Louisiana Background Check Records by Parish
Louisiana has 64 parishes, each with its own Clerk of Court who maintains criminal case records, civil court filings, and land records. Background check records at the parish level come from the district court system. Select a parish below to find contact details, online search tools, and resources for accessing background check records in that area.
Louisiana parish Clerk of Court offices are self-supporting and operate on fees collected from filers and requestors. Each office maintains its own records going back to the parish's founding in many cases. Records are generally open to the public under La. R.S. 44:1 et seq., the Louisiana Public Records Law, with some exceptions for sealed cases, adoptions, and judicial commitments. You do not need an attorney or special permission to inspect public court records in person at any parish courthouse.
Most parishes offer online access through one of two main statewide portals: eClerksLA and Clerk Connect. Some parishes also run their own subscription-based search systems. Fees and available record types vary by parish. If you do not know which parish a case was filed in, the statewide eClerksLA system lets you search across all 64 parishes from a single account.