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Bossier Parish, Louisiana – Clerk of Court Office

The Clerk of Court is an elected position for each Parish. The Clerk keeps all official records for the courts, functions as the recorder, and handles vital records, marriage licenses, and passports.

Contact Information:

Jill M. Sessions
204 Burt Blvd.
Third Floor
PO Box 430
Benton, LA 71006

Phone 318-965-2236
Fax

Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

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Bossier Parish, Louisiana – Parish Clerk/Recorder Database

Duties of the Parish Clerk:

There is no Parish Clerk position in Bossier Parish, but there is a Police Jury Administrator, who functions as the manager for the parish.

Contact Information:

Butch Ford
PO Box 70
Benton, LA 71006
318-965-2329

Duties of the Parish Recorder:

The Parish Clerk of Court also functions as the recorder of land records.

Contact Information:

Jill M. Sessions
204 Burt Blvd.
Third Floor
PO Box 430
Benton, LA 71006
318-965-2236

Records Search and Public Records Requests

To obtain public records from Bossier Parish, you can contact the Custodian of Records.

Contact Information:

Rachel Hauser – Parish Secretary
PO Box 70
Benton, LA 71006
318-965-2329

Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce

Bossier Parish Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 1,701
Per 1,000 population: 15.6
Deaths (2007): 832
Per 1,000 population: 7.6
Infant Deaths (2007): 20
Per 1,000 population: 11.8

Bossier Parish Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 1,493
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 9
Forcible rape: 30
Robbery: 116
Aggravated Assault: 1,338
Property Crimes (2008): 3,374
Burglary: 519
Larceny-Theft: 2,630
Motor Vehicle Theft: 225

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,148 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $756 (0.5%)

Households: 127,039
Male householders: 24,855 (5,447 living alone)
Female householders: 24,880 (7,478 living alone)
22,904 spouses (22,636 opposite-sex spouses)
2,304 unmarried partners, (2,228 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.1

Total HU (Housing Units) 56,373 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 35,029 (62.1%)
Renter Occupied HU 15,925 (28.2%)
Vacant Housing Units 5,419 ( 9.6%)
Median Home Value $196,298
Average Home Value $234,565
Housing Affordability Index 130

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