Winn Parish Clerk of Court Office
Chesney Creel Chandler is listed by the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association as the Winn Parish Clerk of Court. The directory gives the clerk's physical and mailing address as 119 West Main Street, Room 103, Winnfield, Louisiana 71483. The clerk's office is in the same courthouse complex as the Eighth Judicial District Court, whose judge and court office are listed in Rooms 113-117.
The research did not locate a separate official Winn Parish Clerk website. For that reason, the most reliable online clerk contact source is the statewide Louisiana Clerks of Court Association directory, paired with statewide portals such as LCRAA and eClerks LA where they support Winn Parish records.
Winn Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk: Chesney Creel Chandler
119 West Main Street, Room 103
Winnfield, LA 71483
318-628-3515
winncoc@suddenlinkmail.com
Fax: 318-628-3527
Winn-specific public office hours were not located in the research.
Winn Parish Clerk Records
The Clerk of Court keeps the working record for the Eighth Judicial District Court. That includes district civil pleadings, criminal case filings, family and divorce records, probate succession files, marriage licenses, conveyance and mortgage records, and other official parish records. The clerk also supports jury pools; the official jury guide states the Winn Parish Clerk of Court draws names for civil and criminal jury pools.
- District civil case filings, pleadings, orders, judgments, and related case minutes.
- Criminal filings, bills of information, docket records, judgments, and sentence minutes.
- Family and domestic records, including divorce decrees held by the parish where granted.
- Probate and succession filings, wills filed in court, tutorship records, and estate judgments.
- Marriage licenses and local marriage records issued or recorded by the parish clerk.
- Conveyance, mortgage, land, and other official parish records.
eClerks LA marriage-license instructions explain that applicants can start online but must present documentation to the clerk's office within the required window.
For Winn Parish marriage records, the online step does not replace the clerk's local role in issuing and recording the license.
Winn Parish Clerk Online Access
There is no single free public portal confirmed to expose every Winn Parish court file. The research supports a channel map instead. The LCRAA portal provides secure access to Louisiana land and marriage records and shows login fields for User Name and Password with a Sign Up path. eClerks LA advertises land records, marriage licenses, civil information, open court cases, and e-filing, with offerings that can vary by parish and account.
eClerks LA terms describe subscription levels that may include day, month, or year access and may vary by parish.
Because subscription access can depend on parish participation and record category, users should confirm Winn Parish availability before relying on a portal for a specific court file.
Request Winn Parish Certified Copies
Certified copies are usually needed when a court record, marriage record, divorce decree, succession judgment, or recorded document must be used for official purposes. A printed online page may help identify a record, but certification comes from the custodian. For Winn Parish district-court and clerk records, that custodian is the Clerk of Court unless a different agency created the record.
- Identify the record type, such as civil judgment, criminal minute entry, divorce decree, marriage record, succession judgment, or land record.
- Gather the case number, party names, filing year, book and page if known, and the copy type you need.
- Contact the Winn Parish Clerk of Court by phone, email, fax, mail, or in person to confirm availability.
- Ask for the current copy and certification fee because Winn-specific amounts were not located in official sources.
- Submit payment and delivery instructions using the clerk's current procedure.
Winn Parish Request Fields
The research did not locate a Winn-specific public records request form for the clerk. A useful request should still give the clerk enough data to search without guessing. For court records, provide the case number if known and identify whether the request is for a plain copy, certified copy, or a full file review.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case or instrument number | No, but helpful | Use when known for court, land, or succession records. |
| Party names | Yes | Use plaintiff, defendant, spouse, decedent, buyer, seller, or other record parties. |
| Record type | Yes | Examples include civil case, criminal minute, divorce decree, marriage record, succession, mortgage, or conveyance. |
| Date range | Helpful | Approximate filing, marriage, divorce, death, or recording year narrows the search. |
| Copy format | Yes | State plain, certified, emailed, mailed, faxed, or counter pickup if offered. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Include phone, email, mailing address, and any deadline. |
Winn Parish Clerk Fees
The research found no official Winn Parish Clerk fee schedule for court copies, certifications, marriage licenses, recording fees, or civil filings. The correct approach is to ask Room 103 for the current amount before mailing a request or relying on online account charges. Nearby parish examples should not be treated as Winn Parish fees.
| Item | Amount or status |
|---|---|
| Plain court copy | Winn-specific fee not located in official sources |
| Certified court copy | Winn-specific fee not located in official sources |
| Marriage license | Winn-specific fee not located in official sources |
| Certified marriage copy | Winn-specific fee not located in official sources |
| Divorce decree certified copy | Winn-specific fee not located in official sources |
| LCRAA or eClerks access | Subscription or login may be required |
Winn Parish Clerk Forms
The official 8th JDC forms page links court materials such as a felony guilty plea form, guided divorce and name-change tools, and a change-of-address notice reference. The research did not locate a separate clerk-hosted forms library for Winn Parish. When a form concerns a district-court case, confirm with the Clerk of Court that the form is accepted for the local record.
- 8th JDC orders and forms for court-listed forms and guided form links.
- eClerks LA marriage application instructions for starting a marriage-license application online.
- eClerks LA for account-based land, marriage, civil information, open-case, and e-filing services where supported.
Clerk Connect describes a multi-parish subscription portal for civil suits, criminal cases, property records, land records, and e-recording, but Winn Parish participation was not confirmed during inspection.
Use Clerk Connect only after confirming that Winn Parish records are available for the account or search category you need.
Winn Parish Public Records Law
Louisiana public-records law applies to many clerk-held records, but it does not open every court document. La. R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect, copy, or reproduce public records unless another law restricts access. La. R.S. 44:32 describes custodian duties and regular office-hour inspection. For Winn Parish clerk records, those laws support the request process, while sealing orders, juvenile confidentiality, expungements, protected personal information, and family privacy rules can limit what is released.
La. R.S. 9:205 identifies parish clerks outside Orleans as marriage-license issuing authorities.
That statute supports the Winn Parish Clerk of Court role for marriage licenses and local marriage records.
The Louisiana public records right of access statute is also central to clerk requests.
Public access is broad, but the clerk still applies court-specific restrictions before releasing copies.
Note: If an online portal does not show a Winn Parish file, contact the Clerk of Court before assuming the record does not exist.
Mail and Online Filings
For mail requests, use the Clerk of Court address in Room 103 and include a clear description of the record, return contact details, and the requested copy format. For online access, use LCRAA or eClerks LA where Winn Parish participation and account permissions support the record category. The 8th JDC forms page also says a person whose address or contact information changed is required to file the new address into the court record.
Because the Winn-specific fee schedule and public office hours were not located, phone or email confirmation is the safest step before mailing payment or planning a courthouse visit. Courtroom and court-office questions can go to the Eighth Judicial District Court judge's office, but copies of filed records should start with the clerk.