Access East Feliciana Parish Clerk Records

East Feliciana Parish Clerk Office

The East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court is David Dart. Official clerk and parish sources identify the office as the local Clerk of Court for East Feliciana Parish, with Chief Deputy Amanda Hayden also listed in the clerk association record. The office is separate from the courthouse building, which matters for people who need case copies, recorder records, or judgment copies instead of a courtroom appearance. The 20th Judicial District Court FAQ states that judgment copies are picked up from the Clerk of Court in the parish where the case was heard.

Louisiana's State Court Structure Map for this project shows a unified clerk structure. That means East Feliciana Parish has one primary Clerk of Court page, not a second county clerk or district clerk page. The Clerk is tied to the 20th Judicial District Court, but the same office is also the parish recorder for deeds, mortgages, and other instruments. Appeals from district court cases go to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, while the Clerk remains the parish-level file and copy source for local records.

The LCRAA screenshot below comes from the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority login page, one of the statewide channels tied to clerk records.

East Feliciana Clerk Duties

The Clerk's role is broader than a copy counter. Parish government describes the Louisiana Clerk of Court as clerk of the district court, ex-officio recorder of deeds, mortgages, and other instruments, and chief election officer. The Clerk's own court information explains that pleadings such as petitions, answers, and exceptions are filed through the office in civil, family, probate, juvenile, and adoption matters. Criminal indictments, bills of information, and other criminal filings also pass through the Clerk.

Each lawsuit, succession, and criminal matter is entered on a docket, assigned a number, and indexed for reference. The Clerk issues citation or notice for sheriff service, issues subpoenas for witnesses in civil, family, and probate trials, and keeps daily court minutes that summarize proceedings. Recorder duties include receiving mortgages and other instruments, entering them on a daily register, and routing them for recordation in the correct record books.

• District court filings for civil, family, probate, juvenile, adoption, and criminal matters.
• Daily minutes, docket numbers, indexes, subpoenas, process, and court record references.
• Marriage licenses, marriage records, and related Clerk copy requests.
• Mortgage, conveyance, lien, judgment, UCC, chattel mortgage, and land record indexes.
• Election officer functions under Louisiana's parish clerk system.

The 20th Judicial District Court image is from the official 20th JDC homepage, which places East Feliciana and West Feliciana in the same district court.

East Feliciana Clerk Records Access

The Clerk's public records page is direct. Civil, criminal, traffic, marriage license, mortgage, and conveyance records are available for public examination in the facilities where the filing and research offices are housed. Inspection is free during posted weekday hours, and the Clerk states that no appointment or advance contact is needed. For other records, the request channel is David Dart at david@eastfelicianaclerk.org.

Louisiana public records law is part of the access frame. The Clerk cites La. R.S. 44:33.1 and La. R.S. 44:1 et seq. on the public records page. Juvenile criminal records and other sealed records are not open by ordinary counter request; the Clerk states that access requires a petition to the court. Parish government records outside the Clerk are separate from Clerk case and recorder files, and the Police Jury public records form uses its own fields, timing statement, and copy rates.

The eClerks statewide portal image comes from the eClerks LA statewide portal information page.

East Feliciana Clerk Online Databases

Online access exists, but it should be matched to the record type. The Clerk's official Online Database link points to the eClerks/eVault path. eClerks and LCRAA materials describe statewide location tools for land records, marriage licenses, civil, family, and probate court records. Document viewing, printing, or advanced search may require a supported browser, login, account, or subscription.

Daily docket pages are a different kind of public web record. The sample civil docket page for April 8, 2026 showed judge, date, clerk, reporter, bailiff, numeric case number, plaintiff, plaintiff attorney, defendant, defendant attorney, action, disposition, and a download link. A docket page helps with a hearing date or event, but it is not a full case file. For a full case record or certified judgment, use the Clerk's inspection and copy channels.

The eVault image below is from eVault LA, the online database landing path linked by the Clerk.

Request East Feliciana Certified Copies

A certified copy is a copy authenticated by the Clerk for official use. Certified copies can matter for judgments, criminal minute extracts, marriage records, succession papers, land instruments, and other filed documents where a plain copy is not enough. Before paying, identify the exact record because East Feliciana has separate fee schedules for criminal copies, civil filing deposits, marriage licenses, vital certificates, and public records copies.

1. Identify the record type and office channel. Civil, criminal, traffic, marriage, mortgage, conveyance, family, and succession records route through the Clerk.
2. Gather search details. Use the case or docket number if known, plus party names, document type, filing date, hearing date, marriage date, or instrument date.
3. Check whether the record is public. Juvenile criminal files and sealed records require a court petition before viewing.
4. Inspect first when possible. The Clerk allows free inspection during weekday office hours, which helps confirm the right file before buying copies.
5. Ask for the correct copy type. Request a plain copy, certified copy, extract of minutes, judgment copy, or record certificate as needed.
6. Pay the posted fee or deposit. Criminal certified copies are listed at $5, ordinary public records copies are $1 per page, and other services use separate schedules.
7. Arrange pickup, mail, fax, or follow-up with the Clerk. For transcript needs, contact the court reporter for the judge who handled the case.

The daily docket image comes from the Clerk's sample civil docket page.

East Feliciana Records Request Fields

The Clerk did not publish a separate PDF request form for Clerk case files in the research set. A good Clerk records request should still include the fields needed to locate and price the record. The Police Jury has a separate public records PDF for parish-government records, not Clerk case files, and it shows a useful field inventory for non-Clerk requests: name, date, organization, mailing address, phone, email, requested documents, approximate date, signature, and office-use cost tracking.

East Feliciana Clerk Fees

Fee schedules should be checked before filing or buying copies because the Clerk publishes separate civil, criminal, marriage, and vital record pages. The civil schedule uses advance deposits for lawsuits and related filings. The criminal fee page lists copy, certification, background check, expungement, extract, peace bond, and subpoena fees. The marriage page lists the marriage license fee and payment methods. Public records copies requested under the Clerk's public records page are $1 per page.

Expungement filings have a local payment detail that should not be missed: the Clerk's criminal fee page lists four separate U.S. Postal Money Orders, with $200 to the Clerk, $250 to State Police, $50 to the District Attorney, and $50 to the Sheriff. Local subpoenas should be filed at least 10 days before court, while out-of-town subpoenas should be filed at least 30 days before court.

East Feliciana Marriage Land Records

Marriage records are Clerk records in East Feliciana Parish. The office issues marriage licenses Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and applicants should arrive before 4:00 p.m. because processing takes time. The license costs $27.50 by cash or debit/credit card only, must be bought 24 hours before the ceremony, expires 30 days from issue, and is valid only for a marriage performed in Louisiana. Divorce records are different; they are district court family case files filed through the Clerk, not marriage-license counter records.

Land and mortgage records also stay with the Clerk because the office is the ex-officio recorder. The land record department houses indexes for encumbrances and mortgage records, including mortgagor, mortgagee, UCC financing statements, chattel mortgages, liens, judgments, and debt or claim instruments. Mortgage certificates are issued under official seal and certification. Probate and succession filings also route through the Clerk, with succession matters docketed and indexed in the district court system.

The Clerk Connect image is from Clerk Connect, a Louisiana clerk portal source that is useful for contrast because East Feliciana's official online path is eClerks/eVault rather than Clerk Connect.

For family-case outcomes and certified judgments, use the Clerk's court record channels rather than the marriage license page. For succession filings, the Clerk is also the practical counter for East Feliciana Parish probate records because Louisiana succession files are district court matters indexed by the Clerk.