Lafourche Parish Coroners and Medical Examiners are responsible for determining a deceased person's cause, time, and manner of death in Lafourche Parish, LA. They also maintain Lafourche Parish death records, including information that is filed with state or local government authorities. These death records include information about how the deceased individual passed away, the time and place of death, and any personal information available, such as the individual's name, date of birth, and age at death. Coroners and Medical Examiners make Lafourche Parish death record information available to the public through online databases.
Lafourche Parish Medical Examiner & Coroner Raceland LA PO Box 1562 70394 985-537-7055
Lafourche Parish Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Lafourche Parish, LA. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Lafourche Parish vital records, including death records. This can include Lafourche Parish death certificates, death registries, information about the time, place, and cause of death, and the deceased individual's name, parents' names, and age at death. Clerks also issue certified death certificates, which are often required to settle financial and legal matters such as wills, estates, and filing for life insurance. These records can also be used for Lafourche Parish genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.
Golden Meadow Clerk Golden Meadow LA 313 North Bayou Drive 70357 985-475-7942
Lafayette Parish Clerk Thibodaux LA PO Box 818 70302 985-447-4841
Lafourche Clerk Lockport LA 710 Church Street 70374 985-532-7361
Lafourche County Clerk Thibodaux LA 303 West 3rd Street 70301 985-447-4841
Lafourche Parish Cemeteries are burial sites that provide burial plots or internment facilities for deceased people in Lafourche Parish, LA. Cemeteries also maintain Lafourche Parish death records for the individuals buried in their grounds, including the individual's name, date of death, and date of birth. Lafourche Parish cemetery records may also list any known relatives of the deceased who are buried in the same location. These records can be an important source for genealogical research, particularly for cemeteries with a long history. Some Cemeteries provide online access to their records on their websites.
Hadley Cemetery Raceland LA 157 Twin Oaks Drive 70394 985-537-6823
St Johns Historic Cemetery Thibodaux LA 718 Jackson Street 70301 985-447-2910
Thibodaux St Joseph Cemetery Thibodaux LA 949 Menard Street 70301 985-446-0280
Lafourche Parish Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Lafourche Parish, LA. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Lafourche Parish death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Lafourche Parish death registries or death record databases that include death statistics on common causes of death, death status, and cause of death information. The Health Department may also maintain death certificates in certain areas. Many of the Lafourche Parish death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.
Lafourche Parish Health Unit - Thibiodaux Thibodaux LA 2535 Veterans Boulevard 70301 985-447-0921
Louisiana Department Of Health And Hospitals - Region Iii Office Thibodaux LA 1434 Tiger Drive 70301 985-447-0916
Louisiana State Health Department Thibodaux LA 303 Hickory Street 70301 985-447-0851