Where Cameron Parish Court Records Are Kept
Cameron Parish court records are kept through the unified Cameron Parish Clerk of Court, which serves as the local record office for civil, criminal, family, probate, marriage, mortgage, conveyance, filing, and copy services. The local trial court is the 38th Judicial District Court, but the Clerk is the main access point for case files and certified record output. When a person needs a judgment, disposition, certified divorce decree, succession file, civil certificate, or older case file, the Clerk counter, phone, email, or mail path is the practical fallback.
The Clerk contact page lists the court-records office in the Cameron Parish Courthouse at 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, P.O. Box 549, Cameron, LA 70631. The phone number is 337-775-5316, fax is 337-775-7172, email is info@cameroncoc.com, and public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Clerk service schedule lists copies at $1 per page, certified copy fee at $5, criminal disposition at $10, criminal certificate at $20 for one name, and a civil 10-year record search at $15 per name.
The Clerk role is shown in the official office overview. Source: Cameron Parish Clerk of Court about page.
That source is why Cameron Parish court records requests should start with the Clerk even when a remote portal is also checked.
How to Search Cameron Parish Court Records
No single fully public Cameron Parish case-search screen was located on the Clerk or 38th Judicial District Court websites. The search plan is a channel map. Begin with a case number, party name, filing date range, record type, and the type of copy needed. Then decide whether the goal is a quick docket clue, a certified copy, a criminal disposition, a probate/succession file, a divorce decree, or an online minute-entry summary.
For remote access, the research identified LCRAA/eClerks and ClerkConnect as the relevant statewide or clerk-linked paths. For full records, older files, certificates, and documents not exposed online, use the Clerk of Court directly. For hearing settings and docket placement, use the 38th JDC scheduling rules rather than treating the records portal as a calendar.
- Identify the record type first: civil case, criminal case, divorce, succession, marriage, traffic matter, or mortgage/conveyance-linked filing.
- Search the LCRAA/eClerks login if an account path is available, especially for eligible criminal minute-entry summaries.
- Check ClerkConnect only for the functions Cameron's Clerk links to, such as e-filing and clerk services, because parish features can vary.
- Contact the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court when the record needs a certified copy, a disposition, a certificate, or an older file.
- For a hearing date, Zoom setting, or trial placement, use the 38th JDC docket-setting channels described by the court FAQ.
Cameron Parish Court Records Online
The statewide eClerks material explains Louisiana's remote clerk access framework. Source: eClerks statewide portal overview.
For Cameron Parish court records, that portal context matters because local web pages did not provide a separate county-branded public case search.
The LCRAA login visible during research showed an account-based access path rather than an open name-search form. Louisiana law also affects what the portal must expose. La. R.S. 13:5992 requires electronic public access through LCRAA to criminal minute entries or record summaries for district-court criminal cases filed on or after January 1, 2020, but it excludes traffic violations and does not require document images.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Username | Text | Yes | Used by an existing LCRAA account holder. |
| Password | Password | Yes | Used with the account username. |
| Login | Button | n/a | Submits credentials for portal access. |
| Sign up / registration | Link | n/a | Needed when a user does not already have an account. |
The LCRAA criminal minute-entry requirement is a narrow online access rule, not a promise that every image, filing, or court record in Cameron Parish can be downloaded for free.
Types of Cameron Parish Court Records
Cameron Parish court records cover district-court matters and Clerk-held records. Civil files may include divorce, child custody, visitation, open accounts, promissory notes, sequestrations, damages, executory process, garnishments, adoptions, interdictions, name changes, tutorships, and successions. Criminal files may include charges as filed, arraignment minutes, motions, pleas, trial settings, orders, dispositions, sentences, probation terms, and post-conviction or expungement filings.
The Louisiana judicial branch overview gives the statewide court context. Source: Louisiana judicial branch overview.
Cameron Parish court records fit within that statewide structure, with the 38th Judicial District Court serving as the local trial court.
- Civil case records can show petitions, answers, motions, service returns, exhibits, judgments, and certificates.
- Criminal court records can show charging papers, minutes, pleas, dispositions, sentence terms, and fines or costs.
- Family and divorce records are civil district-court records, with certified divorce decrees obtained from the Clerk.
- Probate and succession records are handled through the District Court and Clerk rather than a separate probate court.
- Traffic case records are distinct from state driver records and may require Clerk or 38th JDC follow-up.
What Cameron Parish Court Records Show
Public sample case screens were not visible without portal access, so the field inventory has to be read from the local Clerk services, LCRAA statute, 38th JDC scheduling rules, and Louisiana court practice. A court record is not just one entry. It may hold file data, parties, filings, hearing settings, court action, copy charges, and restricted material that is redacted before release.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | The official number assigned by the Clerk or 38th JDC for tracking the case file. |
| Party names | Plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, state, accused person, succession parties, spouses, or heirs. |
| Filing date and status | When the matter was filed or accepted and whether it is pending, closed, transferred, sealed, or disposed. |
| Docket or minute entries | Hearing settings, continuances, rulings, pleas, trial settings, disposition, or sentence events. |
| Filings and orders | Petitions, answers, motions, rules to show cause, affidavits, exhibits, orders, and judgments. |
| Financial fields | Advance deposits, fines, bonds, restitution, court costs, copy fees, and certificate charges. |
| Criminal charge fields | Code or statute, description, level, bail amount, plea, disposition, and sentence where public. |
A docket is the event list for a case. The full case record may include the filings and orders behind those events. For hearing and calendar detail, use the separate Cameron Parish court dockets process.
Public Access for Cameron Parish Court Records
Louisiana public-records law provides broad access unless another law restricts a record. The general access rule is La. R.S. 44:31, and the custodian response rule is La. R.S. 44:32. In practice, Cameron Parish court records are requested from the custodian that holds the file. Court files, certificates, dispositions, divorce decrees, probate files, and marriage records route to the Clerk. Sheriff booking, inmate, warrant, and law-enforcement records route to the Sheriff's Office.
The public-records access statute was captured as a page image for this court-records page. Source: Louisiana Public Records Law access statute.
That statute supports access, but it still works through the record custodian and does not erase court-specific confidentiality rules.
Note: Certified copies and dispositions should be verified with the Clerk before use in court, licensing, employment, or agency filings.
Restricted Cameron Parish Court Records
Not every Cameron Parish court record is open in the same way. Juvenile case records are not treated like adult civil or criminal files. Adoption records are sensitive even though the Clerk fee schedule lists adoption filings. Interdiction and mental-health-related material can include medical or capacity evidence. Personal identifiers, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, minor names, and confidential marriage-application fields may be redacted or withheld.
Sealed and expunged criminal records have special limits. Louisiana expungement generally restricts public access rather than destroying every underlying agency record. A person trying to clear or limit a Cameron Parish criminal record must identify the arresting agency, case number, charge, disposition, sentence or completion status, and the court with jurisdiction. No Cameron-specific expungement packet was located in the official local sources, so eligibility and filing steps should be checked with the Clerk, the court, or counsel.
Cameron Parish Court Records Fees
Fees depend on the action, not just the record title. The Clerk service schedule lists filing deposits, copy costs, record searches, certificates, criminal dispositions, and mortgage or conveyance charges. For most court-record users, the key charges are copy and certificate costs, civil name searches, and criminal certificates or dispositions. Filing fees matter when the user is starting a new case or adding pleadings, not when merely inspecting a record.
| Item | Official amount / note |
|---|---|
| Copies | $1 per page |
| Certified copy | $5 |
| Civil 10-year record search | $15 per name |
| Criminal certificate | $20 for one name |
| Criminal disposition | $10 |
| Fax/email fee | $6, with faxing at $1 per page |
LCRAA criminal access was also captured from the statute requiring eligible minute-entry summaries. Source: La. R.S. 13:5992 criminal minute-entry access.
That remote-access rule is useful for recent eligible criminal cases, but the Clerk remains the route for certified criminal dispositions and full copy requests.
Cameron Parish Court Records Beyond Local Files
Federal records, appellate dockets, opinions, and research databases can help when a matter leaves the local court system or when a person is trying to find a cited decision. They are not substitutes for the Cameron Parish Clerk's official file. CourtListener is a free research alternative for opinions and docket information where available. Source: CourtListener legal research database.
Use outside research sites only as context. The official Cameron Parish court record, certified copy, or disposition comes from the Clerk or the court custodian.