Louisiana, Jefferson Parish
Where Barataria's records are kept. Barataria has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Jefferson Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana.
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Barataria has no town government of its own and relies on Jefferson Parish for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
The Louisiana Secretary of State commercial database: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names by name, officer or charter number, with filing history and status.
Open official site Louisiana business entity searchVital records
Louisiana death certificates from the Vital Records Registry in New Orleans: certified copies for deaths in Louisiana within the last fifty years (older death records are public at the Louisiana State Archives), ordered online, by mail or in person by the family.
Open official site Louisiana death certificatesVital records
Louisiana marriage records from the Vital Records Registry: certified marriage certificates for licenses issued in Orleans Parish; marriages licensed in other parishes are certified by that parish's Clerk of Court.
Open official site Louisiana marriage recordsCounty court
The Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court in Gretna: civil, criminal, family and probate suit records of the 24th Judicial District Court searched online, conveyance and mortgage records, marriage licenses and elections.
Open official site Jefferson Parish Clerk of CourtCounty court
The 24th Judicial District Court for Jefferson Parish in Gretna: civil and criminal divisions, jury service, court calendars, copies of court records and forms; suit records are kept by the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court.
Open official site Jefferson Parish 24th Judicial District CourtProperty records
The Jefferson Parish Assessor in Gretna: the parish assessment roll searched by owner, address or parcel, ownership records, assessed values, homestead exemptions, millage rates and personal property.
Open official site Jefferson Parish AssessorPolice & jail
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office at 1233 Westbank Expressway in Harvey: the public records center, online inmate search, Offender Watch, property and sales tax, occupational licenses and ticket payments.
Open official site Jefferson Parish Sheriff's OfficeParish records
The Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters in Gretna and Metairie: voter registration and the parish voter rolls, early and absentee voting, precincts and polling places.
Open official site Jefferson Parish Registrar of VotersParish records
Jefferson Parish Government in Gretna: the parish council and president, meeting agendas and minutes, ordinances, permits and public records requests under the Louisiana Public Records Law.
Open official site Jefferson Parish GovernmentPolice & jail
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections imprisoned person locator: people held in state prisons and in parish jails under state custody, by name or DOC number, with the facility, custody status and release date information.
Open official site Louisiana imprisoned person locatorPolice & jail
The Louisiana State Police sex offender and child predator registry: registered offenders searched by name, address or map, with photographs, offenses and community notification rules.
Open official site Louisiana sex offender and child predator registryVital records
The Louisiana Vital Records Registry in New Orleans, part of the Department of Health: certified copies of Louisiana birth and death certificates and Orleans Parish marriage records, ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees and the years covered.
Open official site Louisiana Vital Records RegistryState courts
The Louisiana Supreme Court site: opinions, the court docket and a directory of every district, parish and city court in the state. Trial court case records are kept by the parish clerk of court.
Open official site Louisiana court recordsState records
Unclaimed property held by the Louisiana Department of the Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, deposits and insurance proceeds, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site Louisiana unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Barataria, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Barataria is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. Gretna, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Jefferson Parish page for every county office.
Same county
Other places in Jefferson Parish. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Jefferson Parish records are on the county page.