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Court Records — St. Tammany Parish

Civil, criminal, probate, family, and juvenile cases in St. Tammany Parish are filed in the 22nd Judicial District Court. The St. Tammany 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 the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center in Covington.

• Office: St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court — Clerk Jessica Jenkins Brewster
• Main address: St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, 701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433
• Mailing: P.O. Box 1090, Covington, LA 70434
• Phone: (985) 809-8700
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Elections Office: 601 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 — (985) 809-8700
• Slidell Annex: 520 Old Spanish Trail, 5th Floor, Slidell, LA 70458 — (985) 643-6969 (call ahead — limited services)
• Online: sttammanyclerk.org
• 22nd JDC Court Information: online.22ndjdc.org

Arrest Records & Jail Bookings — St. Tammany Parish

Arrest records and jail bookings for St. Tammany Parish are maintained by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (STPSO), led by Sheriff Randy Smith. For arrests made inside a city (Slidell PD, Covington PD, Mandeville 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: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office — Sheriff Randy Smith
• Slidell Administrative Building: 300 Brownswitch Rd., Slidell, LA 70458 — (985) 726-7800
• Covington Office: 701 N. Columbia St., Covington, LA 70433 — (985) 809-8200
• Correctional Center: 1200 Champagne St., Covington, LA 70433 — (985) 276-1000
• Crime Lab: 300 Brownswitch Rd., Building 2, Slidell, LA 70458 — (985) 276-1200
• Online: stpso.com

Other — Court & Arrest Lookup — St. Tammany Parish

• Property / Land / Mortgage records: St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Department) — 701 N. Columbia Street, Covington, LA 70433 — sttammanyclerk.org
• 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 St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court
• 22nd JDC Court: online.22ndjdc.org