Louisiana, parish records
Find the right office in Franklin Parish. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and parish filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Vital records
Death certificates for any parish from the Louisiana Department of Health vital records registry, by mail, online or in person.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Marriage certificates: Orleans Parish from the state vital records registry, every other parish from the clerk of court that issued the license.
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Civil and criminal court records, conveyance and mortgage records and marriage licenses filed in Franklin Parish.
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The state trial court for Franklin Parish: civil, criminal and family cases, judges and dockets.
Open official site 5th Judicial District CourtPolice & jail
The Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office at 6556 Main Street in Winnsboro: collection of parish property taxes with online payment and lookup, and the detention center on Natures Acres Road.
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Voter registration and the office that keeps the voter rolls for Franklin Parish.
Open official site Franklin Parish Registrar of VotersParish records
The State of Louisiana page for Franklin Parish, whose seat is Winnsboro: the local contacts for the clerk of court, assessor, sheriff, registrar of voters, police jury and Office of Motor Vehicles. The parish has no website of its own.
Open official site Franklin Parish on Louisiana.govPolice & jail
How to find someone in Louisiana state custody, including people serving state sentences in parish jails, from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Open official site Louisiana imprisoned person locatorPolice & jail
Name and address search of registered sex offenders statewide, kept by the Louisiana State Police.
Open official site Louisiana sex offender and child predator registryVital records
Birth and death certificates for every parish, and Orleans Parish marriage certificates, from the state vital records office.
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Parish profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. The Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the parish.
Police Departments. In addition to the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office, the parish is served by several municipal police departments, including the Winnsboro Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. The Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana 71295, is the primary law enforcement agency for the parish. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the jail directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours. Louisiana Revised Statute 44:1 et seq, the Louisiana Public Records Law, grants citizens the right to access arrest records and booking information. Mugshot and booking photos are considered public record in Louisiana and can be requested through the Sheriff's Office, though some information may be redacted to protect ongoing investigations or juvenile identities under La.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Franklin Parish are maintained by the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Franklin Parish are taken and retained by the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Franklin County sits over a mapped coal field 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 parish: 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.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 24 investigations in Franklin Parish since fiscal 2005 and recorded $180,597 in back wages agreed for 245 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruell Dirt Contractor | Baskin | 1 | $38,535 | 28 |
| Charlyn Enterprises, LLC | Winnsboro | 1 | $31,586 | 58 |
| U-Pak-It, Inc. | Winnsboro | 1 | $28,536 | 18 |
| Wi-Jon, Inc. | Wisner | 3 | $12,616 | 10 |
| Crowville Gas and Tire LLC | Winnsboro | 1 | $11,800 | 7 |
| Rick's Best Stop, LLC | Winnsboro | 2 | $10,306 | 51 |
| Farm Chemical Group | Gilbert | 1 | $9,147 | 6 |
| Chase Suites, LLC | Winnsboro | 1 | $8,973 | 5 |
| Russell Majors Child Care Center, Inc | Winnsboro | 1 | $8,540 | 3 |
| Jimmy R. Coughran, M.D.,A Medical Corporation | Winnsboro | 1 | $8,435 | 23 |
| Boone's Grocery & Bait, LLC | Gilbert | 1 | $7,067 | 11 |
| Sitaram, Inc. | Winnsboro | 1 | $2,076 | 13 |
| Southern Medical Equipment, Inc. | Winnsboro | 1 | $1,610 | 7 |
| Ray McMurray Trucking | Chase | 1 | $1,279 | 3 |
| New & Exciting Childcare Center | Winnsboro | 1 | $71 | 1 |
| Movie Gallery | Winnsboro | 1 | $22 | 1 |
| Pacific Forestry and Technologies, Inc. | Winnsboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Embers Inn | Winnsboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Plantation Oaks Living Center | Wisner | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Carroll & Sons Roofing LLC | Winnsboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Fussell Co. Contractors, LLC | Winnsboro | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Franklin Parish record, by back wages agreed; 7 employers have 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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Mugshots and booking photos in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, can be obtained from the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office. The office may provide access to these records through their official website or upon request at their physical location. It's advisable to contact the Sheriff's Office directly to understand the process and any associated fees.
To obtain a criminal background check in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, you should contact the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. Locally, you can also visit the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office for guidance on the process. The background check will require submitting fingerprints and paying a processing fee.
You can look up sex offenders in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, by accessing the Louisiana Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. This registry provides detailed information about registered sex offenders in the area. The registry is available online and can be searched by name, address, or proximity to specific locations.
Franklin Parish (Louisiana uses parishes instead of parishes) voter registration is handled by the Franklin Parish Registrar of Voters at (318) 435-4007, located at the Franklin Parish Courthouse in Winnsboro. You can register online at www.GeauxVote.com up to 20 days before an election, or submit paper applications up to 30 days before. You must be a U.S. Citizen, Louisiana resident, and at least 17 years old to register. The same website provides information on absentee ballot requests and polling locations.
Property records in Franklin Parish (Louisiana's equivalent to counties) are maintained by the Franklin Parish Clerk of Court at (318) 435-5133 for deeds, mortgages, and liens, and by the Franklin Parish Assessor at (318) 435-9429 for tax assessments and ownership information. Currently, Franklin Parish does not offer online property record searching, so you must call, visit in person at 6556 Main Street in Winnsboro, or submit written requests. The Clerk's office can provide certified copies of recorded documents for statutory fees.
Birth and death certificates for Franklin Parish (Louisiana uses parishes) can be requested from the Franklin Parish Clerk of Court at (318) 435-5133 or the Louisiana Department of Health Vital Records Registry. Birth certificates cost $15 for the first copy, and death certificates cost $7 per copy. You must provide valid photo identification and prove a direct relationship to the record subject under Louisiana R.S. 40:31-40:42. Online ordering is available through VitalChek at www.vitalchek.com with additional processing fees, and typical processing time is 2-4 weeks for mail requests.
Business license records in Franklin Parish depend on business location and type. For businesses in Winnsboro, contact Winnsboro Town Hall at (318) 435-6141. Fictitious name (DBA) registrations are filed with the Franklin Parish Clerk of Court at (318) 435-5133. For formal business entity searches (corporations, LLCs), use the Louisiana Secretary of State's online GeauxBIZ portal at coraweb.sos.la.gov/commercialsearch/commercialsearch.aspx, which provides free searching of all registered Louisiana businesses including those operating in Franklin Parish.
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