About Louisiana Public Records

Louisiana's state agencies are generally located in Baton Rouge where many of the central depositories for records are maintained. State, county and local city departments in Louisiana being the custodians of many records, provide services for public requests online. Employers are given access to The Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information's searches and records. Accessing the state registrar, local court clerks, Secretary of State, individual professional licensing boards and more gives a researcher better control over conducting their own background checks, keep costs low by directly requesting from the source and helps a visitors see what is available. Most popular requests are for criminal records, court records, divorces and marriage certificates, real estate information and police reports.

Access Louisiana Courts online directly. Search court records; from Louisiana county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Louisiana dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Louisiana probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Louisiana state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

As there may be more one source to obtaining Louisiana criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

Louisiana criminal records are maintained by the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII). LSP provides internet background checks and fingerprint-based criminal history services. The Louisiana Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry provides public access to convicted offender information. DPS&C supervises approximately 2,200 people convicted of sex offenses in communities.

Statewide Louisiana vital records. Search births, marriage records and death certificates. Divorces filed with courts. State vital records offices. Link to the agencies in Louisiana and order vital records. Many records are public information available to the public from private and government entities. You can use information to verify your records. Look up vital statistics and free vital searches in Louisiana to conduct research online. Use the office of the state registrar vital records and statistics. Find the Louisiana vital records registry laws.

Search for assets in Louisiana and obtain records of property, business ownership, professional license verification and other personal or corporate assets. Find bankruptcies, liens, UCC judgment filings and find out about information that can effect a person's or company's asset. See the status of a business and verify ownership, DBA, status, activity and whether the corporation or business filed in Louisiana owns property, vehicles, real estate and more. Unclaimed property and asset search from official government databases open to the public.

Access Louisiana government agencies and obtain information on executive branches, legislative branches and judicial branches within state jurisdiction. Link below to the state government agencies as well as state government information and services. Other state government resources such as codified state law, voters registration and other state government departments

Direct Louisiana official government links to driver license and registration resources. Vehicle registration, tags, driving history, online forms, office locations, and hours.

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Louisiana genealogy related links and topics. Individual state search of your ancestors, start a family tree, browse census records and more online. Resources and data from the Secretary of State Research Library, Genealogy Collection, Vital Records, New Orleans Ship Passenger List Online Index, Confederate Pension Applications Index Database, USGenWeb Project and National Archives Southwest Region. Military service, parish, historical city directories.