSystems.net. Click any parish for local court, sheriff, recorder, and assessor links.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are public records organized in Louisiana?▼
Louisiana keeps public records at three levels: federal (FBI, federal courts via PACER), state (court of last resort, state police, department of health, secretary of state), and parish-level (sheriffs, clerks, recorders, assessors). Each parish maintains its own court, criminal-justice, property, and vital-records offices linked from the parish pages below.
Where do I start a Louisiana court-case search?▼
For statewide trial-court information, start at the Louisiana Supreme Court: www.lasc.org. Louisiana federal cases are searched through PACER. For local case dockets, see the Court Records tab and the parish page for your area.
How do I get an official Louisiana background check?▼
Louisiana's official statewide criminal-history check is run by the Louisiana State Police - BCII at lsp.org. Most state-level checks require fingerprints and a fee. A nationwide FBI Identity History Summary is available separately.
Where do I obtain Louisiana birth, death, or marriage certificates?▼
Certified Louisiana vital records are issued by the Official Louisiana Vital Records at ldh.la.gov. Recent local events (births, deaths, marriages) can often also be requested from the parish clerk or local registrar where the event was filed.
What does it cost to access Louisiana public records?▼
Most online record indexes in Louisiana are free to search; fees apply for certified copies, fingerprint background checks, full document images at the recorder, and statewide bulk data. Each agency publishes its current fee schedule — for example the Louisiana Supreme Court (courts), the Official Louisiana Vital Records (vital records), the Official Louisiana Voter Records (elections), and the Official Louisiana Professional & Occupational Licenses (licenses).
