Evangeline Parish, Louisiana – Parish Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the Parish Clerk:
There is no Parish Clerk position in Evangeline Parish, but there is a Police Jury President, who functions as the manager for the parish.
Contact Information:
Ryan Williams
1049 Rachael Dr.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
337-831-6934
Duties of the Parish Recorder:
The Parish Clerk of Court also functions as the recorder of land records.
Contact Information:
Randall Deshotel
PO Box 347
200 Court St.
Suite 104
Ville Platte, LA 70586
337-363-5671
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Evangeline Parish, you can contact the department you’re requesting records from.
Contact Information:
Evangeline Parish Government
(Department Name)
1008 W. La Salle St.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Evangeline Parish Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 547
Per 1,000 population: 15.3
Deaths (2007): 366
Per 1,000 population: 10.2
Infant Deaths (2007): 5
Per 1,000 population: 9.1
Evangeline Parish Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 121
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 10
Robbery: 25
Aggravated Assault: 86
Property Crimes (2008): 1,066
Burglary: 283
Larceny-Theft: 733
Motor Vehicle Theft: 50
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $332 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $212 (0.2%)
Households: 33,476
Male householders: 5,354 (1,820 living alone)
Female householders: 6,835 (2,163 living alone)
4,928 spouses (4,887 opposite-sex spouses)
952 unmarried partners, (952 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.0
Total HU (Housing Units) 14,412 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 8,445 (58.6%)
Renter Occupied HU 4,158 (28.9%)
Vacant Housing Units 1,809 (12.6%)
Median Home Value $128,214
Average Home Value $203,171
Housing Affordability Index 142