Jefferson Parish Marriage Licenses
The Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court handles marriage licenses and related certified copies. Marriage services are offered through the Clerk's marriage/passport department, with a West Bank marriage office at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 2200, Gretna, phone 504-364-2922 or 504-364-2923, and an East Bank marriage office at 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 603, Jefferson, phone 504-736-6390. The Clerk lists marriage office hours as Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays, and provides marriageinfo@jpclerkofcourt.us for marriage questions.
A Jefferson Parish marriage license is valid anywhere in Louisiana for 30 days. Louisiana has a 24-hour waiting period unless a waiver is attached on return. Applicants age 18 or older do not need parental consent. Ages 16-17 require judicial authorization and written consent. Under 16 is not permitted. Payment for the marriage office is listed as cash, debit, or credit card.
The Clerk marriage license page is the main source for Jefferson Parish marriage records and license requirements.
The Clerk license page is the better source for local requirements than a general vital-records index because it controls the local application process.
Apply For Jefferson Parish Marriage License
Applicants can start with the Clerk's marriage license page and use the official online application when appropriate. Identification examples listed in the research include a valid unexpired driver's license, government-issued ID, valid passport, or unexpired visa with Form I-94. Prior marriages require the date and reason the last marriage ended, plus a photocopy of the judgment of divorce, death certificate, or judgment of annulment.
- Review the Clerk's official marriage license requirements before starting the application.
- Use the online marriage application if both applicants have the details needed for the form.
- Bring accepted identification and any prior-marriage proof required by the Clerk.
- Handle signatures by appearing before a deputy clerk, signing before a notary, using a court-approved route, or using the listed military exception when applicable.
- Pay the marriage license fee and observe the waiting-period rule unless a waiver is available and returned correctly.
The official online marriage application is the Clerk's application entry point.
The online application helps collect license data before Clerk review, but the Clerk's rules still control documents, signatures, and waiting-period issues.
Jefferson Parish Marriage Application Fields
The official application asks for detailed identity, residence, parent, prior-marriage, and contact information. Some items are conditional, such as Social Security number alternatives and prior-marriage details. Covenant marriage is a separate option and should not be treated as the default license path.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precheck questions | Web questions | Yes | ID, birth certificates, SSNs, prior marriages, minor consent, and 24-hour marriage plans. |
| Party/spouse type and sex | Web fields | Yes | Captured from the official application bundle. |
| Residence and birthplace | Text/dropdown set | Yes | Residence address, city, parish/county, state, ZIP, birth city/state/country. |
| Parent information | Text | Yes | Mother/parent and father/parent names and birthplaces. |
| Social Security number | Text | Conditional | SSN or passport, visa, I-94, or court-approved waiver path. |
| Prior marriages | Numeric and date/text | Yes or conditional | Number of previous marriages and date/reason last marriage ended. |
| Covenant marriage | Checkbox/choice | Optional | Separate covenant-marriage option. |
Jefferson Parish Marriage And Divorce Fees
The Clerk publishes local fees for marriage licenses, certified marriage copies, and divorce/domestic filings. Divorce filing costs depend on service, rules, temporary restraining orders, and restraining-order requests. Certified copies have separate copy or certificate fees, so a person requesting a court-certified document should confirm the exact total with the Clerk before mailing payment.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $27.50 |
| Certified marriage copy | $10 |
| 24-hour waiting-period waiver | $4 per waiver |
| Certificate of Divorce | $18 |
| Divorce with acceptance of service, no rules, TROs, or restraining orders | $400 |
| Divorce with one service, no rules, TROs, or restraining orders | $500 |
| Divorce with a rule, with or without TRO/restraining order | $600 |
The Clerk's marriage and passport hours and locations page identifies the local offices used for license service.
Office location matters because Jefferson Parish has both East Bank and West Bank marriage service points.
Search Jefferson Parish Marriage Records
Certified marriage records should be requested from the Clerk or record custodian. The research does not identify a separate free public marriage-index search that replaces the Clerk's route. If a person needs a certified copy for legal use, the correct path is the Clerk copy channel, not a third-party index. The Clerk's marriage office can also address license questions, waiting-period waivers, and marriage-copy fees.
Covenant marriage has its own Clerk information page. It is a specific Louisiana license option with separate counseling and declaration features, not the standard marriage-license route. Clergy or officiant recording also has a separate Clerk page, which matters when the issue is whether an officiant is properly recorded rather than whether a license exists.
The Clerk's covenant marriage information page explains the optional covenant-marriage route.
That page helps keep ordinary license records separate from the distinct covenant-marriage option.
The Clerk's clergy page is the official route for officiant-recording details.
Officiant recording can affect marriage administration, but it is separate from requesting a certified copy of a marriage record.
Find Jefferson Parish Divorce Records
Divorce cases in Jefferson Parish are domestic civil matters in the 24th Judicial District Court. Public case activity may be searched through JeffNet when the case is public, within coverage, and accessible to the user. Certified divorce case copies come from the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court, not JPSO. The Clerk's civil records location for divorce files is the Thomas F. Donelon Courthouse, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 2400, Gretna. Civil information phones are 504-364-3740 and 504-364-2611.
Domestic Commissioners Court can be reached at 504-364-3787, and Domestic Hearing Officers are listed with 504-364-3787 or 504-364-3869. Public computers at the 24th JDC/Clerk area may allow pleadings to be viewed at no charge, and the docket area can assist with public workstations or JeffNet. Sealed domestic issues, protective-order material, minor-related filings, and sensitive financial information may be restricted or redacted.
- Determine whether the need is a new filing, a case search, or a certified copy.
- Use JeffNet for existing public case activity when account access and coverage allow it.
- Contact the Clerk civil/domestic route for certified copies and divorce certificates.
- Expect limits when the file contains sealed, protective, minor-related, or sensitive material.
- Use official court forms and fee guidance for filing instead of nonofficial templates.
The Clerk's hours and locations page identifies the offices used for Clerk record service.
For divorce records, the location route points to Clerk civil records and 24th JDC domestic case access rather than a state vital certificate search.
Note: State vital-record offices may matter for vital certificates, but Jefferson Parish divorce case files are court records held through the Clerk and 24th JDC system.