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Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana public records

In Calcasieu Parish, deeds are recorded by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept.; property values come from the Calcasieu Parish Assessor; court files are kept by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court.

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  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Business names (DBA)
  11. Voter records
  12. Historical records
  13. Good to know about Calcasieu Parish records
  14. Office addresses, phones and hours
  15. Records that are not online: public records requests
  16. Questions people ask
  17. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  18. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept.4Search deeds2$1.00 per page (Civil Records Dept. copies of civil suits, mortgages and conveyances)3
Property values and ownersCalcasieu Parish Assessor5——
Property tax billsCalcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - Tax Division6Tax bill search7—
Court casesCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Criminal Records Department8
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department8		—Civil: copies $1.00/page; certified copies $5.00 per seal (+$1.00/page if clerk provides copy); 10-year civil name search $15.00 per name. Criminal: copies $1/page; certification $5; extract of court minutes $10; criminal record background check $20.3
Marriage recordsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept.4—Certified copy fee: $10 per certified copy of a marriage license3
Divorce recordsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department8—$1.00 per page; certification $10.00 (Civil Records Dept.)3
Birth certificatesCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - West Calcasieu Annex8—Birth certificate $34; birth certificate + card $489
Death certificatesCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - West Calcasieu Annex8—$26 per death certificate at the Clerk's Sulphur annex9
Probate and willsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department10——
Business names (DBA)Assumed business names (DBA) are registered with the Clerk's Recording Department11——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Calcasieu Parish are recorded by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept..4

About this search
Clerk's online Index Records Search (Mortgages, Conveyances, Marriages, Miscellaneous): login; also the statewide LCRAA eClerks LA portal2
Years online
Index: mortgages 1983-present (images 1999-present); conveyances 1987-present (images 1987-present, except plats); miscellaneous 2001-present (images 1999-present); plats 1910-present; UCC 2003-present; marriage 1987-present. Archived scanned handwritten index books searchable by book and page: conveyances 1903-1986, marriages 1911-1986 (images 1952-1986).12
Holder
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Dept.; Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept.)5
Copy fee
$1.00 per page (Civil Records Dept. copies of civil suits, mortgages and conveyances)3
Certified copy fee
$10.00 certification of mortgages and conveyances3
Recording fee
1-5 pages $105 ($110 effective Jan 1, 2027); 6-25 pages $205 ($210 effective Jan 1, 2027); 26-50 pages $305 ($310 effective Jan 1, 2027); 51+ pages $305 for the first 50 pages + $5 per added page; includes up to 10 names indexed, a certified copy and the LCRAA portal fee; $5 per name after the 10th3
Mortgage certificate
Mortgage certificate (10 years) $20.00; each additional name $10.003
How to order
In person or by request to the Clerk's Civil Records Department (copies) at 1000 Ryan Street; Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation staff do limited land record searches; or online by subscription13
Electronic recording
E-Filing and e-Recording offered by the Clerk8

How deeds work in Louisiana

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Calcasieu Parish Assessor sets property values5; the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - Tax Division bills and collects the tax6.

Tax bill search
Sheriff's online tax view/payment: i3appraisalandtax.com/… (card payments carry a nominal fee)7
Tax due
2025 taxes due by December 31, 2025 without interest/penalty; afterward 1% interest per month plus costs7
Tax sale
Online tax auction via zeusauction.com7
Parcel map (GIS)
gis.calcasieu.gov (Police Jury GIS Maps)14
State tax rolls
Louisiana Tax Commission parish tax roll search, linked by the Clerk: latax.state.la.us/…13

How property tax works in Louisiana

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
14th Judicial District Court (Calcasieu Parish)Civil and criminal matters and felony cases (district court of general jurisdiction)5Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Criminal Records Department (14th Judicial District Court) Clerk Connect account (clerkconnect.com) for civil and criminal case history: 1 day $20.00, 1 month $55.00, 1 year $660.00, plus $1.00 per page. As of Sept 14, 2026 a Clerk Connect Criminal Account is required for online criminal records.3Fee charged
Family Court - Fourteenth Judicial District—Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department (14th Judicial District Court) Family Court, 1000 Ryan Street - Annex, Lake Charles, LA 70601; 337-437-336315
Lake Charles City Court and Sulphur City Court—— Records of these city courts are not held by the Clerk of Court; contact each court (Lake Charles City Court, 118 West Mill Street, 337-491-1565)16
Fees
Civil: copies $1.00/page; certified copies $5.00 per seal (+$1.00/page if clerk provides copy); 10-year civil name search $15.00 per name. Criminal: copies $1/page; certification $5; extract of court minutes $10; criminal record background check $20.3
Archives
Criminal Records Dept. archives hold criminal, civil, succession and marriage records from 1910-198517

Criminal records and background checks

How to request
Anyone may request a criminal record; give defendant's name, date of birth, charge(s) and approximate year; no form needed except a judge's order for sexual offense, juvenile or violent crime records16
Fee
$20 criminal record background check3
Turnaround
5-10 minutes if on premises; about 3 days if in offsite storage16
Years held
Criminal records 1986-present; criminal background searches 1987-present; criminal minutes 1993-present17
Sex offenders
Sheriff links a sex offender registry at communitynotification.com (office=53615)6
Sheriff records
Sheriff public records requests via the CPSO Public Records Center (cpso.govqa.us)18

How Louisiana courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept..4

Holder
Clerk of Court Recording Department: licenses 1987-present; 1910-1986 in the Criminal Records Dept. archives11
Marriage license fee
$27.50 (cash or credit card only; no bills larger than $20)19
Certified copy fee
$10 per certified copy of a marriage license3
How to apply
By appointment only, 9:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday; complete the online application first; call 337-437-3558 ext. 49219
Waiting period
24-hour waiting period; license expires 30 days after issuance19

Louisiana marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department (14th Judicial District Court).8

Holder
Clerk of Court Civil Records Department10
Copy fee
$1.00 per page; certification $10.00 (Civil Records Dept.)3

Birth certificates

Clerk of Court's West Calcasieu Annex in Sulphur only (not at the Lake Charles courthouse)9

Fee
Birth certificate $34; birth certificate + card $489
Who may order
Immediate family (mother, father, current legal spouse, child, grandparent or sibling) with own current photo ID; custodians with a certified custody document9
Payment
Cash and credit cards (minimum $2.95 processing fee); no checks or money orders9
State
$15.00 per certified birth certificate from the LDH Vital Records Registry; clerk-of-court-issued long form $34.0020

Ordering a Louisiana birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - West Calcasieu Annex (birth/death certificates).8

Fee
$26 per death certificate at the Clerk's Sulphur annex9
Years
Deaths registered in Louisiana from July 9, 2012 to present; earlier deaths by mail from the LA Vital Records Registry9
Delay
Usually available to the Clerk 30 days after the date of death9

Ordering a Louisiana death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department (successions, wills, probate).10

Holder
Successions (wills, probate) are civil suit records of the Clerk of Court's Civil Records Department10

Business names (DBA)

Assumed business names (DBA) are registered with the Clerk's Recording Department11

Voter records

Kept by: Registrar of Voters, 1000 Ryan St, Rm 7, Lake Charles21

Historical records

Many 1800-1910 records were lost in the April 23, 1910 Lake Charles fire13

Good to know about Calcasieu Parish records

  • Fire of April 23, 1910 in downtown Lake Charles: many 1800-1910 Clerk records lost; early records incomplete.13
  • Birth and death certificates are issued only at the Clerk's West Calcasieu Annex in Sulphur, not at the Lake Charles courthouse.9
  • Scanned handwritten conveyance index books 1903-1986 are searchable online by book and page (subscription).12
  • Clerk's office is in the Historic Calcasieu Courthouse (built 1912, National Register of Historic Places).22
  • Clerk scam warning: the office never notifies parties by text and never demands gift cards or phone/text payment.23
  • Military discharges (DD214) are recorded by the Clerk; those after Jan 1, 2000 are confidential; copies of DD214 are free.17

Office addresses, phones and hours

Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept.

Address
1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (Historic Calcasieu Courthouse)8
Mail
PO Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 706028
Phone
337-437-3558 (Recording Dept. direct dial; Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation uses the same number)11
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm; passports and birth/death certificates are not processed after 3:30 pm8

Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department (14th Judicial District Court)

Address
1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (Historic Calcasieu Courthouse)8
Mail
PO Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 706028
Phone
337-437-3558 (Civil Records, all dept. phones ext. 460)10
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm; passports and birth/death certificates are not processed after 3:30 pm8

Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Criminal Records Department (14th Judicial District Court)

Address
1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (Historic Calcasieu Courthouse)8
Mail
PO Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 706028
Phone
337-437-3558 (Criminal Records, all desks ext. 165)17
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm; passports and birth/death certificates are not processed after 3:30 pm8

Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Civil Records Department (successions, wills, probate)

Address
1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 (Historic Calcasieu Courthouse)8
Mail
PO Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 706028
Phone
337-437-3558 (Civil Records, ext. 460)10
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm; passports and birth/death certificates are not processed after 3:30 pm8

Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - West Calcasieu Annex (birth/death certificates)

Address
1300 E. Napoleon St., Sulphur, LA 70663 (shared building with DMV office)9
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm; certificate applications not accepted after 3:30 pm9

Calcasieu Parish Assessor

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - Tax Division

Address
Magnolia Life Building, 1011 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 100, Lake Charles, LA 70601; also Sulphur (West-Cal) CPSO Law Enforcement Center, 1525 Cypress Street, Sulphur, LA 706637
Mail
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Tax Division, P.O. Box 1450, Lake Charles, LA 706027
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM (open through lunch) at the Lake Charles office7

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office

Address
5400 E. Broad St., Lake Charles, LA 706156
Website
cpso.com15

Calcasieu Parish Registrar of Voters

Address
1000 Ryan St, Rm 7, Lake Charles, LA 70601-525021
Mail
1000 Ryan St Ste 7, Lake Charles, LA 70601-525021

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (parish governing body)

Address
1015 Pithon St., Lake Charles, LA 70602 (mailing P.O. Box 1583)5
Mail
P.O. Box 1583, Lake Charles, LA 706025

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
Sheriff: CPSO Public Records Center cpso.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/SupportHome.aspx (GovQA, linked from cpso.com/publicRecordsRequest). Court and land records: request from the Clerk of Court departments.18

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Calcasieu Parish?

The Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - Recording Department and Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation Dept. keeps deed records. To order copies: In person or by request to the Clerk's Civil Records Department (copies) at 1000 Ryan Street; Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation staff do limited land record searches; or online by subscription. Plain copies: $1.00 per page (Civil Records Dept. copies of civil suits, mortgages and conveyances). Certified copies: $10.00 certification of mortgages and conveyances.4133

How much is a birth certificate in Calcasieu Parish?

Birth certificate $34; birth certificate + card $48.9

How much does a marriage license cost in Calcasieu Parish?

$27.50 (cash or credit card only; no bills larger than $20).19

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Calcasieu Parish office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 25 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
  2. Online Records / Search ServicesCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  3. Fees & Costs (By Department)Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  4. Clerk of Court contact info - CalcasieuLouisiana Secretary of State
  5. Other Elected OfficialsCalcasieu Parish Police Jury
  6. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - HomeCalcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
  7. Pay TaxesCalcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
  8. Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court - HomeCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  9. Birth/Death Certificates - Sulphur AnnexCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  10. Civil Records DepartmentCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  11. Recording DepartmentCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  12. Online Date Ranges Available (PDF)Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  13. Mortgage, Conveyance & Cancellation DeptCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  14. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury - HomeCalcasieu Parish Police Jury
  15. Resources (agency contacts)Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  16. How to Request Criminal RecordCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  17. Criminal Records DepartmentCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  18. Public Records Center (GovQA, linked from cpso.com)Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
  19. Marriage Licenses Laws & General InfoCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  20. Service Fees (Vital Records)Louisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  21. Registrar of Voters directoryLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State)
  22. About UsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  23. Scam AlertsCalcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
  24. .gov domain registry (current-full.csv)CISA (get.gov)
  25. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau