Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish
Where Jennings's records are kept. Jennings has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Jennings's own offices, along with State of Louisiana offices; the Jefferson Davis Parish offices are on our Jefferson Davis 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
Federal court for bankruptcy cases in western Louisiana, with offices in Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. Posts court fees and local procedures and takes applications for unclaimed funds.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western 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 InformationFederal
Jennings city, Louisiana in Census Bureau QuickFacts, which gathers frequently requested Census figures on people, businesses and geography; 9,837 residents were counted there in 2020.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Jennings online: the city clerk, city council meetings, Jennings City Court, police reports, planning and zoning, building permits, online utility payment and the Carnegie Public Library. Phone: 337-821-5500.
Open official site City of JenningsCity records
Public records and city licenses 324 North Broadway Street P.O. Box 1249 Jennings LA 70546 Phone: (337) 821-5500 Fax: (3
Open official site Jennings City ClerkPolice & jail
Jennings Police Department 110 N. Law enforcement services 110 North Broadway Street Jennings LA 70546 Phone: (337) 821-5513 Fax: (337) 821-5538
Open official site Jennings Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Jennings, a place of 9,837 people, is the seat of Jefferson Davis Parish. Court and property records sit with Jefferson Davis Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Jennings's own offices are in the cards above, and our Jefferson Davis Parish page lists each parish office.
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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 Jennings.
Businesses that operate in Jennings register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Jennings requires one, comes from the town or Jefferson Davis Parish.
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.
Same county
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.