Tangipahoa Parish Felony Records

Tangipahoa Parish felony records are maintained by the Clerk of Court, with offices in both Amite and Hammond. The 21st Judicial District Court handles all felony cases filed in the parish. Clerk Gary T. Stanga oversees both locations. Criminal records in this parish go back to 1901 in the online system, one of the most extensive ranges in Louisiana. You can search felony records online through the Criminal Record eSearch portal, request copies by email or mail, or visit either office in person.

Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Offices

The Amite office is the main Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court location at 110 N. Bay Street, Suite 100, Amite, LA 70422. Phone is (985) 748-4146 and fax is (985) 748-6503. The Hammond office is at 318-A NW Railroad Avenue, Hammond, LA 70401, phone (985) 549-1638, fax (985) 549-1639. The Hammond office is closed from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for lunch. The mailing address for all requests is P.O. Box 667, Amite, LA 70422.

Clerk Gary T. Stanga can be reached at gstanga@tangiclerk.org. Chief Deputy Alicia Fussell is at afussell@tangiclerk.org. The 21st Judicial District Court Judges' Chambers can be reached at (985) 748-9445, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Both clerk offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court website at tangiclerk.org covers both office locations, criminal eSearch access, email contacts for records requests, and civil e-services for the 21st Judicial District Court.

Tangipahoa Parish Criminal Record eSearch

The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk offers a dedicated Criminal Record eSearch portal at tangiclerk.org/E-Services/Criminal-Record-eSearch. This is one of the most fully featured online criminal records systems among Louisiana parishes. Criminal information is available back to 1901. Traffic information goes back to 1974. Criminal images (scanned documents) go back to January 2007. The office adds more images daily through ongoing back-scanning of older files.

Three subscription plans are available. A 24-hour pass costs $20 with printing at $1.00 per page. A 30-day membership is $40 with the same printing rate. An annual membership costs $300 for 365 days of access. Certified copies from this system cost $10 per document plus $1.00 per page. Payments are made at account setup. The office notes that if you call to verify information from the eSearch system, a $20 Criminal History Search Fee applies for that verification.

The Criminal Record eSearch portal for Tangipahoa Parish gives subscribers online access to felony case information dating back to 1901, one of the longest digital record ranges of any parish in Louisiana.

Requesting Tangipahoa Parish Felony Records

Criminal records requests in Tangipahoa Parish can go to the Amite or Hammond office. For emailed requests, contact criminal@tangiclerk.org for criminal department matters. The copy department handles civil, mortgage, conveyance, and marriage documents at copyroom@tangiclerk.org or by phone at (985) 748-8015 at the Amite office (110 N. Bay St., Suite 100). All other matters go to Chief Deputy Alicia Fussell at afussell@tangiclerk.org.

Under RS 44:31, any person of majority age has the right to inspect and copy public records held by the Clerk. The clerk bears the burden of proving any exemption. RS 44:32 allows reasonable copy fees. In-person inspection is generally free; you pay for copies. RS 44:3 protects records tied to pending criminal litigation. Active cases remain restricted until the case reaches final judgment in the 21st Judicial District Court.

Note: Details in records prior to the 1980s may not be complete in the digital system. The office is adding more historical images through back-scanning, but older records may require in-person access.

The Tangipahoa Parish criminal department page at tangiclerk.org/Departments/Criminal outlines services available, contact information, and how felony records are processed through the 21st Judicial District Court.

Online Tools and Statewide Resources

Civil records for Tangipahoa Parish are also on ClerkConnect. Civil suits go back to 1974 with images back to 1997. Successions go back to 1995 with images from 2000. The ClerkConnect civil inquiry link for Tangipahoa is clerkconnect.com/civilinquiry/tangipahoacc. Property records are on a separate system at cotthosting.com/LATangipahoa.

For statewide criminal history checks, contact the Louisiana State Police at (225) 925-6095. A state background check costs $26. The LSP Internet Background Check portal handles authorized agency searches. Federal cases in Tangipahoa Parish go through the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and are searchable through PACER. The city of Hammond has its own page on this site with additional local resources.

The Tangipahoa Parish ClerkConnect civil inquiry portal at clerkconnect.com/civilinquiry/tangipahoacc provides access to civil case records, successions, and related court records for the 21st Judicial District.