Lookup Public Records in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Lafourche Parish is located in the south of the state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1807 and named after the Bayou Lafourche. Originally, the parish was in the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, which consisted of the present Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish. Thibodaux is the largest city in the parish and also the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a population of approximately 96,318 people and a total area of 1,474 square miles, of which 406 square miles is water and 1,068 square miles is land. Lafourche Parish borders the following: St. James Parish to the north, St. John the Baptist Parish to the north, St. Charles Parish to the northeast, Jefferson Parish to the east, Terrebonne Parish to the west, and Assumption Parish to the northwest.
The Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court is charged with the following responsibilities:
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>Recorder of Deeds
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>Chief Election Official for the Parish
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>Member of the Jury Commission
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>Custodian of Court Records
As the Recorder of Deeds, the Clerk of Court is entrusted with the filing, indexing, storage, retrieval, and safe keeping of public documents. The following records are maintained by the office of the clerk: land records, mortgage records, corporate records, and miscellaneous records of importance to the public. In addition, the clerk is responsible for issuance of marriage licenses, handling of passport applications, and issuance of birth certificates, birth cards, and death certificates.
Records maintained by the clerk’s office can be accessed by doing a background check online. To do a public record search online, you will have to visit Public Records Search. The website only offers subscription services at the following rate:
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>1 Year Unlimited Access to Index and Images (20% off Monthly Rate) $480.00
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>6 Month Unlimited Access to Index and Images (10% off Monthly Rate) $270.00
- style=”font-weight: 400;”>30 Day Unlimited Access to Index and Images $50.00 Monthly
| Lafourche, LA Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 96,147 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 18,246 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 119 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 195 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 53 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 25 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 125 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 3,987 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 180 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 22,961 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 9,075 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 5,952 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 56 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 18 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 3,217 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 2,763 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 7 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 33 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 188 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 104 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 26 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 279 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 337 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 80 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 95 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 32 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 167 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 18 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 24,926 |
| Lafourche County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Lafourche County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
| State Law: | Husband and Wife – Civil Code Title IV and Matrimonial Regimes – Civil Code Title VI |
| All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
| Office: | Lafourche Parish Marriage License |
| Location: | 303 West 3rd Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 70301 |
| Phone: | 985-447-4841 |