Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish

Buras, Louisiana Public Records

Where Buras's records are kept. Buras has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Plaquemines Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana.

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Buras has no town government of its own and relies on Plaquemines 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.

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Vital records

Louisiana Death Records

Louisiana Department of Health Vital Records issues death certificates, which are not public records, only to eligible relatives with ID and a fee. Parish Clerks of Court also issue copies for deaths since July 2012.

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Police & jail

Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office in Belle Chasse offers an inmate roster, criminal records, a records request portal, sex offender information and parish property tax payments. Non-emergency 504-564-2525.

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Court records

Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court

The Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court keeps 25th Judicial District Court records, recorded documents and marriage licenses, with e-search, e-filing and court forms.

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About public records in Buras

What we hold on Buras, and who keeps its records.

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Buras at a glance

County
Plaquemines Parish
County seat
Pointe à la Hache
Population
1,109
Plaquemines Parish population
23,515
Local records
Plaquemines Parish offices
ZIP codes
70041

About Buras public records

Buras is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. Pointe à la Hache, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Plaquemines Parish page for every county office.

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Wage and hour cases in Buras, Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Buras address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $17,538 in back wages agreed for 8 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$17,538
Workers due back wages
8
Civil money penalties
$0
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Joshua's, Inc.1$17,5388

Every employer whose address on the record is in Buras, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Louisiana wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Plaquemines Parish cities

Other places in Plaquemines Parish. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Plaquemines Parish records are on the county page.