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Office: East Feliciana Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/east-feliciana-parish; the Sheriff’s Office coordinates disaster response with local, state, and federal agencies.
Sheriff: East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office – 11315 Bank Street, Clinton, LA 70722 | (225) 683-3313 or (225) 683-8572 | Fax (225) 683-8823; Sheriff Jeff Travis, in office since 2016, with 25 years’ prior service in the Department of Corrections; 52 regular deputies plus 24 part-time deputies. East Feliciana Parish Detention Center – (225) 683-5459 | Fax (225) 683-8687.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-67 and LA-10 serve Clinton, the parish seat, roughly 30 miles north of Baton Rouge in the “Florida Parishes” region.
Notes: East Feliciana Parish, established in 1824 when the original Feliciana Parish was divided, is named for Marie Felice de Gálvez, wife of Spanish colonial governor Bernardo de Gálvez.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: East Feliciana Parish Courthouse – 12305 St Helena St, Clinton, LA; a National Historic Landmark built in 1840, reputed to be the oldest parish courthouse in continuous use in Louisiana – one of only four Louisiana courthouses built before the Civil War still in operation. The Greek Revival building, encircled by a Doric colonnade and topped with an octagonal cupola, survived Civil War battles and Union occupation (during which it was reportedly used as a horse stable).
Notes: Clinton’s well-preserved antebellum Courthouse Square and Historic Lawyers’ Row have made the town a favorite Hollywood filming location for decades – including “The Long, Hot Summer” (1958, based on William Faulkner stories, starring Paul Newman and Orson Welles), “Sounder” (1972), the werewolf film “Moon of the Wolf” (1972), scenes cut from Oliver Stone’s “JFK” (1991), the 2005 “Dukes of Hazzard” film (the courthouse square doubled for Hazzard County’s courthouse in a pivotal pardon scene), and HBO’s “True Blood,” which held a long-term filming agreement with the town.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: East Feliciana Parish Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/east-feliciana-parish.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
East Feliciana Parish Library (main branch, Clinton) – confirm current address/phone via efparish.org.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Historic Courthouse and Lawyers’ Row, Barn Hill Preserve (a zoological/educational facility in Ethel offering exotic-animal encounters), and the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders complex in Jackson are the parish’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine “Hollywood’s favorite historic small town” reputation of Clinton is one of the more distinctive film-history facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: East Feliciana Parish Assessor’s Office – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/east-feliciana-parish.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Feliciana Animal Welfare Society (FAWS) – (225) 252-5138; a volunteer, no-kill foster-network rescue operating since 2008, serving Clinton, Jackson, Slaughter, Ethel, Norwood, and Wilson; runs active spay/neuter and feline management programs; adoption fees $40 (cats) and $40-$100 (dogs), spay/neuter and vaccinations included.
Humane Society of the Felicianas – a newer 501(c)(3) nonprofit, shelter founded November 2021, still under construction as of recent updates; confirm current operating status.
Pen Pals Inc – Jackson, LA | (225) 634-6051 | Email:[email protected]; also listed as an East Feliciana Parish resource.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: East Feliciana Parish Police Jury Public Works – confirm current contact via louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/east-feliciana-parish.
NOTES: East Feliciana Parish is the first parish in the fourth batch of the Louisiana v2 A+ sourced standard. The genuine “Hollywood’s favorite historic small town” reputation of Clinton is one of the more distinctive film-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 East Feliciana Parish County
East Feliciana Parish is north-central Louisiana’s antebellum courthouse square and Feliciana Hills parish – Clinton’s remarkably preserved Greek Revival courthouse square considered one of the finest in the South and the rolling forested hills that distinguish the Feliciana parishes from flat Louisiana define a community of exceptional historical and natural character.
Clinton (the parish seat, population ~1,600) is East Feliciana Parish’s governmental hub on US 61, a north-central Louisiana community whose antebellum courthouse square, Feliciana Hills setting, and historic plantation landscape anchor its identity.
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East Feliciana Parish Assessor at 12305 St. Helena Street, Clinton, LA 70722, phone 225-683-8549. LA assessed at 10% of fair market value.
Courts & Legal
East Feliciana Parish District Court at 12305 St. Helena Street, Clinton, LA 70722, phone 225-683-5145, 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)
12279 St. Helena St., Clinton, LA 70722
(225) 683-5145
Genealogy
Parish-level record sources
East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court (succession/estate case files – see Succession section above).
Local societies
No dedicated East Feliciana Parish genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
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
East Feliciana Parish 20th Judicial District Court, Clerk of Court 12305 St. Helena Street (P.O. Drawer 599), Clinton, LA 70722 (225) 683-5145 East Feliciana Parish is north of Baton Rouge in southeastern Louisiana, seated in Clinton. The 20th Judicial District also covers West Feliciana Parish.
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
12279 St. Helena St., Clinton, LA 70722
(225) 683-8572
SHERIFF / TAX COLLECTOR
12279 St. Helena St., Clinton, LA 70722
(225) 683-8572
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS (Elections)
12279 St. Helena St., Clinton, LA 70722
(225) 683-3048
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
East Feliciana Parish Health Unit
(225) 683-8513
LA DCFS — Capital Region
(225) 342-4086
LA Medicaid
(888) 342-6207
Lane Regional Medical Center
laneregional.org (Zachary — accessible)
Our Lady of the Lake (Baton Rouge)
ololrmc.com (Level I Trauma; accessible for major care)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: East Feliciana Parish Health Unit – confirm current contact via Louisiana Department of Health regional office listings.
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County Facts
Population: 19,000
Area: 454 sq mi
Established: 1824
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