Louisiana, Winn Parish
Where Dodson's records are kept. Court and property records for Dodson sit with Winn Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana.
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As a small town, Dodson relies on Winn 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.
Police & jail
Phone (318) 628-3775. 205 East Gresham Street, Dodson, LA 71422. The department has no website of its own; this official page lists it.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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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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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the LA Office of Public Health.
Open official site Louisiana Marriage InformationCounty court
This portal provides subscriptions for search and printing capability for Clerks of Court from many offices across the State of Louisiana.
Open official site Clerk Connect, the multi parish clerk of court portalCourt records
The Winn Parish Clerk of Court at 119 West Main Street, Room 103, in Winnfield keeps parish court, land and marriage records; this state listing gives the office address and phone.
Open official site Winn Parish Clerk of CourtEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Dodson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Dodson, a place of 294 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Winnfield, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Winn Parish office is listed on our Winn Parish page.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Dodson sits over the Texas Region and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Louisiana Geological Survey (LSU) and that office is where to ask for them.
Louisiana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Louisiana is run by the Louisiana Secretary of State, and the parish Registrar of Voters keeps the roll for Dodson. You can register online, by mail or in person. Register at least 30 days before an election in person or by mail (postmarked 30 days before), or 20 days before through GeauxVote Online Registration with a Louisiana driver's license or special ID card.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Louisiana come from the Louisiana Department of Health, Vital Records Registry. The fee is $15.00 per copy of a birth certificate and $7.00 per copy of a death certificate, plus a $0.50 state charge on each mail or VitalChek order. Participating Louisiana Clerks of Court sell certified copies of birth records (long and short form), and Clerk of Court issued death certificates, for an added fee.
Deeds for property in Dodson are recorded by the parish Clerk of Court, the parish Tax Assessor sets the assessed value, and the parish Sheriff, as ex officio tax collector sends the tax bill. Our Winn Parish page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Dodson come from the Dodson Police Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Dodson register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, which runs the state business entity search. Louisiana Economic Development says licenses and permits are required at the local, state and federal levels, and local requirements come from your parish and city governments.
Louisiana criminal history checks are run by the Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. The fee is $26.00 processing fee, plus a $10.00 fingerprint fee if printed at LSP Headquarters; a $5 technology fee is added to all background check requests. A Right to Review certified copy of your own record under R.S. 15:588, by digital fingerprints at a Louisiana Applicant Processing System site booked online, or by mail with two FBI FD 258 fingerprint cards and the Right to Review Authorization and Disclosure forms; Louisiana is a closed record state, so there is no public name search.
Same county
Other places in Winn Parish. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Winn Parish records are on the county page.