East Baton Rouge Parish People Search
East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populated parish in Louisiana, home to the state capital. Running a people search here means tapping into a wide range of local records kept by the Clerk of Court, the Sheriff's Office, and the 19th Judicial District Court. Court filings, case look ups, and inmate records are all ways to find a person in East Baton Rouge Parish. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, and most public records are held at offices in or near the downtown courthouse. You can search many of these records online or visit in person to get what you need.
East Baton Rouge Parish Quick Facts
East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court
The Clerk of Court in East Baton Rouge Parish is your main stop for a people search through court records. This office keeps civil, criminal, family, traffic, and property case files. If someone has been part of a court case in East Baton Rouge, the clerk has a record of it. You can look up a person by name, case number, or even the name of their lawyer. The office sits at 222 St. Louis Street in downtown Baton Rouge. Staff can pull files and make copies while you wait.
Under La. R.S. 44:1-41, the Public Records Act, you have the right to inspect and copy most court files. The clerk must respond to your request within three working days. This law is what makes a people search through court records possible for the general public. You do not need to be a party in the case to see the file.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court website has more details on how to reach the office and what services are open to walk-in visitors.
The screenshot above shows the clerk's main web page. From there you can find links to search tools, fee schedules, and office hours.
| Office |
East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court 222 St. Louis Street, Room 334 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (225) 389-3950 |
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| Criminal Records |
Room 2501, 19th JDC Courthouse 300 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge Phone: (225) 389-3964 |
| Copy Fees | $1.00 per page, Certification: $10.00, File-Stamped: additional $5.00 |
| Website | ebrclerkofcourt.org |
Search East Baton Rouge Records Online
Clerk Connect is the paid online portal for searching East Baton Rouge Parish records. It gives you deep access to court case data, property filings, and more. A people search through Clerk Connect lets you look up any person who has been named in a case. You can search by party name, case number, date range, or case type. Results show the case number, filing date, party names, case status, judge, docket entries, and document images. This is the most thorough way to search for a person in East Baton Rouge without going to the courthouse.
Access is sold in tiers. A 24-hour pass costs $20.00. A 30-day pass runs $65.00. If you plan to search often, the 12-month pass is $780.00. Extra users cost $25.00 per month. Printing is $0.60 per page. These fees are set by the clerk's office.
You can start a search on Clerk Connect for East Baton Rouge Parish right now.
The image above shows the Clerk Connect search page. You can filter by civil, criminal, family, traffic, or property case types. This makes it easy to narrow your people search to the right kind of record.
Note: Clerk Connect search results may not include sealed or expunged cases.
East Baton Rouge Court Records Search
The 19th Judicial District Court is the trial court for East Baton Rouge Parish. It sits at 300 North Boulevard in Baton Rouge. All felony cases, civil suits, family law matters, and major traffic cases go through this court. For a people search, the 19th JDC is a key source. You can look up a person by case number, party name, or attorney name on the court's website for free. Results show case status, upcoming hearings, and docket entries.
Under La. R.S. 13:503, court proceedings in Louisiana are open to the public. That means you can sit in on any hearing and also pull case records. The criminal records department on the second floor of the courthouse has files on felonies, misdemeanors, traffic violations, Bills of Information, minute entries, and sentencing data. If you are doing a people search for criminal history, this is where to go in person.
The 19th JDC website, shown above, offers a free basic case search. It won't show document images like Clerk Connect does, but it gives you enough to confirm if a person has a case in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Keep in mind that Louisiana is a closed record state for formal criminal history reports. Under La. R.S. 15:587, only certain groups can get a full criminal history from the state. But individual court case records at the parish level are still public. That is the difference. You can look up specific cases at the clerk or court. You just cannot get a compiled state rap sheet on your own.
People Search Through EBRSO Inmate Lookup
The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office runs an online inmate lookup tool. This is one of the fastest ways to search for a person in East Baton Rouge Parish who may be in jail. You can search by booking number, last name, or first name. Results show the person's full name, booking photo, booking number and date, date of birth, race, sex, housing unit, bond amount, charges, court dates, and release date if they have one.
The EBRSO inmate search is free to use. It runs 24 hours a day. This tool pulls from the parish prison system so it only shows people who are or were recently held in East Baton Rouge Parish jail. For bond info, you can also call the 24/7 bond line at 225-308-3400.
| Sheriff's Office |
8900 Jimmy Wedell Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70807 Phone: (225) 389-5000 |
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| Website | ebrso.org |
| Bond Info Line | 225-308-3400 (24/7) |
Note: The inmate list updates often but may not reflect very recent bookings or releases.
Baton Rouge Police Records
The Baton Rouge Police Department keeps its own set of records that can help with a people search. The records division handles criminal reports and traffic crash reports. A criminal report costs $10.00 plus $1.00 per page. A traffic crash report is $7.50 plus $1.00 per statement page. You need to go to the records division or call to request these.
Under La. R.S. 44:32, you may need to show valid ID when you ask for certain records. The police department is at 9000 Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. The records division phone number is (225) 389-3800. These records are separate from what the clerk or sheriff keeps. If someone was involved in an incident handled by Baton Rouge PD, this is where the report would be.
Police records are good for finding details about specific incidents. They won't give you a broad people search across all case types. But if you know a person was involved in something the city police handled, the report can fill in gaps that court records might not cover.
Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish has several cities and towns. All of them fall under the 19th Judicial District Court for court records. The Clerk of Court in Baton Rouge handles filings for the whole parish. If you are doing a people search for someone who lives in any of these cities, you would search the same parish-level databases.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes sit next to East Baton Rouge Parish. If you are not sure where a person lives, they may be in a neighboring parish. Court records and public filings would be held in that parish's own clerk of court office instead.
West Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension Parish also border East Baton Rouge but do not have dedicated pages on this site at this time.