Our office is pleased to offer online access to our conveyance, mortgage, and map indexes. Thank you for your interest in accessing the records of the West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court through our online services. You may contact our Clerk of Court at 22 if requesting information on public records not currently available electronically. Should you desire information on searching our records electronically, please click here for eSearch. The criminal department also maintains records of traffic violations processed through the 18th Judicial District Court. Bills of Information, minute entries, and other documents comprise a criminal record. Records of criminal charges, as evidenced by Bills of Information, are stored in the criminal department. Civil suits include those for damages, divorces, monies due, child support cases, property disputes, and numerous other actions. The specific record contains all pleadings, such as petitions, motions, and answers, filed in the suit. The civil department receives and maintains documents filed in civil suits and probates. Marriage records, recorded wills, corporate charters, and many other records are also available for viewing in the recording department. Mortgages, liens, and other encumbrances are usually reviewed prior to the purchase of real estate.
Documents evidencing conveyance or transfer of ownership are often used by attorneys and abstractors in certifying title on a parcel of real estate. In the recording department, the Clerk of Court receives, files, and indexes all conveyances, mortgages, and other authentic acts presented for recordation. The records date to the time Louisiana became a state and many have been digitized. These records, with few exceptions, are available to the public for viewing. Documents filed with the Clerk of Court become part of the official records of the parish.
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