Louisiana, Lafayette Parish
Where Carencro's records are kept. Carencro has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Carencro's own offices, along with State of Louisiana offices; the Lafayette Parish offices are on our Lafayette Parish page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State 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 LouisianaCounty court
The Louisiana Supreme Court sits at 400 Royal Street in New Orleans; its site posts court actions with email alerts, the docket, court rules, oral argument video, electronic filing and law library resources.
Open official site Louisiana Supreme CourtVital records
The Center for Vital Records and Statistics sells Louisiana fetal death certificates for $7 by mail or at 1450 Poydras Street, New Orleans; parents on the record can order a stillbirth certificate, first copy free.
Open official site Louisiana Department of Health Certificate of Fetal DeathPolice & jail
Help for families from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections: find someone in state custody or on probation or parole through LA VINE, updated every 24 hours, or call the Imprisoned Person Locator.
Open official site Louisiana Public Safety and Corrections Inmate InformationPolice & jail
State Police clearinghouse set up in 1985 that manages Louisiana AMBER and Silver Alerts and Level II Endangered Missing Child Advisories, lists active alerts and works with families, police and NCMEC.
Open official site Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited ChildrenPolice & jail
Louisiana State Police registry of convicted sex offenders, sexually violent predators and child predators; users accept conditions of use before searching, and data come from corrections, courts and local police.
Open official site Louisiana State Police Sex Offender and Child Predator RegistryPolice & jail
Louisiana State Police bureau that issues a certified Right to Review copy of your own criminal history, ordered by fingerprint appointment through LAPS and sent by mail or a 30 day email link.
Open official site LSP Bureau of Criminal Identification and InformationFederal
Federal statistics table for Carencro city, Louisiana, from the U.S. Census Bureau, giving basic population, business and geography facts; an information icon beside each row names the survey behind it.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Carencro city government, phone (337) 896-8481, with occupational license renewal, permits and applications, bids, council meetings, the city budget, the code of ordinances, utilities and e-billing.
Open official site City of CarencroPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 110 Centennial Drive Carencro LA 70520 Phone: (337) 896-6132 Fax: (337) 896-1937
Open official site Carencro Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and emergency services 214 East St. Peter Street Carencro LA 70520 Phone: (337) 896-6121 Fax: (337) 896-5299 Email:
Open official site Carencro Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Carencro, a place of 9,272 people, is in Lafayette Parish, whose county seat is Lafayette. Court and property records sit with Lafayette Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Carencro's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lafayette Parish page lists each parish office.
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Voter registration in Louisiana is run by the Louisiana Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Carencro.
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 Carencro register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Carencro requires one, comes from the town or Lafayette 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.