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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana public records

In Lafayette Parish, deeds are recorded by the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court; property values come from the Lafayette Parish Assessor; court files are kept by the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court.

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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. Historical records
  11. Good to know about Lafayette Parish records
  12. Office addresses, phones and hours
  13. Records that are not online: public records requests
  14. Questions people ask
  15. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  16. Sources

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

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments4Search deeds23Fee chargedOffice copies $1.00 per page; public copy button $0.50 per page; index pages $2.50; plats $5.003
Property values and ownersLafayette Parish Assessor5Property search6—
Property tax billsLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office – Tax Department7Tax bill search8Fee charged—
Court casesLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department9
Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Criminal Department10
Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Family Court and Juvenile Departments11		15th Judicial District Court3—
Marriage recordsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments4——
Divorce recordsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department9—Certified copy $10.00 plus $1.00 per page copy fee (Clerk recording schedule)3
Birth certificatesLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Birth Certificate and Death Certificate Departments12—Birth certificate $34.00; with birth card $48.00 (cash only)3
Death certificatesLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Birth Certificate and Death Certificate Departments12—$26.00 (cash only)3
Probate and willsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department9—Certified copy $10.00 + copy fee; copies $1.00 per page3
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Sole proprietors/others using an assumed name file a certificate with the parish clerk of court (Orleans: register of conveyances) where they do business13——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Lafayette Parish are recorded by the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court (Clerk of the 15th JDC and ex officio Recorder) – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments.4

Online search
www2.lpclerk.com/external2Fee charged
Cost
Account/subscription: $20 per day, $50 per 30 days, $600 per year, plus $1.00 per printed page; in the office, six public computers for viewing and copying (copies $0.50 per page)3
Who runs it
Clerk's own eSearch (www2.lpclerk.com), paid via PayPal; eClerks LA (LCRAA statewide portal) linked by the Clerk2
Years online
Document images from January 1, 1935; written and computer index back to 1936 in the office2
Statewide search
eClerks LA (eclerksla.com), the statewide portal of the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority (LCRAA), created by La. R.S. 13:754; free Statewide Portal index search for land records, marriage licenses and civil information (free account login required); per-parish subscriptions for images14
Copy fee
Office copies $1.00 per page; public copy button $0.50 per page; index pages $2.50; plats $5.003
Certified copy fee
$10.00 certification fee plus copy charges3
How to order
Email Copy Order form to [email protected], or fax, mail or in person; payment required first15
Recording fees
One index type: 1-5 pages $105.00; 6-25 pages $205.00; 26-50 pages $305.00 (includes $5 LCRAA fee, 10 names and 1 certified copy)3
Mortgage certificate
Real estate mortgage certificate: $20.00 first name, $10.00 each additional name3
Originals kept
Original recorded documents are kept in the parish archives and are not returned16
Electronic recording
E-Recording through Simplifile, ePN, CSC (erecording.com) linked from the Clerk's homepage17

How deeds work in Louisiana

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Lafayette Parish Assessor sets property values5; the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office – Tax Department (ex officio parish tax collector) bills and collects the tax7.

Property search
beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx (Real Estate Map & Search, Schneider Beacon, linked by the Assessor); business personal property search on lafayetteassessor.com6
Tax bill search
Sheriff's Web Tax Site snstaxpayments.com/lafayette (view and pay; transaction fee applies)8
City tax
City of Lafayette property taxes billed separately by LCG: snstaxpayments.com/cityoflaff7
Tax bills
~100,000 parish tax notices mailed each November; pay by December 31 to avoid penalty18
Tax sale
Tax sale held online the first Wednesday in June7
Collector law
Parish sheriff is ex officio tax collector everywhere except Orleans Parish19
Parcel map (GIS)
LCG GIS Maps gallery lcg.maps.arcgis.com/…; Assessor's Beacon map20
Appealing a value
Appeal first to the parish board of review (after the inspection period), then to the Louisiana Tax Commission; further judicial review under R.S. 47:199821
Assessor review
Contact a deputy assessor first if you think the value is wrong6
Reassessment
Reassessment at least every four years6

How property tax works in Louisiana

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
15th Judicial District Court (Lafayette, Acadia and Vermilion parishes)Civil suits, successions, adoptions, felonies, family and juvenile mattersLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department (15th Judicial District Court)clerkconnect.com ClerkConnect court records subscription (civil, probate, criminal, traffic, family): $10/day, $25/30 days, $300/year3Fee charged
15th JDC – criminalFelony charges filed by the 15th JDC District Attorney; misdemeanors in municipal courts within city limitsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Criminal Department Criminal Records Request form or [email protected]; ClerkConnect subscription10Fee charged
15th JDC – juvenileDelinquency, child in need of care, FINS, truancy; confidentialLafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Family Court (Non-Support) and Juvenile Departments Confidential; court order required22
Fees: online print
$1.00 per printed page; $10.00 per minute entry3
Fees: civil advance deposit
Advance deposits e.g. Divorce $400; Succession $400; Small Succession $3003
Fees: copy requests
Civil records by email request; payment required before processing9

Criminal records and background checks

State repository
Closed record state: state criminal history (LACCH) is not released to the public; only statutorily authorized agencies, and individuals for their own record23
Sheriff background
LPSO background check $30.00; notarized clearance letter $35.0024
Expungement fee
$200 Clerk + $250 Bureau of Criminal Identification + $50 District Attorney + $50 Sheriff (+$50 DPS for DWI)25

How Louisiana courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court (Clerk of the 15th JDC and ex officio Recorder) – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments.4

Marriage license
$27.50 plus $4.00 per attachment page; issued 8:30 am-4:00 pm M-F at 800 South Buchanan; valid 30 days; at least 24 hours before ceremony; online pre-application26
Copies
Certified copy of marriage license $5.0026
Phone
(337) 291-633526

Louisiana marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce judgments are filed in the 15th JDC civil records (Clerk of Court); separation and divorce judgments are also in the land records index15

Fee
Certified copy $10.00 plus $1.00 per page copy fee (Clerk recording schedule)3

Birth certificates

Louisiana birth certificates (approx. 1930 to near current) issued walk-in at the Clerk; closed records with entitlement and ID rules12

Fee
Birth certificate $34.00; with birth card $48.00 (cash only)3
Closed
Closed record state: birth and death certificates are not public records27
State 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 fees28

Ordering a Louisiana birth certificate

Death certificates

Louisiana deaths after July 9, 2012 at the Clerk; earlier deaths from Louisiana Vital Records (504-593-5100)29

Fee
$26.00 (cash only)3
State fee
$7.00 per certified death certificate (+$0.50 on mail/VitalChek orders); clerk-of-court issued death certificate $26.0028

Ordering a Louisiana death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department (successions).9

Law
Successions (probate) are opened in the district court of the parish of the decedent's domicile; records are kept by that parish clerk of court30
Copy fee
Certified copy $10.00 + copy fee; copies $1.00 per page3

Historical records

Origin
Lafayette Parish was created in 1823 from the western part of St. Martin Parish31

Good to know about Lafayette Parish records

  • Lafayette Parish was carved out of St. Martin Parish in 1823; earlier records for the area may be in St. Martin Parish.31
  • Recorded originals are never returned: they become part of the parish archives under Civil Code art. 2742.16
  • The parish is governed by a consolidated city-parish government (LCG); the City of Lafayette bills its own property tax separately from the Sheriff's parish tax bill.7
  • The Sheriff combines tax collection for Carencro, Youngsville, Scott and Duson on the parish bill.18
  • The Clerk issues Louisiana birth certificates (from about 1930) and death certificates (after July 9, 2012) on a walk-in basis.29

Office addresses, phones and hours

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court (Clerk of the 15th JDC and ex officio Recorder) – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Mail
P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 705024
Phone
Main 337-291-6400; Land Records/Copy 337-291-6300; Recording 337-291-6310; Mortgage 337-291-63372
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, except legal holidays32

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department (15th Judicial District Court)

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Mail
P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 705024
Phone
Civil records 337-291-6303; Civil Department 337-291-63169
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, except legal holidays32

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Criminal Department

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Mail
P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 705024
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, except legal holidays32

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Civil Department (successions)

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Mail
P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 705024
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, except legal holidays32

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Family Court (Non-Support) and Juvenile Departments

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Mail
P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 705024
Phone
Non-Support 337-291-6367; Juvenile 337-291-632711
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM, except legal holidays32

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court – Birth Certificate and Death Certificate Departments (Louisiana certificates issued locally)

Address
800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette, LA 70501 (Lafayette Parish Courthouse)32
Phone
Birth records 337-291-633012
Hours
Certificates issued 8:30 am-3:30 pm Monday-Friday except legal holidays; walk-in only12

Lafayette Parish Assessor

Address
213 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, LA 70501-684733
Mail
PO Box 3225, Lafayette, LA 70502-322533
Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:30 pm; Friday 8:00 am-11:00 am33

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office – Tax Department (ex officio parish tax collector)

Address
916 Lafayette St., Lafayette, LA 7050118
Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM-4:45 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-4:15 PM18

Lafayette Consolidated Government – City Property Taxes (City of Lafayette only)

Address
Walk-in: 2701 Moss St.7
Mail
Lafayette Consolidated Government, P.O. Box 4024-C, Lafayette, LA 705027
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm7

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office – Records Division

Address
303 West Vermillion St, Lafayette24
Mail
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, P.O. Box 3508, Lafayette, LA 70502 (attn. Records)24
Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:30 AM-12:00 PM & 1:00 PM-4:45 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-11:45 AM24

Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters (state Secretary of State directory)

Address
1010 Lafayette St., Suite 313, Lafayette, LA 70501-688535
Mail
1010 Lafayette St Ste 313, Lafayette, LA 70501-688535
Phone
(337) 291-7140; fax (337) 291-714335

Lafayette Consolidated Government – Maps and GIS

Phone
General info (337) 291-8200 or 3117

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page
lafayettela.justfoia.com/… (LCG records; Clerk, Assessor and Sheriff are separate custodians)36
Where to send it
LCG Legal Department 337-291-8015; Sheriff records: [email protected]36
Response time
Up to 72 hours to make records available36

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

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

The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court (Clerk of the 15th JDC and ex officio Recorder) – Recording, Mortgage and Land Records/Copy Departments keeps deed records. To order copies: Email Copy Order form to [email protected], or fax, mail or in person; payment required first. Plain copies: Office copies $1.00 per page; public copy button $0.50 per page; index pages $2.50; plats $5.00. Certified copies: $10.00 certification fee plus copy charges.4153

Can I search Lafayette Parish land records online for free?

No, the official online search charges a fee. Account/subscription: $20 per day, $50 per 30 days, $600 per year, plus $1.00 per printed page; in the office, six public computers for viewing and copying (copies $0.50 per page). The official search: www2.lpclerk.com/external32

How much is a birth certificate in Lafayette Parish?

Birth certificate $34.00; with birth card $48.00 (cash only).3

Where do I get a divorce decree in Lafayette Parish?

Divorce judgments are filed in the 15th JDC civil records (Clerk of Court); separation and divorce judgments are also in the land records index.15

How do I look up who owns a property in Lafayette Parish?

Use the property search of the Lafayette Parish Assessor: beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx6

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 Lafayette 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, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jefferson 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 37 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 RecordsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  3. FeesLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  4. Clerk of Court contact information (parish LAFAYETTE)Louisiana Secretary of State
  5. LCG homepageLafayette Consolidated Government (City-Parish)
  6. Lafayette Parish Assessor homepageLafayette Parish Assessor
  7. Property TaxesLafayette Consolidated Government (City-Parish)
  8. View & Pay Taxes OnlineLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
  9. Civil DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  10. Criminal DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  11. Family Court DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  12. Birth Certificate DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  13. La. R.S. 51:281 – Assumed business names; registrationLouisiana State Legislature
  14. eClerks LA (statewide portal)Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority (LCRAA)
  15. Land Records / Copy DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  16. Recording DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  17. Clerk of Court homepageLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  18. Tax (Administrative Services)Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
  19. La. R.S. 47:2051 – Tax collectors designatedLouisiana State Legislature
  20. Maps and GISLafayette Consolidated Government (City-Parish)
  21. La. R.S. 47:1989 – Review of appeals by tax commissionLouisiana State Legislature
  22. Juvenile DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  23. Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) – Background Checks / Right to ReviewLouisiana State Police
  24. RecordsLafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
  25. ExpungementsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  26. Marriage DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  27. How To Order Birth RecordsLouisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  28. Service Fees (Vital Records)Louisiana Department of Health, Center for Vital Records and Statistics
  29. Death Certificate DepartmentLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  30. La. C.C.P. art. 2811 – Court in which succession openedLouisiana State Legislature
  31. About UsLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  32. Office Hours & HolidaysLafayette Parish Clerk of Court
  33. Contact usLafayette Parish Assessor
  34. 15th Judicial District Court homepage15th Judicial District Court
  35. Registrar of Voters directoryLouisiana Secretary of State (Department of State)
  36. Public Records RequestLafayette Consolidated Government (City-Parish)
  37. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau