Louisiana, Evangeline Parish
Where Ville Platte's records are kept. Court and property records for Ville Platte sit with Evangeline Parish, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Louisiana.
Start here
As a small town, Ville Platte relies on Evangeline Parish and the State of Louisiana for its public records. The cards below are the Louisiana state offices, and the Evangeline Parish offices are on our Evangeline Parish page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & 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 InformationVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState 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 CourtEverything else, organized
12 more Ville Platte sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Ville Platte, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Ville Platte, a place of 6,303 people, is the seat of Evangeline Parish, so most county offices are in Ville Platte itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Evangeline Parish page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 21 investigations with a Ville Platte address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $153,402 in back wages agreed for 200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben's Home Care LLC | 1 | $38,224 | 40 |
| Unlimited Home Care of Louisiana, Inc. | 1 | $28,998 | 44 |
| Tate Farms LLC | 1 | $28,244 | 5 |
| Evangeline Parish School Board | 1 | $13,249 | 18 |
| Butler & Co Tree Service & Storm Recovery Inc | 1 | $10,260 | 30 |
| Beaver Construction, LLC | 1 | $9,895 | 10 |
| Cajun Central, Inc. | 1 | $8,269 | 24 |
| Duane's Crawfish Farms, Inc. | 1 | $7,000 | 5 |
| Strides of Acadiana LLC | 1 | $3,696 | 3 |
| Country Day Care & Learning Center | 1 | $2,370 | 6 |
| Evangeline ARC | 1 | $1,663 | 11 |
| A & A Discount, LLC | 1 | $1,532 | 4 |
| Crawfish Center, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Evangeline Parish Sheriffs Office | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Teet's Food Store Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Jas Crawfish LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Medical Resources & Guidance Region 4 Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Blakes Southside Pharmacy Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| St. Romain Oil Company LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Graceful Care Service, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Nino's Italian Restaurant | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Ville Platte, by back wages agreed; 8 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.
Same county
Other places in Evangeline Parish. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Evangeline Parish records are on the county page.