Louisiana, Jefferson Parish
Where Gretna's records are kept. Gretna has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Gretna's own offices, along with State of Louisiana offices; the Jefferson Parish offices are on our Jefferson 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
New Orleans court at 500 Poydras Street, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; hearings follow a hybrid plan with phone or video appearances, and people without a lawyer may file through eSR.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern 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 InformationCity records
Gretna's official city site lists the mayor and council, city clerk, ordinances and development code, building and code enforcement, zoning and GIS maps, bill payment and problem reports. City Hall: 740 2nd Street.
Open official site City of GretnaCity records
Official records and legal files 740 Second Street P.O. Box 404 Gretna LA 70054 Phone: (504) 363-1555 Fax:
Open official site Gretna City ClerkPolice & jail
LOUISIANA, View City of Gretna Site, Go To Online Forms, Go To Our Secure Site, The City of Gretna Police Department is dedicated to preventing. Law enforcement services 200 Fifth Street Gretna LA 70053 Phone: (504) 366-4374 Fax: (504) 363-1706
Open official site Gretna Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and emergency services 1136 Lafayette Street Gretna LA 70053 Phone: (504) 363-1494 Fax: (504) 363-1492
Open official site Gretna Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
8 more Gretna sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Gretna, a place of 17,814 people, is the seat of Jefferson Parish. Court and property records sit with Jefferson Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Gretna's own offices are in the cards above, and our Jefferson Parish page lists each parish office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 81 investigations with a Gretna address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $1,476,564 in back wages agreed for 1,966 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufino's Painting & Construction, Inc. | 1 | $278,639 | 328 |
| A-1 Absolute Best Care, LLC | 1 | $277,564 | 154 |
| Italian SPECIALTIES, INC. | 1 | $111,876 | 68 |
| Gardia Construction LLC | 1 | $98,407 | 462 |
| Golden Chopstix, Inc. | 2 | $95,443 | 22 |
| Divine Purpose Homecare, LLC | 1 | $89,039 | 106 |
| Liberty Services Incorporated | 1 | $79,845 | 23 |
| Able Life Care Services, LLC | 2 | $51,031 | 64 |
| Best Care Providers, Inc. | 1 | $44,812 | 25 |
| Tan Dinh, Inc. | 1 | $42,220 | 12 |
| Queen's Construction Inc. | 1 | $34,818 | 53 |
| M. USA, Inc. | 1 | $26,624 | 26 |
| Gourmet Butcher Block INC | 1 | $24,488 | 5 |
| Creative Kids Academy, LLC | 1 | $23,364 | 3 |
| Ruby IV, LLC | 1 | $22,469 | 259 |
| Shalom Home Care Services, LLC | 1 | $21,338 | 55 |
| Bayside Senior Care LLC | 1 | $19,640 | 65 |
| Laxmi, Inc. | 1 | $18,946 | 39 |
| THM Enterprises of Ohio | 1 | $16,347 | 22 |
| Universal Welding Enterprise, LLC | 1 | $13,734 | 22 |
| Egan Healthcare of Plaquemines, Inc. | 1 | $13,682 | 25 |
| Small World Academy | 1 | $12,341 | 18 |
| Gretna Sports Bar, LLC | 1 | $11,791 | 28 |
| Exceeds Their Needs, Inc | 1 | $10,141 | 5 |
| ACTS Home Health Care, Inc. | 1 | $5,769 | 5 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 77 whose address on the record is in Gretna; 26 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 52 more with smaller records are on the Louisiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the 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 Gretna.
Deeds for property in Gretna are recorded by the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court, and the parish office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Jefferson 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 Gretna register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Gretna requires one, comes from the town or Jefferson Parish.
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