Bossier Parish Clerk of Court
The Bossier Parish Clerk of Court is Jill M. Sessions. The official clerk site identifies the office as the local Clerk of Court for Bossier Parish and gives the public office location on the third floor of the parish courthouse in Benton. The Clerk of Court is a unified records office for this parish, not a split district clerk and county clerk structure. That means one local clerk office handles district court records, civil and probate filings, criminal filings, traffic filings received by the district system, marriage license work, records copying, mortgage and conveyance recording, UCC-related links, and elections-related functions.
The Clerk of Court's official homepage is represented in the manifest image from the Bossier Parish Clerk of Court site.
The homepage is the central entry point for Clerk of Court departments, quick links, fees, judges, and contact details.
Bossier Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk: Jill M. Sessions
204 Burt Blvd., Third Floor
P.O. Box 430
Benton, LA 71006
(318) 965-2336
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding holidays
Bossier Parish Clerk Duties
The Clerk of Court's Civil Department handles civil suits, probates, docket and minute books, pleadings, documents, exhibits, citations, writs, subpoenas, and filing costs. It file-stamps pleadings and documents, endorses the date and fact of filing, maintains minutes, and administers cost accounting under Louisiana statutes cited by the clerk. This civil side is the route for ordinary civil suits, divorce files, successions, tutorships, judgments, and many certified-copy requests.
The Criminal Department receives formal charges from the 26th Judicial District Attorney's Office for Bossier Parish. It handles felony charges under the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure and certain misdemeanor bills of information or indictments when the offense did not stay in municipal court. The department sends bond-forfeiture judgment notices, issues subpoenas at the request of the State or defendant, transcribes court activity through minute clerks, administers oaths, keeps evidence when directed, and images motions and orders into the computer system.
- Civil records include suits, probates, docket and minute books, pleadings, exhibits, writs, subpoenas, and cost ledgers.
- Criminal records include felony filings from the district attorney, bills of information, indictments, motions, orders, subpoenas, and minute entries.
- Traffic records include citations filed from State Police, the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Department, and municipalities around the district court.
- Marriage services include applications, license rules, covenant marriage material, and certified marriage-license copies.
- Recording services include mortgage and conveyance records, eRecording, and related certification work.
Bossier Parish Clerk Online Links
The Clerk of Court's quick links are the main online access points for Bossier Parish court records. The research identifies Clerk Connect Online Inquiry, Civil Inquiry, Criminal Inquiry, Court Event Inquiry, civil eFiling, criminal eFiling, eRecording, the marriage application, the LCRAA Portal, and Secretary of State UCC e-filing for Bossier Parish. Static portal review did not expose every field label, so each tool should be treated as a starting point rather than proof that every document is downloadable.
| Database or Form | Use | Research Note |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk Connect Online Inquiry | General clerk record search | Official quick link; field labels not exposed in static crawl. |
| Civil Inquiry | Civil, probate, family, succession, and judgment-style records | Best online start for divorce and probate files. |
| Criminal Inquiry | District court criminal case inquiry | Use for formal felony and district criminal filings. |
| Court Event Inquiry | Upcoming court events | Useful for docket timing and hearing searches. |
| Marriage Application | Marriage license application intake | Document requirements come from the Clerk's marriage department. |
The eRecording channel is included in the manifest from the Bossier Parish eRecording portal.
That portal belongs to the Clerk's recording side, while case files still follow the civil, criminal, and court-event inquiry tools.
Request a Certified Copy
A certified copy from the Bossier Parish Clerk of Court is the clerk's authenticated copy of a filed or recorded document. Certified copies may be needed for marriage proof, divorce decrees, judgments, estate transfers, title matters, bond or court-history proof, and other official uses. The clerk fee list includes copy and certification charges, and mailed copies require payment before mailing.
- Identify the record type first: civil, probate, criminal, traffic, marriage, mortgage, conveyance, or other recording.
- Gather the case number, party names, filing date, document title, license date, or recording reference if known.
- Search the matching Clerk Connect channel when available, then call or email the Clerk if the record is not clear online.
- Tell the clerk whether a certified copy, plain copy, conformed copy, or cost printout is needed.
- Pay the quoted copy, certification, mailing, and filing charges before mailed records are released.
Note: For time-sensitive court use, confirm whether the judge's stamp, conformed copy, or full certification is required before ordering.
Bossier Parish Request Details
The research did not identify one universal public records form used for every Clerk of Court record type. A complete request should include enough detail for staff to identify the case, license, or recorded instrument. The same basic inventory works whether the request starts by email, phone, mail, online inquiry, or the counter.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number or instrument number | If known | Speeds civil, criminal, probate, judgment, and recording searches. |
| Party names | Yes | Use full names and prior names where applicable. |
| Record type | Yes | State whether the record is civil, criminal, probate, traffic, marriage, or recording-related. |
| Document title | If known | Examples include judgment, petition, license, affidavit, writ, subpoena, or certified copy. |
| Date range | Helpful | Use filing date, marriage date, judgment date, or recording date when known. |
| Copy format | Yes | Plain, certified, conformed, exemplified, mailed, or pickup copy. |
Bossier Parish Clerk Fees
The Clerk of Court fee API contains the most detailed cost information in the research. Some charges are copy or certification items. Others are advance deposits for filings. The amount owed can change when service, additional pages, mailing, or extra papers are required, so the table lists the researched base items rather than assuming a final total.
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Civil advance deposit without service | $350 | Advance deposit. |
| Civil advance deposit with one service | $400 | More service and papers add cost. |
| Copies | $1 per page | Does not include appeals. |
| Certified copy | $5 each | Added to copy cost where applicable. |
| Conformed copy with judge's stamp | $3 each | Filing charge. |
| Court cost or suit ledger printout | $2 | Clerk fee listing. |
| Succession, tutorship, name change | $350 | Advance regular charge. |
| Certified copy of marriage license | $5 | Records Department item. |
| Marriage license application | $27.50 cash | Marriage Department page. |
| Affidavit of Small Succession recording | $105 | Flat recording fee. |
The fee data is represented in the manifest image from the Bossier Parish Clerk fees API.
The fee API is unusually specific, so fee-related page copy should stay close to the researched items and avoid adding unverified charges.
Bossier Parish Clerk Departments
The Clerk's departments divide records by function. Civil covers lawsuits, probates, costs, process, and minute books. Criminal covers formal district court charges from the district attorney, subpoenas, minutes, evidence handling, and imaged motions and orders. Traffic is tied to criminal and handles Title 32 moving and non-moving violations plus Title 14 traffic-related offenses such as DWI and hit and run. Marriage handles license applications and covenant-marriage documents.
The Clerk's judge route is preserved in the manifest from the Bossier Parish Clerk judges page.
The judge roster connects the Clerk of Court records system to the 26th Judicial District Court divisions that hear Bossier Parish cases.
Bossier Parish Clerk Contact
Direct clerk contact is the fallback when an online search does not show the right Bossier Parish court record. Use the Clerk of Court phone, email, mail, or in-person counter for older records, certified copies, restricted access questions, and cases where a portal result does not prove whether the document image is public.
Mail requests should distinguish the courthouse street address from the clerk's mailing address. The research lists the office at 204 Burt Blvd., Third Floor, and the mailing address as P.O. Box 430, Benton, LA 71006. That distinction matters for certified copies because mailed copies are not released until required money has been received, and the clerk may need case details before quoting the final copy and certification cost.
The manifest includes a saved image from the Bossier Parish Clerk contact source.
The contact source supports the Benton office address, phone, email, and regular weekday hours used for clerk requests.
The fee route is also captured from the Bossier Parish Clerk fees route.
The route image reinforces that fee checks should be made through official clerk sources before filing or ordering copies.