Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Public Records

Investigations closed

44

Back wages agreed

$232,968

Workers due back wages

763

Civil money penalties

$94,763

Employers on the record

41

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 41 on the Vermilion Parish record; 19 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 16 more with smaller records are on the Louisiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Vermilion Parish records: Clerk departments, recording blocks and local counters

Use the Clerk research and records departments for different files

The Vermilion Parish Clerk describes a Research Department for property transactions, mineral leases, chattel records, UCC filings, subdivision maps and related recordings. Its account of written and computer indexes reaches back to 1936; that office-holdings description should not be treated as a promise that every record is downloadable online. Preserve the recording reference, party name and instrument type before requesting an image. For an older mineral transaction, specify the parties and recorded document rather than assuming that a current tax parcel search describes the full recorded interest. Clerk research holdings and access description.

The Clerk separately describes its Records Department as helping retrieve civil, probate, marriage and military files. It also provides research computers and workspace in the office. Its explanation distinguishes copies used for research from a title opinion, which the Clerk does not provide. An owner-name result, a mortgage certificate and an opinion on title are different products. State the precise record you need and ask which department can supply it. If a matter spans a civil judgment and a property recording, retain both the case reference and the recording reference so the records can be checked separately. Source: vermilionclerk.com.

Confirm the Clerk counter and the certificate service window

The Clerk office is at 100 North State Street, Suite 101, Abbeville, LA 70510, telephone 337-898-1992. Its general contact page lists Monday to Friday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The marriage service has a shorter published issuance window, ending at 4:00 p.m. An online marriage application must still be completed at the office with the required documents. For a records visit, identify whether you need research access, an existing certificate or a new license before relying on the general closing time. Clerk location and general hours. Marriage service and issuance hours.

A certified copy of an existing marriage license is listed at $10, while the new marriage-license charge is a different amount. Give the spouses' names and the approximate license year when asking for the recorded copy. A form used to apply for a future marriage license is not the right starting point for retrieving an older marriage record. If the record will be used by another organization, confirm whether it requires certification. Keep the completed copy order and the supplied certificate together rather than treating an online application acknowledgment as the final recorded document. Source: vermilionclerk.com.

Keep recording blocks and indexing books in the fee calculation

The Clerk's recording schedule charges $105 for an ordinary document of one to five pages recorded in one index book, $205 for six to twenty-five pages, and $305 for twenty-six to fifty pages. The listed package includes its LCRAA component, ten indexed names and one certified copy. Those are page blocks, not a first-page rate followed by the same extra-page amount throughout. Identify the number of pages and the intended recording book before requesting an estimate. Oversize sheets, additional names and particular document types have separate entries. Vermilion recording blocks and included services.

The chart separately lists documents recorded in both index books, beginning at $205 for one to five pages. For documents exceeding fifty pages, it gives a different additional-page rate depending on whether one or both books are used. A single blended per-page figure would hide those distinctions. Tell the office whether the request is a new recording, cancellation, map, mortgage certificate or a copy of an existing instrument. The ordinary recording examples should not be carried into the separate civil-suit recording table, which describes additional filing components. Source: vermilionclerk.com.

Distinguish self-service copies, staff copies and criminal searches

In its recording copy section, the Clerk lists $1 per page for copies made by the customer and $2 per page for copies made by a deputy clerk. Certified copies, conformed copies and full-size maps have their own entries. Ask the department for the total for the identified document and format rather than assuming the self-service rate applies to a staff-assisted mailed order. A legible reference and page count can make that estimate more specific. Preserve any certification or conformed-copy designation with the document so its format remains clear later. Source: vermilionclerk.com.

The same fee page lists a local criminal search at $20 per name and says that amount covers research only; copies are charged separately. It should not be labeled as the statewide criminal-history check price. The Clerk Criminal Department handles formal criminal filings and court minutes, while the Sheriff maintains its own incident and arrest records. When you need a disposition, identify the case and requested court record. When you need the investigating agency's report, specify the incident to that agency. A name search alone does not establish that every result concerns the intended person. Source: vermilionclerk.com. Clerk Criminal Department records.

Prepare for the Clerk in-person birth or death certificate service

The Clerk's certificate instructions list $34 for a long-form birth certificate, $48 for the long form together with a birth card, and $26 for a death certificate. They require an in-person application, identification and the completed application form, and say phone orders are not accepted. The office has access to Louisiana records only. Ask about supporting documentation if applying for someone else. Selecting the long form alone and selecting the combined birth-card product are different orders, so keep the product name with the quoted price. Local birth and death certificate procedure.

The Clerk says births before 1984 can require a longer wait, another visit or delivery after processing, and delayed birth certificates may require referral to state Vital Records. This is a reason to confirm availability before traveling, rather than interpreting the service heading as a guaranteed processing time for every record. Its Public Service contacts are 337-898-4542 and 337-898-4539. Give the event date and the requested certificate product when calling, but complete the actual order using the office's in-person instructions. No single number of standard processing days is established by that description. Source: vermilionclerk.com.

Connect the assessment account with the recorded transaction

The Vermilion Assessor describes responsibility for real estate, business movable property and oil and gas property and equipment for ad valorem assessment. It provides a free public real-property search by criteria such as name or address. Use the assessment result to identify the parcel account and tax-year information, then obtain the recorded conveyance or mineral instrument from the Clerk when needed. An assessment inventory and the full terms of a recorded transaction answer different questions. Where a name or description differs, retain the account reference and the recorded instrument for the follow-up inquiry. Assessor duties and public property search.

The Assessor is also in the courthouse, but at 100 North State Street, Suite 110, Abbeville, LA 70510, telephone 337-893-2837. Its hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., earlier than the Clerk's general closing time. The contact directory identifies staff functions including real-estate transfers, homesteads and business personal property. Name the record category when requesting assistance. For payment evidence, the Sheriff's administration describes the parish tax-collection function; a valuation question should remain directed to the Assessor rather than being treated as a request for a payment receipt. Assessor counter and staff functions. Sheriff tax collection and records responsibilities.

Use the current Sheriff addresses and the voter registrar

The Sheriff contact page separates administration at 101 South State Street, investigations at 407 Charity Street on the second floor, and the Law Enforcement Center and Jail at 14202 Allen Bares Jr. Drive, all in Abbeville. Records is reached at 337-898-4405, jail administration at 337-898-4424 and booking at 337-898-4430. For an incident copy, provide its date and report number if known. For a custody inquiry, use the appropriate jail contact. The current office directory prevents a downtown administrative visit from being confused with travel to the detention facility. Sheriff division addresses and telephone directory.

The Louisiana Secretary of State lists the Vermilion Registrar of Voters at the parish courthouse, 100 North State Street, Suite 120, Abbeville, LA 70510-5170, telephone 337-898-4324. This is a different office from the Clerk's Suite 101 and the Assessor's Suite 110. Identify the election, precinct or voter-record category when asking for an existing record. The Clerk's involvement with election work does not mean every election-related record uses the same custodian. Retain the office name with the response so the origin of a registration record or election document is clear. State Registrar of Voters directory.