Louisiana, Jefferson Parish
Where Kenner's records are kept. Kenner has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Kenner'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 InformationFederal
Census Bureau QuickFacts page on the city of Kenner, Louisiana, where the 2020 Census counted 66,448 people; it adds the newest population estimate and social, economic and housing figures with source notes.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Kenner online: agendas and minutes, services and payments, licenses and permits, brake tags, public records requests, garbage and recycling, flood preparedness and problem reporting. City Hall: 1610 Reverend Richard Wilson Drive.
Open official site City of KennerPolice & jail
Kenner Police Department, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Kenner Police DepartmentCounty court
The clerk for Kenner's Mayor's Court at 415 Williams Boulevard records court filings and proceedings, collects fines and costs, and handles traffic tickets, misdemeanors, code cases and expungements.
Open official site Kenner Clerk of Court's OfficeEverything else, organized
8 more Kenner sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Kenner, a place of 66,448 people, is in Jefferson Parish, whose county seat is Gretna. Court and property records sit with Jefferson Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana. Kenner's own offices are in the cards above, and our Jefferson 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 Kenner.
Court records for Kenner are kept by the clerk of the court that heard the case. See City of Kenner Clerk of Court (https://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_2_101.asp) to search cases and request copies.
The Kenner Clerk of Court (http://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_2_101.asp) provides access to court records, while the Kenner Inspection and Code Enforcement Department (http://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_2_81.asp) oversees building permits and inspections.
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 Kenner register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Kenner requires one, comes from the town or Jefferson Parish.
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.