Cameron Parish Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses in Cameron Parish are issued by the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court. The Clerk is the local record office for marriage license issuance, recorded marriage licenses, certified marriage copies, civil case filings, criminal dispositions, successions, conveyance records, and mortgage records. That unified role matters in Cameron Parish because there is no separate county clerk or district clerk split. A marriage applicant can use the same office for the license application and later certified copy requests.
The Clerk's court-record counter is at Cameron Parish Courthouse, 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, P.O. Box 549, Cameron, LA 70631. The office lists phone 337-775-5316, fax 337-775-7172, email info@cameroncoc.com, and Monday-Friday hours of 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For marriage records, use that Clerk contact block rather than a state vital-record walk-in address unless the request is only for general state guidance.
The official marriage application source was captured as a downloadable Clerk form. It asks for information about both parties, parents, prior marriages, covenant-marriage selection, and signatures before a notary or deputy clerk. The form also has a confidential Social Security number area, so online copies of a completed application should not be treated as ordinary open web records.
The 38th JDC self-help divorce page is an official local source for family-law users. The screenshot from the 38th JDC divorce self-help page shows the court's local 103 divorce form path and directs filings back to the Cameron Parish Clerk.
That local filing path is important because divorce forms and court filings are not the same thing as a certified divorce decree.
Apply for Cameron Parish Marriage Records
A Cameron Parish marriage license application starts with the Clerk, not with the Louisiana Department of Health. Applicants should contact the Clerk before travel if they need to confirm current identification rules, waiting-period issues, or whether a prior divorce document is needed. The research file did not locate a local Cameron Parish page that lists all acceptable ID types or a parish-specific waiting-period note, so those details should be verified with the Clerk before arrival.
- Contact or visit the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court at 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, Cameron, during posted business hours.
- Complete the official marriage application fields for both parties, including names, birth details, residence, parent information, prior-marriage history, and signatures.
- Bring identification and any prior-marriage or divorce information needed to complete the form accurately.
- Pay the marriage license issuance fee listed by the Clerk. The fee schedule states that license issuance is cash only.
- After the ceremony, make sure the license is returned and recorded through the Clerk process before ordering certified copies.
Note: The Clerk does not publish every eligibility detail in the captured local material, so current application requirements should be confirmed before travel.
Cameron Parish Marriage Application Fields
The official Clerk application is more detailed than a simple name-and-date request. It records identifying facts for both parties, family information, prior-marriage status, and post-marriage mailing information. Some fields are ordinary public-record index facts, but Social Security number information is treated as confidential. The table below follows the captured Cameron Parish Clerk application inventory.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Party A / Party B names | Yes | Includes names, suffix, and prior name. |
| Date and place of birth | Yes | Birth date plus city, parish, state, or equivalent birthplace. |
| Race / sex | Yes | Captured as demographic fields on the form. |
| Residence and phone | Yes | Residence, city, parish, state, ZIP, and phone number. |
| Social Security number | Conditional | If none, the form calls for a statement; the SSN area is confidential. |
| Parents' names and birthplaces | Yes | Uses parents' names before first marriage and birthplace fields. |
| Previous marriage history | Yes | Includes former marriage count, divorce status, and date or reason last marriage ended when applicable. |
| Covenant marriage and relationship checks | Yes | Includes Louisiana covenant-marriage selection and prohibited-degree confirmation. |
| Party and official signatures | Yes | Parties sign before a notary or deputy clerk; official signature and ID are completed by the official. |
Cameron Parish Marriage and Divorce Fees
The Clerk's fee schedule gives the key marriage costs and the civil filing deposit used for divorce suits. Certified copy needs should be stated clearly at the time of request because a plain copy and a certified copy serve different purposes. A certified copy carries the Clerk's certification and is typically required for legal, administrative, or benefits uses.
| Item | Official Amount / Note |
|---|---|
| Marriage license issuance | $39.50, cash only |
| Certified marriage copy mailed | $15 including postage and handling |
| Faxed copy of marriage license | $8 |
| Re-issuance of unexpired marriage license | $15 |
| New civil suit with one service | $350, used for divorce and similar civil filings |
| Each additional civil service | $85 |
| Copies | $1 per page |
| Certified copy | $5 certification fee |
The Clerk's services page is the controlling local source for these costs. A party filing divorce paperwork should confirm whether extra service, exhibits, pages, or certificates change the total due at the counter.
The official Louisiana Department of Health marriage record guidance states that non-Orleans marriage records are obtained from the parish clerk. That source is useful when someone expects state vital records to hold a Cameron Parish marriage file.
The LDH guidance supports the local Clerk route for Cameron Parish marriage records and certified marriage copies.
Look Up Cameron Parish Marriage Records
For a Cameron Parish marriage records search, start with the Clerk's office by name, approximate date, and copy type. The research did not locate a single public Cameron Parish marriage-license search box on the Clerk or district court pages. The practical access channels are in person, phone, email, mail, and any remote Clerk access that the office makes available through statewide services.
Remote access may involve the statewide LCRAA/eClerks portal or ClerkConnect, but the captured research did not show a public Cameron marriage-record sample through those services. The safest request format is plain and specific: provide both parties' names, the approximate license or ceremony date, whether the request is for a plain copy or certified copy, and a return-mail or pickup preference. If the record is needed for a legal purpose, say "certified copy" rather than "copy."
The LDH marriage and divorce records page separates marriage guidance from divorce-decree guidance and points divorce decree requests back to the parish Clerk where the divorce was granted.
That state guidance helps prevent a common error: asking LDH for a certified Cameron Parish divorce decree.
Find Cameron Parish Divorce Records
Divorce records are district-court civil records in Cameron Parish. The 38th Judicial District Court is the local trial court, and filings route through the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court. LDH states that it cannot issue certified divorce decrees. A certified divorce decree must be requested from the Clerk of Court in the parish where the divorce was granted, so Cameron Parish divorce records should be requested from the Cameron Parish Clerk when the case was granted there.
The 38th JDC self-help divorce source states that local self-help assistance is limited to 103 divorces. It gives the filing location as the 38th JDC Clerk at 119 Smith Circle in Cameron, gives the Clerk phone number, and notes that the Clerk accepts cash and checks for that filing path. It also states that the Clerk does not notarize documents. That notary detail matters because some forms must be notarized before filing.
Divorce case files can include petitions, service returns, motions, rules to show cause, orders, judgments, and the final decree. Some family-law material may be restricted, redacted, or less available than an ordinary civil file. For the broader civil case file path, a Cameron Parish divorce user may also need the Cameron Parish court records access channels.
Cameron Parish 103 Divorce Path
The local self-help source is narrow. It assists with 103 divorce forms only, and it does not replace legal advice for custody, property, support, service problems, or contested facts. A person using that path should review the official 38th JDC self-help material, prepare the petition and any required attachments, handle notarization before filing, and then file through the Clerk.
- Decide whether the matter fits the 38th JDC 103 divorce self-help forms or whether legal advice is needed.
- Prepare the petition, forms, service information, and notarized documents before taking them to the Clerk.
- File with the Cameron Parish Clerk as a 38th JDC civil case.
- Pay the civil advance deposit and any added service fees listed by the Clerk.
- Use the 38th JDC FAQ process for hearing settings, rules to show cause, Zoom requests, or trial placement if the case needs court action.
- After judgment, request certified divorce decrees from the Clerk, not from LDH.
Certified Cameron Parish Divorce Decrees
Certified divorce decrees come from the Cameron Parish Clerk when the divorce was granted in Cameron Parish. The request should identify the spouses, case number if known, approximate filing or judgment date, requested document, number of copies, and whether the copy must be certified. If the case number is unknown, the Clerk's civil 10-year record search fee may apply by name.
Certified copies are different from online notes or informal copies. A certified decree is the official court copy used for name changes, remarriage documentation, benefits, immigration, property records, and other formal purposes. If the decree is not enough, the requester may need certified copies of related orders or judgments from the same divorce case file.
The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office app listings appear in the manifest because the sheriff app is an official local public-safety access channel, not because it holds marriage or divorce decrees. The official sheriff Android app listing shows the mobile public-safety channel used for features such as inmate, arrest, warrant, and tip tools.
For marriage and divorce records, the app is only context for local official channels; certified vital and court copies still route to the Clerk.
The official sheriff iOS app listing shows the same local mobile ecosystem for Apple users.
That distinction keeps the Cameron Parish divorce record path clear: sheriff app records are separate from Clerk-certified decrees.