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Office: Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) – P.O. Box 374, Cameron, LA 70631 | (337) 775-7048 | Fax (337) 775-7043; Director Danny Lavergne; maintains and operates the parish Emergency Operations Center; coordinates with the Southwest Louisiana Mutual Aid Association, CAER, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Southwest Louisiana Hurricane Task Force, and the American Red Cross.
Sheriff: Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office – 124 Recreation Center Lane, Cameron, LA 70631 | (337) 775-5111 | Fax (337) 775-5042; Sheriff Chris Savoie, in office since 2024; 98 regular deputies plus 12 part-time deputies; maintains a SWAT team, Marine Division/Search and Rescue unit, and K-9 unit given the parish’s extensive coastline and waterways. Cameron Parish Jail – (337) 775-2125 | Fax (337) 775-5042.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: LA-27 and LA-82 serve Cameron, the parish seat, along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast in the far southwest corner of the state.
Notes: Cameron Parish, at roughly 1,932 square miles, is Louisiana’s largest parish by land area, though among its least populous due to repeated hurricane devastation.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Cameron Parish Courthouse – Cameron, LA.
Notes: ⚠️ Emergency-management context: Cameron Parish has genuinely endured some of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in American history. Hurricane Audrey struck on June 27, 1957 as the strongest June hurricane in U.S. history, killing over 400 people (the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office historically cited up to 362 confirmed dead and 182 missing) and destroying 90-95% of buildings in the parish – the deadliest natural disaster in Southwest Louisiana history. Nearly half a century later, Hurricane Rita made landfall near the parish on September 24, 2005 as a Category 3 storm following a Category 5 peak in the Gulf, generating a storm surge of 12-18 feet that destroyed roughly 90% of structures in the town of Cameron itself and devastated Creole, Grand Chenier, Johnson’s Bayou, and Holly Beach. Hurricane Ike followed in 2008, and Hurricane Laura in 2020 compounded the losses further – driving the parish’s population down by more than half since pre-Rita levels.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Cameron Parish Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/cameron-parish.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Cameron Parish Library (main branch, Cameron) – confirm current address/phone via cameronpj.org.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (124,511 acres, established 1937), Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (9,621 acres), and Holly Beach – historically called the “Cajun Riviera” – are the parish’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine and repeated hurricane devastation of Cameron Parish, especially Audrey (1957) and Rita (2005), is among the most significant disaster-history facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Cameron Parish Assessor’s Office – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/cameron-parish.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
⚠️ Cameron Parish does not maintain a dedicated animal shelter facility, per the 2023 Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry (“no shelter”). Animal control matters are handled through the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office – (337) 775-5111. For adoption or rescue needs, residents are typically referred to shelters in neighboring Calcasieu Parish (Calcasieu Parish Animal Services and Adoption Center, (337) 721-3730) given the parish’s small population and limited infrastructure.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Cameron Parish Police Jury Public Works – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/cameron-parish.
NOTES: Cameron Parish is the sixth and final parish in the second batch of the Louisiana v2 A+ sourced standard. The genuine and repeated hurricane devastation of Cameron Parish, especially Audrey (1957) and Rita (2005), is among the most significant disaster-history facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Cameron Parish County
Cameron Parish is Louisiana’s most hurricane-devastated community – struck by Audrey (1957, 400+ killed), Rita (2005), and Ike (2008), the parish has been nearly completely rebuilt multiple times, and its residents’ continued attachment to this vulnerable Gulf Coast landscape is one of the most extraordinary stories of community resilience in Louisiana.
Cameron (the parish seat, population ~1,700) sits on the Gulf Coast accessible only by ferry or the western highway – the parish’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure and fishing economy sustain a community that has rebuilt from near-total destruction.
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Cameron Parish Assessor at 119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631, phone 337-775-5718. LA residential assessed at 10% of fair market value; $75,000 homestead exemption.
Courts & Legal
Cameron Parish Clerk of Court at 119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631, phone 337-775-5316, handles successions.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CLERK OF COURT (Records, Vital Records, Mortgages)
119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-5316
Genealogy
Parish-level record sources
Cameron Parish Clerk of Court (succession/estate case files – see Succession section above). Note: many pre-2005 Cameron Parish records were damaged or lost in Hurricane Rita, which should be kept in mind for genealogical research in this parish.
Local societies
Cameron Parish Historical and Genealogical Society confirmed as a dedicated local resource.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
A NOTE ON LOUISIANA LAW: Louisiana is the only U.S. state built on a civil-law tradition (rooted in the Napoleonic Code) rather than English common law. Louisiana doesn’t use the word “probate” – the equivalent process is called a “succession,” and its 64 parishes are the equivalent of counties elsewhere. Community property and separate property rules also work differently here than in common-law states, which can affect what’s actually part of the succession.
Where to go
Cameron Parish 38th Judicial District Court, Clerk of Court 119 Smith Circle, Room 21 (P.O. Box 549), Cameron, LA 70631 (337) 775-5316 Cameron Parish is on the Gulf Coast in southwestern Louisiana, seated in Cameron. It is Louisiana’s largest parish by land area but one of its least populous, historically shaped by hurricanes including Rita (2005) and Ike (2008).
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Small Succession Affidavit – under La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3421 et seq., available for estates with a gross value of $125,000 or less at the date of death (or of any value if the decedent has been dead more than 20 years). No court proceeding is required. At least two people must sign – typically the surviving spouse (if any) plus one or more heirs, sworn before a notary. If the estate includes immovable property (real estate), the affidavit can’t be recorded until 90 days after the date of death, and it must be recorded with the Clerk of Court/Recorder in every parish where the decedent owned real estate.
Succession Without Administration (“simple possession”) – used when there are no debts to pay and all heirs agree; commonly resolved in 30 to 90 days via a Petition for Possession.
Administered Succession – required when a court-appointed succession representative needs to inventory assets and pay debts before distribution; typically takes 3 to 9 months, longer if contested.
Important: for anything beyond a small succession affidavit, Louisiana courts generally require a licensed Louisiana attorney to represent the succession – self-representation and generic online forms are not accepted the way they are in many other states.
Step 2: filing a regular succession
File a Petition for Possession (simple cases) or a Petition for Administration (if a representative and formal administration are needed) in the district court of the parish where the decedent was domiciled at death.
The court admits any will and, where needed, appoints an executor (testate) or administrator (intestate), issuing Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
In an administered succession, the representative prepares a sworn descriptive list of assets, pays valid debts, and accounts to the court.
The court issues a Judgment of Possession, which must then be recorded in the parish conveyance/land records and with the parish tax assessor to clear title.
What it costs
Filing fees vary by parish and case type; publication costs apply when legal notices are required.
A full administered succession typically requires attorney representation – flat fees for straightforward matters often run in the low thousands of dollars, more if contested or complex.
A small succession affidavit is far less expensive and, when no real estate is involved, can often be handled without an attorney – though even small errors can cause a bank, title company, or the Louisiana OMV to reject the affidavit.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-5111
SHERIFF / TAX COLLECTOR
119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-5111
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS (Elections)
119 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-5403
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Cameron Parish Health Unit
(337) 775-5486
LA DCFS — Southwest Region
(337) 491-2000
LA Medicaid
(888) 342-6207
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
christushealth.org (Lake Charles — Calcasieu Parish; primary regional hospital — no hospital in Cameron Parish)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Cameron Parish Health Unit – confirm current contact via Louisiana Department of Health regional office listings.
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County Facts
Population: 7,000
Area: 1,313 sq mi (one of the largest in Louisiana)
Established: 1870
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