Tangipahoa County
Tangipahoa Parish was carved in 1869 from parts of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes in Louisiana. It has a land mass of about 791.2 square miles and a population estimated at 133,953. The parish seat is located in Amite City.
Tangipahoa Parish court system comprises two District Courts, a City Court, Mayor's Courts, and Justice of the Peace Courts. The District Courts handle civil, criminal, and probate cases in Tangipahoa Parish. It offers specialized court services through the Adult Drug Court, Veterans Treatment Court, and Juvenile Drug Court. It also hears appeals from the lower courts. The City Court of Hammond deals with misdemeanors, traffic infractions, juvenile, small claims (less than $5,000), and civil cases with claims less than $30,000. Some cities within Tangipahoa Parish have Mayor's Courts, which preside over traffic infractions and ordinance violations. The Justice of Peace Courts has jurisdiction over minor civil cases where the amount in contention is less than $5,000.
Tangipahoa Parish public court records include any writings, accounts, tapes, maps, and papers, regardless of physical form or characteristics, collected or created during the legal proceedings in the courts. The Tangipahoa Parish's court records are maintained, stored, and disseminated to the public by the Clerk of Court. Examples of such public court records, by case type, include:
- Civil records
- Criminal records
- Traffic records
- Family law records
- Probate records
The Public Records Law of the Louisiana Revised Statutes allows the public to access court records. Interested persons may search or view the parish's civil and criminal court records online upon subscription to the Clerk Connect Portal. Alternatively, a record seeker may email or visit the Criminal Department or Copy Department of the Clerk of Court's office to inspect or obtain criminal and civil court records. To access court records at the District Court, requests may be sent by email or submitted in person to the clerk of court's office for a fee at:
District Court
110 North Bay Street
Suite 100
Amite, LA 70422
Phone: (985) 748-8015
Email: criminal@tangiclerk.org (Criminal Records)
copyroom@tangiclerk.org (Civil Records)
