Iberia Parish Background Check Records

Iberia Parish background check records are held by the 16th Judicial District Court Clerk in New Iberia, who maintains criminal and civil case filings, land records, and conveyance documents going back well over a century. This page covers how to request court records in person or online, the two subscription portals that host Iberia Parish records, how to get a parish-level background check directly from the clerk's office, and how the Louisiana State Police statewide system captures criminal history across all of Louisiana including Iberia Parish.

Iberia Parish Clerk of Court

The Iberia Parish Clerk of Court is David Ditch. His office is located at 300 Iberia Street, Suite 100, New Iberia, Louisiana 70560. You can reach the clerk by phone at (337) 365-7282. The clerk's office is the primary source for background check records tied to court activity in Iberia Parish. This includes criminal case filings, civil suits, probate proceedings, and all court-generated documents from the 16th Judicial District. The clerk's website at iberiaclerk.com provides forms, fee schedules, and subscription information for online access.

One important note about Iberia Parish: the clerk's office offers a local background check service that specifically covers charges filed in Iberia Parish only. You can download the application from the clerk's website at iberiaclerk.com. This local check is useful when you want to know if someone has court activity specifically within this parish. For statewide coverage that captures records from all Louisiana parishes, you need the Louisiana State Police BCII background check, which is a separate process entirely. The clerk also handles birth and death certificates, passports, marriage licenses, jury duty matters, expungements, and small claims filings.

The Iberia Parish Clerk website shown above is where you can find the local background check application form, fee information, and online subscription details.

Online Records: eClerksLA and Clerk Connect

Iberia Parish uses a dual-portal system for online records access. Court records and land records are hosted on two separate platforms, but the subscription works across both, so a subscription purchased through one platform grants access on the other as well. Contact Wess Robison at wrobison@iberiaclerk.com to set up or manage a subscription for Iberia Parish online access.

Through Clerk Connect, you can access Iberia Parish civil records from January 1, 1980 forward, and criminal records from November 30, 1959 forward. This covers decades of court history and is useful for background check searches that need to go back further than typical online systems allow. The eClerksLA portal hosts Iberia Parish conveyance records going back to 1868 and mortgage records from January 1, 1959 forward. For historical research older than what eClerksLA covers, COTT/E-Search holds the older archived documents. Together these platforms give online searchers access to a substantial span of Iberia Parish records without a trip to New Iberia.

The Iberia Parish online subscriptions page shown above explains the dual-portal system and how to set up access for court and land record searches.

Note: One subscription fee covers access to both the eClerksLA and Clerk Connect portals for Iberia Parish records. Contact Wess Robison at the clerk's office to activate access.

Iberia Parish Background Check Request

In addition to looking up individual case records, the Iberia Parish Clerk's office offers a dedicated background check service. This check is limited to charges filed within Iberia Parish only and will not capture records from other Louisiana parishes or from federal courts. Download the application form from iberiaclerk.com and submit it to the clerk's office with the required fee. This local option is a quick way to get a parish-specific check without going through the full Louisiana State Police system.

If the person you are searching has connections to other Louisiana parishes, a statewide background check through BCII is the better choice. The parish-level check from the Iberia clerk is best used as a focused search when you have a specific reason to check Iberia Parish records in particular.

Louisiana State Police Background Check

For a statewide background check that covers all 64 Louisiana parishes including Iberia, use the Louisiana State Police BCII system. Name-based requests can be submitted online through the Internet Background Check portal at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov for $31 plus a $5 technology fee. Results are returned quickly but are valid for only 14 days from the date of the response. For fingerprint-based checks, schedule through IdentoGO at any participating location in Louisiana. The BCII office is at 7919 Independence Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, phone (225) 925-6095, with full details at lsp.org/services/background-checks/.

Louisiana is a closed record state under RS 15:587. Third-party access to criminal history is restricted. Individuals may review their own records for $41 in person or $31 by mail; mail requests take 15 to 21 business days. BCII requires payment by money order, cashier's check, or business check, not cash or personal checks.

Cities in Iberia Parish

New Iberia is the largest city in Iberia Parish and has a dedicated records page. Court records for New Iberia residents are filed through the 16th Judicial District Court Clerk at 300 Iberia Street in New Iberia.

Nearby Parishes

Iberia Parish is in south-central Louisiana and borders several parishes with their own courts and records systems for background check searches.