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Red River Parish Clerk of Court

Red River Parish uses a unified Clerk of Court structure. The official clerk site identifies Stuart R. Shaw as the Red River Parish Clerk of Court and describes the office as Clerk of Court, Recorder of Deeds and Mortgages, Jury Commissioner, and Election Official. That combined role matters because one local office connects civil suits, criminal pleadings, land and mortgage recording, marriage licenses, vital-record service, jury questions, elections, and certified-copy requests.

The office is the public records counter for District Court filings in Red River Parish. Civil, criminal, probate, divorce, marriage, and recording requests should start with this office unless the matter is clearly a sheriff custody record, a ticket or fine payment, a state driver record, or a federal court case.

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the Red River Parish Clerk of Court as a local birth-certificate service location. The LDH service listing is a separate state source confirming the office's public-service role.

The LDH listing supports the clerk profile because the same courthouse office handles local court-record work and some state-linked certificate service.

What the Red River Parish Clerk Does

The Clerk of Court civil department files civil suits, probates, and related matters brought before the District Court. It indexes suits, maintains the docket and minute book, records court costs, and files pleadings, documents, and exhibits with the filing date and relevant facts. The civil page also explains that proper advance deposits matter. Original petitions can be returned or held without filing if payment is missing or insufficient.

• Civil department: civil suits, divorce, probate, succession, tutorship, curatorship, protective orders, docket books, and minute books.
• Criminal department: formal charges from the 39th Judicial District Attorney, indictments, bills of information, juvenile matters, expungement filings, and criminal court records.
• Recording department: conveyance, mortgage, miscellaneous, UCC, property records, certified recording copies, and e-recording vendor channels.
• Services office: marriage licenses, birth and death certificate access, passports, elections, and jury summons routing.
• Online access: ClerkNet for civil and criminal records, court information, property records, and e-filing as described by the clerk.

The clerk's criminal department is the record source once formal charges are filed by the District Attorney. Arrest dates, jail custody, and bond information may involve the sheriff or LAVNS, but the formal court file sits with the Clerk of Court.

Request Red River Parish Certified Copies

A certified copy proves that the copy is a true copy from the clerk's records. Certified copies are often needed for court filings, title work, benefits, name changes, marriage proof, divorce proof, succession matters, expungement files, or other official use. The fastest request is specific. Give the case number when known, the party names, the record type, the filing year, and the exact document needed.

1. Identify the record type, such as civil suit, criminal case, divorce decree, succession judgment, marriage license, mortgage record, or court minute.
2. Search ClerkNet when online access may show the case or record.
3. Contact the Clerk of Court by phone, email, mail, or counter request if the online search does not show the document or if certification is needed.
4. Ask the clerk to quote the copy, certification, search, or minute-extraction fee before mailing payment.
5. Submit the request with enough identifying detail and the payment method the clerk approves.
6. Confirm whether the copy will be picked up, mailed, faxed, or otherwise delivered under the office's current process.

Red River Parish Records Request Fields

The research did not locate a separate universal records-request form for every clerk record type. A complete written request should still include the fields below because they match how civil, criminal, probate, marriage, and recording records are indexed or copied. For certified copies, specify certification at the start rather than after the clerk has priced a plain copy.

Red River Parish Clerk Fees

The clerk publishes several fee groups across civil, criminal, and recording department pages. Civil filings require correct advance deposits. Criminal records have search, copy, certification, and minute-extraction fees. Recording records have separate certified-copy and search items. Confirm current prices with the Clerk of Court before sending payment because the needed department and document type can change the total.

The civil page lists accepted civil payments as cash, check payable to Red River Parish Clerk of Court, or money order. The same page says all outstanding court costs must be paid before a suit can be dismissed.

Common Red River Parish Clerk Services

The clerk site organizes services by department rather than one universal form library. The service links below are the local access points confirmed by research. A scanned marriage application PDF was located through the services page, but the extracted text did not expose every form field, so applicants should rely on the official page and clerk counter for current form requirements.

• Civil department - civil suits, probate, divorce, protective orders, advance deposits, and civil e-filing.
• Criminal department - formal charges, indictments, bills of information, juvenile matters, expungements, and criminal copy fees.
• Recording department - conveyance, mortgage, miscellaneous, UCC, property records, e-recording, and recording copy fees.
• Clerk services - marriage licenses, birth and death certificate access, passports, elections, and jury information.

The sheriff-linked Tyler tax portal is not a Clerk of Court case-record portal, but it shows why Red River Parish users should match each record need to the right official system. The sheriff-linked Tyler tax search is separate from clerk court records.

This image is useful because it shows a separate official portal path, which should not be confused with ClerkNet or Clerk of Court certified-copy requests.

Red River Parish ClerkNet and Mail

The clerk repeatedly links ClerkNet for online records and e-filing. The homepage describes ClerkNet as the place to search civil and criminal records, file electronically, and access court information. The recording page says property records, conveyances, mortgages, and UCC documents can be accessed through ClerkNet. Civil and criminal pleadings can also be e-filed through the same portal.

Mail requests go to Red River Parish Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 485, Coushatta, LA 71019. In-person requests go to 615 East Carroll Street in Coushatta. Phone, fax, and email channels are available when a requester needs to confirm fees, copy status, certified-copy handling, or whether a document is available online. Note: Clerk staff cannot provide legal advice, so filing strategy and legal eligibility questions should go to an attorney.