Access Acadia Parish Clerk Records

Acadia Parish Clerk of Court

Robert T. "Robby" Barousse is listed as the Acadia Parish Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of mortgages and conveyances. Louisiana does not split Acadia Parish into a separate county clerk and district clerk structure. The Clerk of Court is the office to use for court records, civil and criminal case files, marriage records, probate and succession files, wills, recording records, mortgages, conveyances, UCC filings, copy requests, and certification services.

The Clerk's site states that Acadia Parish records have been kept since parish creation in 1887. That date matters because older files may not be found through a simple online search. The Research Department works with written indexes, computer access, original records, microfilm, and electronic imaging. The Records Department assists with civil, probate, marriage, and military records. A request may move between these counters even though the Clerk is the unified custodian.

The official 15th Judicial District Court homepage is included because Clerk records and district court hearings work together for Acadia Parish case access.

The court site is the better source for district court program and calendar context, while the Clerk is the better source for filed records and copies.

What the Acadia Parish Clerk Keeps

The Clerk's homepage names marriage records, wills, land records, civil lawsuits, criminal lawsuits, and settlements among its records. The Research and Records page adds property transactions, mineral leases, separation and divorce judgments, chattel records, UCC filings, subdivision maps, and other recordings. That broad record set makes the Clerk's office both a court filing office and a local record archive for land, family, civil, criminal, and succession research.

• Maintain civil, criminal, probate, marriage, military, and court case records.
• Record conveyances, mortgages, mineral leases, chattel records, UCC filings, maps, and related instruments.
• Provide public research access through written indexes, computers, original records, microfilm, and imaging.
• Handle copies, mailed copies, faxed copies for account holders, and certifications under the posted fee schedule.
• Support public-records requests and external access requests through official links on the Clerk contact page.

The 15th JDC Court Calendar page was captured for the Clerk page because many users need both the Clerk's filed record and the court's current hearing schedule.

Use the calendar for hearing timing, then request pleadings, orders, judgments, or certified copies from the Clerk when documents are needed.

Request Acadia Parish Certified Copies

Certified copies are used when a plain printout is not enough. A certified copy can be needed for court filing, title work, marriage proof, succession matters, government use, or legal review. The Acadia Parish Clerk fee schedule separates certification charges by department, so the requester should know whether the document is a Research Department recording item or a Records Department civil, probate, marriage, or military item.

1. Identify the document type, such as civil judgment, criminal minute entry, probate filing, marriage record, mortgage, conveyance, or UCC filing.
2. Gather names, approximate year, case number, instrument number, filing date, or any docket information that can help staff locate the record.
3. Contact the Clerk by phone, in person, mail, fax if account-based, or the appropriate public-records request link to confirm availability and cost.
4. State whether a plain copy or certified copy is needed, because certification changes the fee and legal use.
5. Pay the required copy, fax, mailing, search, and certification charges before mailed or faxed delivery unless the Clerk confirms an account arrangement.
6. For older records, allow time for index, microfilm, original-file, or appointment-based research if the file is still of record.

Acadia Parish Request Form Fields

The Clerk contact page links an official External Access Request and a La. R.S. 44:1 Public Records Request Form. The Microsoft Forms fields and the DOCX form fields were not fully captured in the research session, so the inventory below is marked as a partial official-form inventory. Use it to prepare the information likely needed, then follow the live form or Clerk staff instructions for the exact required fields.

The 15th JDC additional links and resources page was captured because it connects court users to Acadia Clerk, sheriff, state court, legislature, and protective-order resources.

When the Clerk is not the right custodian, the court's official links can help route the request to a sheriff, state court, or statute source.

Acadia Parish Clerk Fees

The official copy and research fee page gives more local detail than many clerk sites. It separates Research Department copies from Records Department copies, and it separates public copy-card copies from copies made by Clerk staff. It also lists history searches for civil and criminal records and explains that searches older than 30 years may require indexes, public viewing, normal office hours, and possible appointment handling for older criminal files still of record.

Acadia Parish Clerk Forms

The Clerk's official pages identify two important request paths. The External Access Request is linked from the Clerk contact page and appears to be a Microsoft Forms channel. The La. R.S. 44:1 Public Records Request Form is linked as an official DOCX. The public-records form is the fallback when a request is not handled through ordinary counter service, copy ordering, Clerk Connect, or department research.

• External Access Request - use for Clerk external access routing as linked by the official contact page.
• La. R.S. 44:1 Public Records Request Form - use for public-records requests to the Clerk.
• Clerk Connect - use for online clerk portal access where Acadia Parish and the requested module are available.
• Acadia Parish marriage application endpoint - use for the Clerk Connect marriage application shell.

The 15th JDC news page was captured because court operations can affect courthouse users, especially when district-level office notices or relocation updates are posted.

District news is not the same as a Clerk record search, but it can explain current court operations before a user relies on a date or location.

Acadia Parish Clerk Access Channels

Acadia Parish Clerk access is best treated as a set of channels. Clerk Connect is the online portal for participating clerk records, with subscription search and printing capability. In-person research remains important because the Clerk keeps records back to 1887 and provides written index, computer, original, microfilm, and imaging access. Mail works for copy requests when fees are paid before mailing unless an account exists. Faxed copy requests may be available for account holders, and the Clerk publishes separate first-floor and second-floor fax numbers.

For court schedules, use the 15th JDC calendar. For District Attorney questions, the 15th Judicial District Attorney site identifies Donald D. Landry and the district covering Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes. The DA location page lists the Acadia courthouse office on the 3rd floor with phone (337) 788-8831. These offices are near the court record process, but the DA is not the Clerk and does not issue certified copies of court filings.

The official 15th Judicial District Attorney site was captured because criminal case records often mention prosecution activity, filed charges, pleas, or dispositions that involve the DA's office.

Use DA sources for prosecution office location and role, then use the Clerk for the filed case record and certified documents.

The DA location and hours page was also captured because it gives the Acadia Parish courthouse office location and phone for prosecution-related questions.

That courthouse placement helps explain why criminal case research may involve the Clerk, court, DA, and defense office, each with a different role.