Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court Office
The official Clerk site identifies the office as the Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court and names Honorable Becky Ewing Miller as Clerk. Pointe Coupee Parish uses a unified Clerk of Court structure, so there is not a separate county clerk or district clerk page for district court files. The Clerk's office is the central local office for civil court records, criminal court records, probate and succession filings, divorce and family case files, marriage licenses, recorded instruments, and several copy or certificate services.
Because the Clerk has separate departments, a request should be aimed at the right division from the start. Civil handles successions, wills and probate, divorce, adoption, family matters, civil minutes, trial exhibits, and appellate records. Criminal handles bills of information, bills of indictment, criminal motions, subpoenas, notices to counsel, criminal minutes, evidence, and appellate records. Recording handles deeds, judgments of possession, mortgages, liens, UCCs, plats, mortgage certificates, property bonds, marriage licenses, and oaths.
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk: Honorable Becky Ewing Miller
201 E Main Street
New Roads, LA 70760
Mail: P.O. Box 86, New Roads, LA 70760
225-638-9596
Fax: 225-638-9594
8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Monday-Friday
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk Record Departments
The Clerk's department structure is the most useful map for record access. A broad request for a "court record" can mean a civil file, criminal file, marriage license, recorded property instrument, succession file, divorce decree, or appellate record. Matching the request to the department reduces delays and helps the Clerk identify whether the record is in ClerkNet, in a department file, in a recorded-instrument index, or in an older paper or archived record.
- Recording Department: deeds, judgments of possession, mortgages, liens, UCC financing statements, plats, mortgage certificates, property bonds, marriage licenses, and oaths.
- Civil Records Department: civil suits, successions, wills, probate, divorces, adoptions, family matters, minutes, exhibits, and appellate records.
- Criminal Records Department: bills of information, indictments, criminal motions, subpoenas, notices to counsel, minutes, evidence, and criminal appellate records.
- Online services: ClerkNet for court search and e-filing, eClerks LA for land-record search and e-recording, and ClerkNet marriage pre-application.
Department email channels are recording@pcclerk.org, civil@pcclerk.org, and criminal@pcclerk.org. Department fax channels are Recording 225-638-9590, Civil 225-638-9594, and Criminal 225-618-0112. The Clerk counter and mailing address remain available when online access does not expose the record or when a certified copy is required.
Request Pointe Coupee Parish Certified Copies
Certified copies from the Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court are useful when a record must prove that it is an official Clerk-held document. Marriage certified copies have a published fee, and criminal minute extracts have a published fee. For civil, probate, divorce, and other certified copies where the research did not locate a specific amount, the request should confirm the fee with the correct department before mailing payment.
- Identify the record type first: civil, criminal, succession, divorce, marriage, recorded instrument, or appellate material.
- Gather names, case number or instrument number if known, approximate filing or recording date, document type, and the number of copies needed.
- Contact the correct Clerk department by email, phone, fax, mail, or in person to confirm availability, certification, and current fees.
- Ask whether the record can be viewed through ClerkNet or eClerks LA, or whether a department copy request is required.
- Pay only by the method the Clerk confirms for that request and keep the receipt or request reference for pickup or mail follow-up.
Note: The research does not provide one universal certified-copy price for every Clerk record type, so department confirmation is part of the request process.
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk Request Fields
The Clerk research did not identify a single universal public records request form for all Clerk records. The safest field inventory is therefore a practical request inventory drawn from the Clerk's department structure and ClerkNet account fields. It tells a requester what to have ready before contacting Recording, Civil, or Criminal, while avoiding invented form labels.
| Field or detail | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name and contact information | Yes for follow-up | Needed so the Clerk can quote fees, availability, and pickup or mail details. |
| Record type | Yes | Examples include civil case, criminal minutes, divorce decree, succession, marriage copy, or recorded instrument. |
| Party names or decedent names | Usually yes | Use full names and alternate spellings where possible. |
| Case number, instrument number, or filing year | If known | ClerkNet app text says searches may use case number, instrument number, or name. |
| Certified or plain copy | Yes | Certification changes the record's legal use and may affect fee and processing. |
| Number of copies and delivery method | Yes | Ask the department which delivery methods and payment methods are available. |
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk Fees
The official research provides a focused Clerk fee table rather than a full civil filing schedule. Criminal copy and search fees come from the Criminal Department. Marriage and vital-certificate fees come from Clerk service pages. Civil filing deposits, probate filing deposits, and many certification scenarios were not located in official research, so those should be confirmed before a request is submitted.
| Item | Amount | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal background search | $20 per name | Clerk Criminal Department. |
| Certified extract of court minutes | $10 per entry | Clerk Criminal Department. |
| Criminal copies | $1 per page | Clerk Criminal Department. |
| Marriage license | $32.50 | Clerk marriage page; cash or credit card. |
| Certified marriage copy | $10 per certified copy | Clerk marriage page. |
| Birth certificate | $34 | Clerk birth/death certificate page. |
| Birth certificate and birth card | $48 | Clerk birth/death certificate page. |
| Death certificate | $26 | Clerk birth/death certificate page. |
Pointe Coupee Parish ClerkNet Records Access
ClerkNet is the Clerk-linked online court search and e-filing platform. The inspected app text describes a real-time search platform where users type a case number, instrument number, or name into a large search box, with results filtering as the user types. The app is account and terms gated, may require subscription or payment steps, and full result fields were not visible in static inspection. The Clerk also links eClerks LA for land-record search and e-recording.
| Account field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Must be a valid email address. | |
| Full Name | Yes | User full name. |
| Password and Confirm Password | Yes | App validates password length and match. |
| Accept ClerkNet Terms and Privacy Policy | Yes | Required before account creation or use. |
| Request Exempt | Optional | Visible in account form, but context was not fully inspectable. |
The Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk jury duty page is one of the official Clerk service pages tied to court administration.
Jury duty is not a record search portal, but it shows the Clerk's broader court-support role beyond copy requests.
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk Privacy Rules
The Clerk publishes civil and criminal private-information warnings that directly affect public record access. Effective January 1, 2026, civil filers are responsible for keeping private information out of civil filings. The Clerk cites Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 253. The Criminal Department posts a parallel warning under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1(B). These rules explain why a public PDF may have redactions or why a filing may need correction before it is accepted.
Private information listed in the Clerk warning includes the first five digits of Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers, state identification numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, full dates of birth, and other information protected from disclosure by state or federal law. Public users should not read a redaction as proof that the record is incomplete; it may reflect required privacy screening.
The Clerk cites Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 253 for civil filing privacy duties.
That civil rule is central to how Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk records are filed, viewed, and redacted.
The criminal filing warning cites Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1(B).
The criminal privacy source applies to bills, motions, subpoenas, minutes, and other criminal filings maintained by the Clerk Criminal Department.
Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk Service Notes
The Clerk's researched service set also includes birth and death certificate transactions, jury-duty administration, resource links, and online ticket payment references. Birth and death certificate requests have eligibility, in-person, identification, and payment notes in the research, including fees for birth certificates, birth card bundles, and death certificates. Jury duty research says the Clerk may excuse people from jury duty only if they are age 70 or older, and those persons must call 225-638-9596 to request that exemption.
Resource links from the Clerk include court costs, the voter portal, Louisiana government, Louisiana court records, and online ticket payment. Those are service links, not proof that every court record is free online. For a reliable Pointe Coupee Parish Clerk of Court records search, start with the department that owns the record, then use ClerkNet, eClerks LA, mail, fax, phone, or in-person service as the record type requires.