Lake Charles Phone Directory

The Lake Charles phone directory brings together contact details, phone listings, directory records, and phone book data for city offices, courts, and law enforcement across southwest Louisiana's largest city. Lake Charles sits in Calcasieu Parish and serves as the seat for both city and parish government offices that handle public records. Whether you need to reach the Lake Charles city court clerk, the police records division, or the district attorney, this phone directory page lists the direct numbers and explains how to get the contact records and directory data you need. Most of these Lake Charles contacts are public under state law. You can call, visit, or submit a written request to get the phone directory info and contact details you are looking for through a directory search.

Lake Charles City Government Phone Directory

The City of Lake Charles runs a full set of departments with their own phone directory lines. The main Lake Charles city website at cityoflakecharles.com lists most of these contacts and phone listings, though some take a bit of digging to find in the directory. The city sits in Ward 3 of Calcasieu Parish. That matters because certain contact records and phone listings are held at the parish level while others stay with Lake Charles city phone directory offices. Knowing which Lake Charles phone directory office to call first can save you a lot of time on hold.

The city portal shown above is your starting point for most Lake Charles phone directory contact lookups. It covers departments like public works, utilities, planning, and the finance office. The City Attorney's office handles Lake Charles public records and phone directory requests and sits at 326 Pujo Street. Call them at (337) 491-1523 if you need to submit a formal records request. Under LA R.S. 44:1, all documents held by Lake Charles city offices count as public records. You have a right to see these directory records.

For phone directory records requests, you need to put your ask in writing. That is a state requirement under LA R.S. 44:32. The city attorney's office has a form you can fill out. Include your name, address, phone number, email, and a clear description of what you want. They will tell you the cost before they start pulling directory records. Each contact record request goes through this same phone directory process.

Lake Charles City Court Phone Directory

Lake Charles City Court is one of the busiest offices in the local phone directory and phone book. The court handles civil cases up to $50,000, traffic violations, misdemeanors, and juvenile matters. Every case creates a directory record. The main Lake Charles phone directory number is (337) 491-1305. The violations department has its own directory line at (337) 491-1565. Both offices are at 118 West Mill Street in Lake Charles.

The Lake Charles court keeps civil and criminal records on file with contact info and phone numbers. Monica Abshire is the Clerk of Civil. Tammy Young is the Clerk of Criminal. If you need a copy of a Lake Charles case file for a phone directory lookup, call the phone listing and ask for the right clerk. You can also visit the Lake Charles City Court website to look up case information and check court dates online. The site has ticket lookup tools and court calendar details for phone directory searches.

The court website above shows the main portal for case directory searches and ticket information. Traffic tickets from Lake Charles City Court start with "AA" followed by six numbers. Your court date is printed on the bottom third of the ticket. You can pay many tickets before the court date by cash, credit card, debit card, or money order. The court does not take checks. Each case file is a phone directory record with contact details.

Record fees at the court are set by schedule for phone directory data and contact record copies. Certified copies of traffic tickets or criminal summons cost $5.00 minimum. Non-certified copies of directory records run $2.00 per page. After the first page, certified documents cost $3.00 per page. If you need a recording of a hearing, that costs $25.00 on CD. Transcripts are priced per page by the court reporter. Each contact record includes phone numbers and names.

Note: Call the Violations Office at (337) 491-1565 first if you want to check whether a charge qualifies for expungement under La. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 894.

Lake Charles Police Phone Directory

The Lake Charles Police Department sits at 830 Enterprise Blvd. The main Lake Charles phone directory number is (337) 491-1456. For the records division, call the same phone listing and press extension 5927 for a directory lookup. Traffic records are at extension 5913. The Lake Charles records office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

LCPD provides several types of reports with contact info and phone numbers to the public for the Lake Charles phone directory. Crash reports with contact records cost $7.50 each. You need a valid state-issued photo ID to pick one up in person for this phone record request. Payment must be by money order or business check only, made out to the City of Lake Charles. If you want one mailed, send your payment along with a stamped return envelope to Traffic Records at 830 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Initial incident reports for things like burglary, theft, or criminal damage are free directory records if you were involved in the case. For anything else, you file a Public Information Request through the phone directory records division.

You can also get crash reports online through LexisNexis for a Lake Charles directory search and number lookup. Their database covers Lake Charles reports from January 1, 2006 to the present. Search by report number, driver last name, date, or street name. Each phone record includes contact details and phone listings. The online cost is $7.50 plus a $0.50 processing fee, and they accept major credit and debit cards.

One thing LCPD does not do is background checks. They will not run a criminal history phone lookup for you. For that number search, you need the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification at (225) 925-6095 in Baton Rouge. That phone listing is the state-level directory contact for criminal record requests.

Phone Directory for Calcasieu Parish Clerk

The Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court handles many of the phone directory records that Lake Charles residents need. The office is at 1000 Ryan Street, Room 8. Call the Lake Charles phone directory number (337) 437-3550 for general questions. Fax is (337) 437-3350. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk website at calclerkofcourt.com has forms, fee schedules, and directory search tools.

This Lake Charles office maintains a wide range of phone directory records. Mortgages, conveyances, marriage phone listings, and miscellaneous filings all sit here with contact info. On the criminal side, they keep the criminal index, case histories, and minutes with phone numbers. Civil records include divorces, successions, probate matters, and other civil suits. The clerk runs an online search service where you can look up many of these Lake Charles records from home for the phone directory. That directory tool covers both civil and criminal indexes.

Copy fees at the clerk office run $0.25 to $1.00 per page for standard copies of directory records. Certified copies add $5.00 per document on top of the page cost. Large format documents are $5.00 per page. Digital copies on CD or DVD cost between $5.00 and $10.00. Some phone directory requests involve research fees if they require staff time to pull older contact record files.

Lake Charles District Attorney Phone Directory Records

The Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's office also takes Lake Charles public records and phone directory requests for contact info. Their office is at 901 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 800 in Lake Charles. The Lake Charles phone directory number is (337) 437-3064. Mary Lafargue runs the Public Records Division. This phone listing handles all directory record requests from the DA. You can also email requests to publicrecords@calcasieuda.com.

Fees at the DA's office are $1.00 per page for phone directory copies. Video copies cost $15.00 for the first disc and $10.00 for each one after that. These directory records are separate from what the clerk of court keeps. The DA has case files, correspondence, and investigative materials with contact details. Not all of it is public. Files tied to open cases or ongoing investigations may be restricted under LA R.S. 44:3, which creates exceptions for law enforcement phone records.

Calcasieu Sheriff Phone Directory

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office serves the broader parish area outside Lake Charles city limits. Their main office is at 5400 East Broad Street. The Lake Charles area phone directory number is (337) 491-3700. This phone listing is a key directory contact. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

The sheriff's office runs a public inmate roster on their website. You can search for current inmates by name. The roster shows booking info, charges, and bond amounts. This is one of the most used phone directory tools in the Lake Charles phone directory for people trying to find out if someone is in custody with their contact details.

The inmate roster page shown above lets you search by last name or first name for a directory lookup and phone number search. Results pull up fast and show the current jail population with contact records. The roster is updated regularly throughout the day. If you need more detail on a case, call the sheriff's office main phone number and ask for the phone directory records section.

How to Search the Lake Charles Phone Directory

Start with the Lake Charles office you need for your phone directory search and number lookup. If it is a court matter, call the Lake Charles city court phone listing at (337) 491-1305. If it is a police report, call the LCPD records line at extension 5927 for a directory lookup. For parish-level contact records like property, marriage, or civil suits, the Calcasieu Parish Clerk at (337) 437-3550 is the right phone directory call. Each Lake Charles directory office handles its own phone record files.

Written requests are required for most formal Lake Charles records under Louisiana law. LA R.S. 44:32 says any person of majority age can inspect public records. The Lake Charles custodian must let you see them during normal hours. You do not need to give a reason for your phone directory request. If a Lake Charles request is denied, LA R.S. 44:35 gives you the right to file a writ of mandamus to force the release. That applies to every office in the Lake Charles phone directory.

Fees for phone directory record copies vary by office. The city court charges $2.00 to $5.00 per page for contact records. The clerk of court charges $0.25 to $1.00 for directory records. The DA charges $1.00 per page for phone book copies. LCPD charges $7.50 per crash report with phone number data. Always call the phone listing ahead to confirm current directory search prices before you visit.

Note: State law under LA R.S. 44:36 allows agencies to charge only the cost of reproduction, not a profit margin, for public phone directory record copies. This applies to every directory listing office in Lake Charles.

Calcasieu Parish Phone Directory

Lake Charles is the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish. Most parish-level phone directory offices are in Lake Charles itself. For more details on parish contacts, court divisions, and filing procedures beyond what the Lake Charles city offices cover, see the full Calcasieu Parish phone directory page. It includes the parish assessor, registrar of voters, and other parish department directory listings with phone book data not covered here.

View Calcasieu Parish Phone Directory

Nearby Cities Phone Directory

Several cities near Lake Charles have their own phone directory pages with local contact records, phone listings, and office phone numbers. If you need directory search information from a neighboring area, check these pages:

• Sulphur
• Moss Bluff
• DeRidder
• Jennings

Sulphur and Moss Bluff are also in Calcasieu Parish and share many of the same parish-level phone directory offices. DeRidder is in Beauregard Parish to the north, and Jennings is in Jefferson Davis Parish to the east. Each page lists local court clerks, police phone numbers, directory records, contact details, and other public phone book contacts specific to that city.