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Lafourche 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:

Annette M. Fontana
Lafourche Parish Annex
303 West Third Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301

Phone 985-447-4841
Fax 985-447-5800

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

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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana – Parish Clerk/Recorder Database

Duties of the Parish Clerk:

There is no Parish Clerk position in Lafourche Parish, but there is a Parish President, who functions as the manager for the parish.

Contact Information:

Archie Chaisson, III
402 Green Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301

Duties of the Parish Recorder:

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

Contact Information:

Annette M. Fontana
Lafourche Parish Annex
303 West Third Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
985-447-4841

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Lafourche Parish Government
(Department Name)
303 West Third Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301

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

Lafourche Parish Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 1,364
Per 1,000 population: 14.7
Deaths (2007): 784
Per 1,000 population: 8.4
Infant Deaths (2007): 10
Per 1,000 population: 7.3

Lafourche Parish Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 277
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 6
Forcible rape: 11
Robbery: 34
Aggravated Assault: 226
Property Crimes (2008): 2,034
Burglary: 260
Larceny-Theft: 1,670
Motor Vehicle Theft: 104

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $841 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $399 (0.3%)

Households: 97,614
Male householders: 17,336 (3,612 living alone)
Female householders: 19,423 (5,195 living alone)
18,214 spouses (18,157 opposite-sex spouses)
3,179 unmarried partners, (2,863 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.9

Total HU (Housing Units) 40,346 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 28,153 (69.8%)
Renter Occupied HU 8,824 (21.9%)
Vacant Housing Units 3,369 ( 8.4%)
Median Home Value $190,448
Average Home Value $199,476
Housing Affordability Index 146

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