Louisiana, Ascension Parish
Where Donaldsonville's records are kept. Donaldsonville has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Donaldsonville's own offices, along with the Ascension Parish and State of Louisiana offices that keep the rest of its public records. 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.
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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.
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The City of Donaldsonville site: council agendas and minutes, the city ordinances, building permits, bids and budgets; the city clerk answers Louisiana Public Records Law requests for city records.
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The Ascension Parish Clerk of Court in Donaldsonville and Gonzales: 23rd Judicial District Court civil, criminal and family records, conveyance and mortgage records, marriage licenses and online record searches.
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The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office in Gonzales and Donaldsonville: the parish jail roster, sheriff's sales, public records requests, concealed handgun permits, parish property tax collection and investigations.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Unclaimed property held by the Louisiana Department of the Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, deposits and insurance proceeds, searched and claimed online by name.
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Local record guide
Local profile
Donaldsonville, a place of 6,695 people, is the seat of Ascension Parish. Court and property records sit with Ascension Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Donaldsonville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Ascension Parish page lists each parish office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations with a Donaldsonville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $61,085 in back wages agreed for 34 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.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harang Sugars, L.L.C. | 1 | $56,452 | 30 |
| Donaldsonville for Association for Retarded C | 1 | $2,730 | 3 |
| ATA Discount, L.L.C | 1 | $1,903 | 1 |
| Sunshine Sporstman Corporation | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Miss Mae Hospitality | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Donaldsonville, 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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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 Donaldsonville.
Deeds for property in Donaldsonville are recorded by the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court, and the parish office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Ascension 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 Donaldsonville register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Donaldsonville requires one, comes from the town or Ascension Parish.
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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.