St. John Marriage License Office
Marriage licenses for St. John the Baptist Parish are issued by the St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court. The clerk states that a Louisiana marriage license may be issued in any parish, no matter where the ceremony will take place or where the applicants live. That rule helps couples who plan a local ceremony but live elsewhere, and it also helps St. John residents who plan to marry in another Louisiana parish.
Applicants may use the clerk's Edgard office at 2393 Highway 18 or the LaPlace office at 1811 W. Airline Highway. The clerk's contact page lists regular weekday hours, with the East Bank office closed from 12-1 each day. Marriage record questions can also be directed to the clerk by phone at 985-497-3331 for Edgard or 985-652-8041 for LaPlace. Mail copy requests go to P.O. Box 280, Edgard, LA 70049.
The official 40th JDC orders and forms page is one of the manifest sources for St. John the Baptist Parish marriage and divorce records.
That court forms source matters because divorce, custody, support, transcript, and in forma pauperis forms are tied to the same family court record path.
Apply for St. John Marriage Records
For a new St. John the Baptist Parish marriage license, both applicants should plan around the clerk's document rules before they go to the office. The local fee is $35, payable by money order or cash, with exact cash preferred. A license is valid for 30 days from the date it is issued. The standard local requirement is that applicants be 18 or older, while applicants 17 or younger must meet the consent and judicial waiver rules listed by the clerk.
- Choose the Edgard or LaPlace clerk location and confirm hours before going, especially if using the East Bank office during the lunch hour.
- Bring a driver's license or other photo ID for each party, plus original certified birth certificates for both applicants.
- Provide Social Security numbers, and bring an English translation if a foreign birth certificate is used.
- If either party was divorced, bring a certified divorce judgment and account for the 30-day waiting period after the judge signed that judgment.
- If a prior spouse is deceased, bring a copy of the death certificate, then pay the local license fee in one of the accepted forms.
Note: The clerk's research file did not provide an online appointment rule, so applicants should confirm current walk-in practice by phone.
St. John Marriage Application Fields
The St. John the Baptist Parish marriage application record is document driven. The clerk's page lists identity, birth, Social Security, prior marriage, and juvenile-consent requirements rather than a public field-by-field online form. The table below follows the research inventory and keeps conditional items separate from items required for both parties.
| Field or item | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party 1 legal identity | ID or document | Yes | Driver's license or photo ID. |
| Party 2 legal identity | ID or document | Yes | Driver's license or photo ID. |
| Party 1 birth certificate | Certified document | Yes | Original certified birth certificate. |
| Party 2 birth certificate | Certified document | Yes | Original certified birth certificate. |
| Social Security numbers | Identifier | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Prior divorce judgment | Certified judgment | Conditional | Required if divorced, with a 30-day wait after signature by judge. |
| Death certificate | Document | Conditional | Required when a prior spouse is deceased. |
| Foreign birth certificate translation | Document | Conditional | Must be translated into English. |
| Juvenile affidavit or waiver | Consent affidavit and judge waiver | Conditional | For applicants 17 or younger. |
St. John Marriage and Divorce Fees
The research file confirms the local marriage license fee but does not expose a full certified-copy, divorce filing, or probate-style fee schedule in accessible official text. The clerk fee page exists, but detailed fee data appears in images or linked documents that were not available as text during the research pass. For St. John the Baptist Parish divorce records, certified copies, and case-file copies, the safest local path is to call the clerk before mailing payment.
| Item | Amount or rule | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license application | $35.00 | Money orders or cash only; exact cash preferred. |
| Marriage license validity | 30 days | Valid from date of issuance. |
| Divorce filing costs | Confirm with clerk | Detailed local fee not located in accessible official text. |
| Certified divorce judgment copy | Confirm with clerk | Copy and certification fee not captured in research text. |
The manifest also provides the Louisiana statute placing St. John the Baptist Parish in the Fifth Circuit as a source for marriage and divorce record context.
That appellate statute matters when a family judgment from the 40th Judicial District Court is appealed from St. John the Baptist Parish.
Look Up St. John Marriage Records
Completed St. John the Baptist Parish marriage records can be requested through the clerk's office by in-person visit, phone inquiry, or mail. Online access may also be available through Clerk Connect or eClerks LA, both of which the research file identifies as Louisiana clerk record portals. The public landing text for those systems says marriage licenses, civil information, land records, or clerk records may be searchable for participating parishes, but the exact St. John marriage search fields were not captured.
For a mail or counter request, give the full names of both parties, the approximate license or ceremony date, and whether a plain or certified copy is needed. If the record must be used for a legal, benefits, passport, school, or name-change purpose, ask for a certified copy. Online prints may help with searching, but the clerk is the source for certified St. John the Baptist Parish marriage records.
Older St. John the Baptist Parish marriage records may need a wider date range or spelling variants, especially when a party used a middle name, maiden name, suffix, or shortened first name. The research file does not confirm a public static search-field table for local marriage records, so a failed portal search should not be treated as proof that no license exists. The clerk's counter or mail process remains the fallback channel for records that are not indexed online.
Find St. John Divorce Records
Divorce records in St. John the Baptist Parish are family or civil court records from the 40th Judicial District Court. The 40th JDC states that it hears family matters, and the clerk maintains the case filings. The court forms page lists guided Petition for 103 Divorce forms with and without minor children, along with custody, child support modification, continuance, contempt, in forma pauperis, jury request, and transcript request forms.
A divorce file may include the petition, service records, motions, orders, custody or support filings, hearing entries, and the signed divorce judgment. Some details may be withheld, redacted, or sealed. Records that contain minor-child information, protected addresses, financial account numbers, domestic violence material, or sealed orders should not be treated as open public copies. The broader St. John court record path is described on the court records page.
For filing rather than searching, the research file gives a local divorce path: decide whether the matter is a Louisiana 103 divorce and whether minor children are involved, use the guided 40th JDC petition link when appropriate, file through the Clerk of Court, review the in forma pauperis form if costs cannot be prepaid, and follow service, waiting-period, custody, support, and hearing steps assigned by the court.
- 103 divorce
- A Louisiana divorce form category listed in the 40th JDC guided forms.
- Certified judgment
- A clerk-certified copy of the signed divorce judgment for legal proof.
- In forma pauperis
- A request to proceed without prepaying court costs due to inability to pay.
Certified St. John Family Copies
Certified copies for St. John the Baptist Parish marriage and divorce records should be requested from the Clerk of Court when the record is needed for legal proof. The clerk's access channels are the Edgard and LaPlace counters, mail to P.O. Box 280, and phone requests for record-specific instructions. The clerk is also the source for transcript request forms and court copy questions tied to family filings.
For divorce records, include the case number if known, both party names, the type of document requested, and whether the request is for the full file, the judgment only, or a transcript-related item. For marriage records, use both spouses' names and the approximate license date. St. John the Baptist Parish records that are sealed, redacted, or restricted may require party status, a court order, or a narrower request.
Certified copy requests should also identify whether the user needs a marriage license record, a divorce judgment, or a transcript-related record. Those are different products. The marriage license is an official record held by the clerk, while the divorce judgment is a court order in a family case. A transcript request follows the court form route and may depend on the hearing date, division, and court reporter information.
The manifest includes the U.S. Fifth Circuit site as a marriage and divorce records source image for broader appellate context.
Federal appellate records are separate from parish family files, but the image reinforces that appeals and record access can move outside the local clerk file.