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