Lafayette / Louisiana / United States
The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court was created in 1823 by the Louisiana state legislature when Lafayette Parish was carved out of the western portion of St. Martin Parish. The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court is a constitutional office of the state. The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court has a staff of nearly 100 full time employees, including more than 55 Certified Deputy Clerks of Court, and several part time employees. The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court is divided into several departments and areas of service, including abstracting, accounting, addresses, birth and death certificates, election matters, adoptions, jury duty management, juvenile services, notary services, passports, marriage licenses and mortgage registrations. The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court operates from offices in Lafayette, La.
