Tangipahoa Parish Death Records
Death records in Tangipahoa Parish are issued by the Clerk of Court, with the main office located in Amite. The office provides certified death certificates for deaths that occurred in the parish after July 2012 and offers several e-services for other record types. For older death records, the Louisiana Vital Records Registry and the Louisiana State Archives are the appropriate resources.
Tangipahoa Parish Death Records Quick Facts
Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court - Death Records
Gary T. Stanga serves as Clerk of Court for Tangipahoa Parish. Chief Deputy is Alicia Fussell. The main office is at 110 North Bay Street, Suite 100, Amite, LA 70422. Mailing address: P.O. Box 667, Amite, LA 70422. Phone: (985) 748-4146. Fax: (985) 748-6503. Email: election@tangiclerk.org. The official website is at tangiclerk.org.
The parish also has a Hammond branch office. Phone for the Hammond office: (985) 549-1638. However, there is a critical distinction for anyone in Hammond who needs a death certificate: birth and death certificates are only accepted at the Amite main office. The Hammond branch does not process vital records requests. If you are a Hammond resident seeking a death certificate, you need to go to Amite or use the state-level options described below.
Standard office hours are Monday through Friday. Call either office to confirm current hours before your visit. Death certificates are typically ready about 30 days after the date of death, once the record has been registered in the system. If the death is recent, call first to make sure the record has been filed before making the drive to Amite.
Tangipahoa Parish Death Records - E-Services and Online Options
The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk's office offers a range of e-services for some record types. Available online services include recording and eRecording, land records eSearch, marriage license eSearch, civil record eSearch, and criminal record eSearch. Electronic forms are also available. These tools are accessible through the e-services section of the clerk's website.
Note that death certificate requests are not included in the online e-services. Those must be handled in person at the Amite main office only. The e-services portal does have historical succession indexes and offers Louisiana Clerks Remote Access for certain record types, which may be useful for researching related records like probate filings or succession documents connected to a death.
The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court website provides information about available services and the e-services portal.
The official Tangipahoa Parish Clerk website lists services, office locations, and links to the e-services portal at tangiclerk.org.
Tangipahoa Parish Death Certificate Fees and Eligibility
A certified death certificate costs $26 per copy at the Amite office. Each additional copy costs the same. Bring valid photo ID when you come in. If your eligibility is based on your relationship to the deceased, bring documents to support that.
Louisiana law restricts death record access under R.S. 40:41. During the 50-year confidential period, eligible requestors are: the surviving spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren of the deceased. Legal guardians with a court-issued custody judgment, named insurance beneficiaries, succession representatives, licensed attorneys active on the Louisiana State Bar roll, and funeral directors within one year of the death may also request copies. People who do not fall into one of those categories cannot get a certified copy until the 50-year period has passed.
The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk e-services page outlines available online tools for land records, civil records, and other searchable databases.
The e-services section of the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk website offers online access to several record types, though death certificate requests must be made in person at the Amite office.
Older Death Records - Louisiana Vital Records Registry
For deaths in Tangipahoa Parish before July 2012, the Amite office does not hold those records. Contact the Louisiana Vital Records Registry in New Orleans for those requests.
| Louisiana Vital Records Registry (LDH) | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 400, New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160 | |
| Phone | (504) 593-5100 |
| Walk-in Hours | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Fee | $7 per certified copy |
| Website | ldh.la.gov/vital-records |
Mail requests to the state office typically take 8 to 10 weeks. Walk-in service at the New Orleans office is faster. Online ordering through VitalChek, the state's authorized online service, adds a service fee to the $7 base cost but can be more convenient than a trip to New Orleans.
For deaths more than 50 years old, the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge holds the records and they are no longer confidential. The Archives online index is searchable. Research Library: 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, (225) 922-1208. Fees: $5 photocopy, $10 certified copy.
Louisiana Death Records Law
Three statutes govern death record access in Louisiana. R.S. 40:32 defines vital records under state law. R.S. 40:40 covers registration requirements and sets the fee structure. R.S. 40:41 is the core privacy statute, establishing the 50-year confidential period and listing who may request copies during that time. These rules are uniform across all 64 Louisiana parishes. The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court applies them to every death certificate request.
Cities in Tangipahoa Parish
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish. Note that death certificate requests from Hammond residents must be made at the Amite main office, not the Hammond branch.
Nearby Parishes
Tangipahoa Parish is in the Florida Parishes region of southeast Louisiana. Each neighboring parish maintains its own clerk of court for death records.