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Court Records — Calcasieu Parish

Civil, criminal, probate, family, and juvenile cases in Calcasieu Parish are filed in the 14th Judicial District Court, one of Louisiana's 43 judicial districts. The Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court is the official record-keeper for those filings. Certified copies, case lookups, and in-person record requests go through the Clerk's office at 1000 Ryan Street in Lake Charles.

• Office: Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court — Clerk Lynn Jones
• Physical address: 1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
• Mailing address: PO Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 70602
• Phone: (337) 437-3550
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (passports and birth/death certificates not processed after 3:30 PM)
• Online: calcasieuclerk.gov
• 14th JDC Court Information: 14jdc.org — 1001 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Arrest Records & Jail Bookings — Calcasieu Parish

Arrest records and jail bookings for Calcasieu Parish are maintained by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO), currently led by Sheriff Gary "Stitch" Guillory (sworn in July 2024). For arrests made inside a city (Lake Charles PD, Sulphur PD, Westlake PD, etc.), the arresting municipal agency may also hold incident and booking reports. Under the Louisiana — Court & Arrest Lookup Act (La. R.S. 44:1 et seq.), most adult arrest records are public.

• Office: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office — Sheriff Gary "Stitch" Guillory
• Main office: 5400 E. Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615
• Phone: (337) 491-3700
• Correctional Center: 5410 East Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615
• Mailing: P.O. Box 2017, Lake Charles, LA 70602
• Online: cpso.com

Other — Court & Arrest Lookup — Calcasieu Parish

• Property / Land / Mortgage records: Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Department) — 1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 — calcasieuclerk.gov
• Vital records (birth, death): Louisiana Department of Health — Vital Records Registry (state-level). Louisiana is a closed-record state for birth/death certificates. Order at ldh.la.gov/vital-records
• Marriage licenses: issued locally by the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
• 14th JDC Court: 14jdc.org