Louisiana, LaSalle Parish

Jena, Louisiana Public Records

Where Jena's records are kept. Court and property records for Jena sit with LaSalle Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana.

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As a small town, Jena relies on LaSalle 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.

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Louisiana Death Records

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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Jena at a glance

County
LaSalle Parish
County seat
Jena
Population
4,155
LaSalle Parish population
14,791
Local records
LaSalle Parish offices
ZIP codes
71342

About Jena public records

Jena, a place of 4,155 people, is the seat of LaSalle Parish, so most county offices are in Jena itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our LaSalle Parish page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Coal ground under Jena

What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.

Jena 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 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 Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there.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.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Jena, Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 10 investigations with a Jena address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $730,076 in back wages agreed for 354 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.

Investigations closed
10
Back wages agreed
$730,076
Workers due back wages
354
Civil money penalties
$1,900
Employers on the record
10
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Justiss Oil Company Inc1$619,831270
Blessings at Home LLC1$88,82254
MItch's Restaurant, LLC1$9,19713
Dresser Rand Services, Inc.1$5,4691
Kitterlin Creek Nursery LLC1$4,9357
Townsmen Inn Inc.1$9891
LaSalle Association for the Developmentally D1$6487
Rush Rig And Supply Inc1$1851
Jena Metals1$00
Puja Rani Inc1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Jena, by back wages agreed; 3 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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How do I register to vote in Jena, Louisiana?

Voter registration in Louisiana is run by the Louisiana Secretary of State, and the parish Registrar of Voters keeps the roll for Jena. 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.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Jena, Louisiana?

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.

How do I look up property records in Jena, Louisiana?

Deeds for property in Jena 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 LaSalle Parish page lists those offices.

How do I find business license records in Jena, Louisiana?

Businesses that operate in Jena 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.

How do I run a Louisiana criminal background check?

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.

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Other places in LaSalle Parish. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; LaSalle Parish records are on the county page.