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Welcome to the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's Office!

We in East Baton Rouge Parish have one of the more outstanding repositories of records in this part of the United States.  This is due to the good fortune our records have enjoyed over many years.  They were not ravaged by war, civil anarchy, massive fires and storms.  Our office has moved boldly to save our older records from neglect, deterioration and even disappearance.  We invite you to utilize our records in your genealogical research and we hope that you experience the satisfaction that comes with success in such research.

The researcher who is visiting from another state should be aware that in all parishes in Louisiana except Orleans, the functions of a county clerk and a court clerk are combined in one office with several departments.

The Clerk of Court's Office is the repository for many records dating back to 1782.  We house unpublished but public records of ordinary citizens of the Parish since the creation of the Parish in 1810.  This includes almost everyone who ever lived, died, owned property, sued or was sued in the Parish of East Baton Rouge.

The Genealogy Section receives inquiries into old records quite often.  In many cases, these inquiries involve records which this Office does not have.  It is the function of the Genealogy Section to recognize the type and location of the information being sought and to refer the inquiry to the proper office or agency.  Referral of inquiries is often made to the Louisiana State Archives, the Office of Vital Records, the Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Archives of the Diocese of Baton Rouge and the Clerk's Offices of many other parishes and counties outside Louisiana.  This Office receives many requests for birth and death certificates.  Statewide registration of births and deaths in Louisiana began in 1920.  Such records which are over 50 years old are stored at the Louisiana State Archives.  Those records which are less than 50 years old are available at the Office of Vital Records in New Orleans.  A Satellite Office is located in the East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit Building at 353 N. 12 th St, Baton Rouge, La 70802 or contact them at (225) 342-1930.

Our office contains recorded documents, indexed, from 1811 to the present and filed documents, indexed, from 1808 to the present.  Additionally, the researcher will find the 19-volume Spanish West Florida Records , compiled and translated under the supervision of Stanley Clisby Arthur and covering the period 1782-1810.  The Spanish West Florida Records are the records of the Commandant of the Post of  Baton Rouge, the jurisdiction of which included the present-day parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, St. Helena and Livingston.  Also the American State Papers (1789-1834) dealing with early land grants and land patents from the Federal Government; Marriage Licenses (1840-Present); Parish Judge's Books (1811-1846) dealing primarily with land transactions, however Parish Judges often acted as Notaries for certain acts; Sheriff's Sales (1813-1868) contain land seizures and any acts recorded by the Sheriff; Notarial Books (1812-1867) include any transaction by a Notary; Civil , Criminal, and Probate Records (1811-Present).

The following is a list of various records that are also available for research:

Anyone interested in Genealogy research is invited to contact the Genealogy Section of the Clerk of Court's Office at (225) 389-7837, or send your request by mail to:

Any other questions or comments concerning Genealogy may be directed to Brandon Abadie, Archives Supervisor @ (225)389-3988.