St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Records

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St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Census Records
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Vital Records
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Resources
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana External Links

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on March 31, 1807 from Opelousas County as one of the original 19 parishes. The parish was named for Saint Landry..

St. Landry Parish is bordered by Avoyelles Parish (north), Pointe Coupee Parish (east), St. Martin Parish (southeast), Lafayette Parish (south), Acadia Parish (southwest), Evangeline Parish (northwest).

St. Landry Parish Cities and Towns include Eunice, Opelousas, Arnaudville, Cankton, Grand Coteau, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Melville, Palmetto, Port Barre, Sunset, Washington.

A Map of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Courthouse
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St. Landry Parish, LA Courthouse

The St. Landry Parish Courthouse is located in Opelousas, Louisiana. Learn More About State of Louisiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in St. Landry parish. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1756, Land Records from 1760s, Probate Records from 1760s and Court Records from 1760s. The Parish Clerk of Court performs the functions of more than one office. As the Recorder, the office of the Clerk of Court receives, files, records and indexes all mortgages, conveyances and all other instruments recorded in the Public Records for the Parish. The Clerk’s Office receives and files all pleadings, such as petitions, answers, motions and other filings in Civil and Probate matters, as well as indictments, bills of information and other filings in Criminal matters. Another function of the Clerk’s Office is the issuance of Marriage Licenses and recording their returns after the marriages are performed.

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Census Records

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Vital Records

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Resources

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana External Links

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