Louisiana, Bossier Parish
Where Bossier City's records are kept. Bossier City has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Bossier City's own offices, along with the Bossier Parish and State of Louisiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Bossier City site, with offices at 620 Benton Road, bill payment, council agendas and minutes, diversion, e-services, mapping, police, public works and a streetlight outage report.
Open official site City of Bossier CityPolice & jail
The Bossier City Police Department at 620 Benton Road states its mission and beliefs on crime prevention and community partnership, with a records division, a reserve police unit and a Police to Citizen portal.
Open official site Bossier City Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Bossier City Police Records Division at 620 Benton Road keeps all police and traffic crash reports and citations, and provides incident and accident report copies in person on weekdays or by mail.
Open official site Bossier City Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Bossier City Court and the Office of the Clerk of Court handle criminal and civil cases, with court dockets, minutes by date, online ticket payment, small claims and eviction forms and expungement information.
Open official site Bossier City Court and Office of Clerk of CourtCity records
The Bossier City Permits and Inspections Division at 620 Benton Road issues all city building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits and licenses and inspects residential and commercial projects.
Open official site Bossier City Permits and Inspections DivisionPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Quick search for missing children near Bossier City Louisiana.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, LouisianaVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Bossier City city, Louisiana: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Louisiana Secretary of State archives with an online catalog and a statewide index of historical birth and death records plus Orleans Parish marriages; newer vital records come from the Vital Records Registry.
Open official site Louisiana State ArchivesCounty court
Federal court for bankruptcy cases in western Louisiana, with offices in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. Posts court fees and local procedures and takes applications for unclaimed funds.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of LouisianaEverything else, organized
9 more Bossier City sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Bossier City, a place of 62,701 people, is in Bossier Parish, whose county seat is Benton. Court and property records sit with Bossier Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Bossier City's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bossier Parish page lists each parish office.
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Deeds for property in Bossier City are recorded by the Bossier Parish Clerk of Court, and the parish office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Bossier Parish page lists the parish offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Louisiana come from the state vital records office, Louisiana Vital Records Registry. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Bossier City register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Bossier City requires one, comes from the town or Bossier Parish.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.