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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana public records

In East Baton Rouge Parish, deeds are recorded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court; property values come from the East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor; court files are split between the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Criminal Records Department and the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department.

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On this page
  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 East Baton Rouge 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

East Baton Rouge Parish has a combined city-county government: the Census Bureau lists the City-Parish of Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge as its government.1

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court4Search deeds2Fee charged$1.00 per copy; copy of map $3.003
Property values and ownersEast Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office5Property search6—
Property tax billsEast Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office5——
Court casesEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Criminal Records Department7
East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department8		19th Judicial District Court5Clerk copies $1.00 per page; certification $10.003
Marriage recordsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court4——
Divorce recordsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department8——
Birth certificatesEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court10—Clerk fee: Clerk of court issued long-form birth certificate $34.00; short-form/long-form combo $48.00 per pair9
Death certificatesEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court10—$7.00 per certified death certificate (+$0.50 on mail/VitalChek orders); clerk-of-court issued death certificate $26.009
Probate and willsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department8——
Business names (DBA)East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court4——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in East Baton Rouge Parish are recorded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (ex officio Recorder; Recording and Mortgage Departments).4

Online search
clerkconnect.com/recordSearch/ebr2Fee charged
Cost
Account (paid subscription): 24-hour pass $20, 30-day pass $65, 12-month pass $780; $0.60 per printed page; $5 per e-certified document. Inspection at the clerk's office is free2
Who runs it
ClerkConnect (clerkconnect.com), linked by the Clerk of Court2
Years online
Mortgage and conveyance documents imaged from 1811 to date11
Copy fee
$1.00 per copy; copy of map $3.003
Certified copy fee
$10.00 certification (plus copies); $5 per e-certified document via ClerkConnect3
Recording fee
Mortgage or conveyance: $135 for 1-5 pages, $235 for 6-25, $335 for 26-50; recorded in both mortgage and conveyance: $235/$435/$635 (includes $30 Judicial Building Fund and $5 LCRAA fees, indexing up to 10 names and one certified copy)12
How to order
Copy Department provides copies of recorded or filed documents and notarial-act maps; call (225) 389-39703
Mortgage certificates
Mortgage Department prepares mortgage certificates and UCC certificates; Airline branch handles cancellations13

How deeds work in Louisiana

Property values, owners and tax bills

The East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office sets property values5; the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (Sheriff and Tax Collector) bills and collects the tax5.

Property search
eastbatonrouge.smartcama.com/… ('View Your Assessment', linked from the Assessor)6
Tax bills
The Sheriff's Office generates all tax bills from Assessor data; bills generally mailed around the last week of November14
Parcel map (GIS)
atlas.geoportalmaps.com/ebr (Assessor 'Digital maps')6
Appealing a value
Review during the Assessor's open book period (dates posted on the Assessor site)6
Tax sale
Unpaid taxes lead to a Sheriff's tax sale; the Sheriff handles redemptions14

How property tax works in Louisiana

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
19th Judicial District Court (civil and criminal; East Baton Rouge Parish)Felony and misdemeanor criminal, civil, probate (successions)East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Criminal Records Department (19th JDC)clerkconnect.com/civilinquiry/ebr ClerkConnect civil inquiry and criminal inquiry (subscription)5Fee charged
Family Court of East Baton Rouge ParishDivorce, annulment, paternity, spousal and child support, custody and visitation, partition of community property15East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department (civil, family, probate)—
East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile CourtJuvenile jurisdiction (delinquency, child in need of care, adoption, etc.)15——
Fees
Clerk copies $1.00 per page; certification $10.003
Record locations
Civil, family and probate case files by number: current at 19th JDC Courthouse, older at City Hall and the Archives8

Criminal records and background checks

Local
Criminal Records Department keeps affidavits, bonds, warrants and expungements; processes District Court expungements7

How Louisiana courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (ex officio Recorder; Recording and Mortgage Departments).4

Marriage license
Clerk of Court Public Service Department (City Hall Room B115; Airline branch; Baker annex); apply in person; 24-hour wait; valid 30 days16
Copies
Certified copies for marriages licensed outside Orleans: the clerk of court of that parish17
Any parish
A license may be issued in any parish regardless of where the ceremony is or where the parties live18

Louisiana marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Family Court case records kept by the Clerk of Court (Civil Suit Records, 'Family Records')8

State
Clerk of court of the parish where the divorce was granted (district court record); the state Vital Records Registry cannot issue divorce decrees19

Birth certificates

Louisiana Department of Health, Vital Records Registry (Center for Vital Records and Statistics), New Orleans; also participating parish clerks of court20

Clerk
EBR Clerk issues birth certificates walk-in at the downtown City Hall office only10
Closed record
Closed record state: birth and death certificates are not public records20
Fee
$15.00 per certified birth certificate; $24.00 birth certificate plus short-form card (pair); +$0.50 state charge on mail/VitalChek orders; VitalChek adds its own fees9
Clerk fee
Clerk of court issued long-form birth certificate $34.00; short-form/long-form combo $48.00 per pair9

Ordering a Louisiana birth certificate

Death certificates

LDH Vital Records Registry; participating clerks of court for deaths on or after July 7, 201221

Clerk
EBR Clerk has death certificates from June 2012 forward only; older from the state Vital Records office in New Orleans10
Fee
$7.00 per certified death certificate (+$0.50 on mail/VitalChek orders); clerk-of-court issued death certificate $26.009

Ordering a Louisiana death certificate

Probate records and wills

Successions (probate) are opened in the district court of the parish of the decedent's domicile; records are kept by that parish clerk of court22

Local
Probate records are kept in paper by the Clerk's civil suit records department (exception to paperless policy)8
Will registry
Secretary of State will registry records only where a will is kept (not the will itself); confidential until death; $10 to file, $10 to retrieve, $20 certified copy23

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (ex officio Recorder; Recording and Mortgage Departments).4

Assumed names
Sole proprietors/others using an assumed name file a certificate with the parish clerk of court (Orleans: register of conveyances) where they do business24
Local
Clerk's Public Service Department performs assumed name searches16
Secretary of State
Secretary of State registers corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names/trademarks/service marks; search via Louisiana Business Filings search (geauxBIZ for filings)25

Voter records

Kept by the East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters.5

Public access
Registrar records are public records open to inspection (except early-voting confirmation sheets); SSN, driver's license number, day and month of birth, mother's maiden name, email and others are not disclosed26
How to get it
Buy voter lists from the Secretary of State online (account required); selection criteria defined by purchaser; paid in advance27
Fee
$0.01 per name, minimum $20.00, maximum $5,000.00, plus a $5.00 state fee per order; voter history (last 20 dates voted) at no extra charge28

Historical records

Kept by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Archives Department.29

Archives
Original parish records back to 1782 (civil, family, probate, criminal, notarial acts, indexes) and tax rolls from 1872; genealogy research services29
Spanish
Spanish Records & Translations and American State Papers (downtown only)16
State
Louisiana State Archives (Secretary of State), 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge: births 100+ years, deaths 50+ years, Orleans Parish marriages 50+ years; indexes searchable online30

Good to know about East Baton Rouge Parish records

  • The Clerk's Archives hold original parish records from 1782, including the bankruptcy of Fulwar Skipwith, President of the Republic of West Florida after the 1810 rebellion.29
  • East Baton Rouge has its own Family Court and Juvenile Court, separate from the 19th JDC.15
  • Mortgage and conveyance records are imaged online back to 1811, and certified copies can be made electronically.11
  • The Clerk issues state birth certificates and post-June-2012 death certificates at City Hall.10
  • The Clerk's Public Service Department was the first of its kind in a Louisiana clerk's office; it also takes passport applications.16

Office addresses, phones and hours

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (ex officio Recorder; Recording and Mortgage Departments)

Address
Downtown Main Office, City Hall, 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802; also 19th JDC Courthouse (300 North Boulevard), Archives Building (444 St. Louis Street) and Airline Highway Branch (9050 Airline Highway, Suite 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70815)5
Mail
East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, ATTENTION: Recording Department (1st Floor), P.O. Box 1991, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-199131
Phone
Recording (225) 389-3985; Clerk main 225.389.764231
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (except legal holidays); birth certificates close 4:00 PM; no new marriage-license or passport applications after 3:30 PM5

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Criminal Records Department (19th JDC)

Address
Room 2501, 19th Judicial District Courthouse, 300 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 708017
Mail
P.O. Box 1991, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-199132
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (except legal holidays); birth certificates close 4:00 PM; no new marriage-license or passport applications after 3:30 PM5

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Civil Suit Records Department (civil, family, probate)

Address
19th JDC Courthouse, 300 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (Suit Records room 3310)32
Mail
P.O. Box 1991, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-199132
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (except legal holidays); birth certificates close 4:00 PM; no new marriage-license or passport applications after 3:30 PM5

East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office

Address
222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, LA 708026
Website
ebrpa.org5

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (Sheriff and Tax Collector)

Phone
(225) 389-4810 (tax bills, duplicate bills)14
Website
ebrso.org5

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office

Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters

Address
City Hall, 222 St. Louis St, #201, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5860 (also Motor Vehicle Bldg, 2250 Main St, Baker)34
Mail
PO Box 91006, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-900634
Phone
(225) 389-3940; fax (225) 389-534034

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, Archives Department

Address
Archives Building, 444 St. Louis Street (basement level of West River Center Parking Garage), Baton Rouge, LA 7080229

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (issues state birth and death certificates, downtown City Hall only)

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
mailto:[email protected] (Clerk of Court custodian)5
Where to send it
Doug Welborn, Clerk of Court, [email protected]; copies $1.00 per page5

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in East Baton Rouge Parish?

The East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (ex officio Recorder; Recording and Mortgage Departments) keeps deed records. To order copies: Copy Department provides copies of recorded or filed documents and notarial-act maps; call (225) 389-3970. Plain copies: $1.00 per copy; copy of map $3.00. Certified copies: $10.00 certification (plus copies); $5 per e-certified document via ClerkConnect.43

Can I search East Baton Rouge Parish land records online for free?

No, the official online search charges a fee. Account (paid subscription): 24-hour pass $20, 30-day pass $65, 12-month pass $780; $0.60 per printed page; $5 per e-certified document. Inspection at the clerk's office is free. The official search: clerkconnect.com/recordSearch/ebr2

How much is a birth certificate in East Baton Rouge Parish?

$15.00 per certified birth certificate; $24.00 birth certificate plus short-form card (pair); +$0.50 state charge on mail/VitalChek orders; VitalChek adds its own fees.9

Where do I get a divorce decree in East Baton Rouge Parish?

Family Court case records kept by the Clerk of Court (Civil Suit Records, 'Family Records').8

How do I look up who owns a property in East Baton Rouge Parish?

Use the property search of the East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office: eastbatonrouge.smartcama.com/…6

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 East Baton Rouge Parish office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other parishes in Louisiana with a full guide: Ascension Parish, Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafayette Parish, Livingston Parish, Orleans Parish, Ouachita Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish. Every parish in the state: Louisiana parish list.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 35 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 AccessEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  3. CopyEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  4. Clerk of Court contact information (parish: East Baton Rouge)Louisiana Secretary of State
  5. EBR Clerk of Court (home)East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  6. East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office (home)East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor
  7. Criminal RecordsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  8. Civil Suit RecordsEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  9. Service Fees (Vital Records)Louisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  10. Birth/Death CertificatesEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  11. AboutEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  12. Filing, Recording and Indexing Fees (Recording Dept. Form #22)East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  13. MortgageEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  14. General InformationEast Baton Rouge Parish Assessor
  15. State and Local Government in Louisiana: An Overview, Ch. 1 Part B – The Judicial BranchLouisiana House of Representatives
  16. Public ServiceEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  17. Marriage - Another ParishLouisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  18. La. R.S. 9:222 – Place of issuance (marriage license)Louisiana State Legislature
  19. Marriage Certificates & LicensesLouisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  20. How To Order Birth RecordsLouisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  21. How To Order Death RecordsLouisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  22. La. C.C.P. art. 2811 – Court in which succession openedLouisiana State Legislature
  23. End of Life Registry ProgramsLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State)
  24. La. R.S. 51:281 – Assumed business names; registrationLouisiana State Legislature
  25. Search Business FilingsLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State), Business Services
  26. La. R.S. 18:154 – Registrar records open to inspection; exceptionsLouisiana State Legislature
  27. Purchase Voter ListsLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State), Elections
  28. Voter List Charges and Other InformationLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State), Elections
  29. ArchivesEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  30. Historical Birth RecordsLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State), State Archives
  31. RecordingEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  32. ContactEast Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
  33. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
  34. Registrar of Voters directoryLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State)
  35. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau