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Civil Court Records — Orleans Parish

Civil cases (personal injury, successions, foreclosures, divorce, child support) and land records (property, mortgages, liens, notarial archives) in Orleans Parish are filed with the Clerk of Civil District Court, who also serves as Ex-Officio Recorder for the parish.

• Office: Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans / Ex-Officio Recorder — Clerk Chelsey Richard Napoleon
• Address: 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402, New Orleans, LA 70112
• Phone: (504) 407-0000
• Fax: (504) 592-9128
• Email: cdcclerk@orleanscdc.com
• Online: orleanscivilclerk.com
• Court info: orleanscivildistrictcourt.org

Criminal Court Records — Orleans Parish

Criminal cases in Orleans Parish are filed in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. A separate Clerk of Court — the Clerk of Criminal District Court — is the official record-keeper for criminal filings, and also serves as the Election Supervisor for Orleans Parish.

• Office: Clerk of Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish — Clerk Darren P. Lombard
• Address: 2700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119 (Suite 104, 1st floor, and Suite 210, 2nd floor)
• Phone: (504) 658-9000
• Fax: (504) 658-9183
• Online: criminalcourt.org/clerk-of-court · orleanscriminalcourtclerk.com

Arrest & Jail Records — Orleans Parish

In Orleans Parish, arrest records and jail custody are split between two agencies:

• Arrests & incident reports (patrol): New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for Orleans Parish. NOPD handles patrol, investigations, and initial arrests.
  • Headquarters: 715 South Broad Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
  • Phone: (504) 658-5080 (main) · (504) 821-2222 (non-emergency) · 911 (emergency)
  • Online (report requests): nola.gov/nopd
• Jail / detention / civil process: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) runs the Orleans Justice Center (the parish jail) and handles civil process. Sheriff Susan Hutson was sworn in May 2, 2022.
  • Address: 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
  • Phone: (504) 822-8000
  • Email: contactus@opso.us
  • Online: opso.gov

Other — Court & Arrest Lookup — Orleans Parish

• Property / Land / Mortgage records / Notarial Archives: Clerk of Civil District Court (Land Records Division) — 421 Loyola Avenue, Room 402 — orleanscivilclerk.com
• Birth / Death records AND Orleans Parish marriage records: Louisiana Department of Health — Vital Records Registry. Unlike other Louisiana parishes, marriage licenses and records in Orleans Parish are handled at the state level, not by a parish clerk. Order at ldh.la.gov/vital-records
• Elections / voter registration: Orleans Parish has two election-related offices: the Elections Division of the Clerk of Criminal District Court (Darren P. Lombard serves as President of the Board of Election Supervisors) — see orleanscriminalcourtclerk.com