Tangipahoa Parish Bankruptcy Records Search

Tangipahoa Parish bankruptcy records are federal case documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans. These records are public and searchable through PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov, free by phone through McVCIS at 1-866-222-8029, or in person at the New Orleans courthouse. Anyone can access Tangipahoa Parish bankruptcy records to find case filings, docket entries, and discharge or dismissal orders.

Federal Bankruptcy Court for Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish is in the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. The courthouse is at 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-601, New Orleans, LA 70130. Phone is (504) 589-7878. The clerk's office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Eastern District covers thirteen parishes: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington.

All bankruptcy petitions from Tangipahoa Parish residents and businesses are processed through the New Orleans office. The court's website is at laeb.uscourts.gov. It has local rules, official forms, fee schedules, and the ECF login portal for electronic filing. Attorneys who file regularly in the Eastern District are required to use ECF. Self-represented filers may bring their paperwork to the New Orleans clerk's window in person. Filing fee payments must be money orders or cashier's checks. Personal checks and credit cards are not accepted at the counter.

The court's automated phone system, McVCIS, is reached by calling 1-866-222-8029. It runs around the clock, every day of the week. You can check basic case status on up to five cases per call at no cost. You get the filing date, case status, and whether a discharge or dismissal was entered. This is a good starting point before paying for a full PACER docket pull.

Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court

The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court in Amite handles state-level civil, criminal, and property records. Federal bankruptcy records are not kept here. But if you need to look up state court judgments, judgment liens, or mortgage records tied to a Tangipahoa Parish property, this is the right office. State-level liens and judgments that were recorded before a bankruptcy filing remain on property records at the parish level until separately released.

Clerk Gary Stanga leads the office. Chief Deputy is Alicia Fussell. The address is 110 North Bay Street, Suite 100, Amite, LA 70422. Mailing address is P.O. Box 667, Amite, LA 70422. Phone is (985) 748-4146. Fax is (985) 748-6503. The clerk's website is at tangiclerk.org.

ClerkConnect and Online Record Access

The Tangipahoa Parish Clerk participates in ClerkConnect, an online portal for accessing civil and property records. ClerkConnect lets you search case indexes and some document images from your browser without visiting the courthouse.

ClerkConnect is a state-level tool. It does not have federal bankruptcy records. Use it to search for judgment liens, civil suits, and property records in Tangipahoa Parish. For bankruptcy case filings, dockets, and discharge orders, you need to use PACER or contact the Eastern District courthouse in New Orleans directly.

Searching Tangipahoa Parish Bankruptcy Records on PACER

PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov is the main system for finding federal bankruptcy records. Registration is free. Document access costs $0.10 per page. Any account that generates less than $30 in fees per quarter owes nothing, which means occasional users pay nothing. Use the PACER Case Locator and select the Eastern District of Louisiana. Search by debtor name, case number, or last four digits of a Social Security number to find Tangipahoa Parish bankruptcy records.

Full PACER dockets include all documents filed in a case from the opening petition through final decree. You can see the petition, schedules of assets and liabilities, the list of creditors, trustee reports, all court orders, hearing notices, and the discharge or dismissal order. These are all public records per 11 U.S.C. § 107. Redaction rules under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037 protect full Social Security numbers, complete financial account numbers, and minor children's names from public view.

Copies cost $0.50 per page. Certified copies are $11 per document. Request copies by mail or in person at 500 Poydras Street Suite B-601, New Orleans, LA 70130. Include the case number, name of the document you need, and a money order or cashier's check payable to the Clerk of Court.

Bankruptcy Chapter Options in Tangipahoa Parish

Chapter 7 is the most common type filed in Tangipahoa Parish. It clears most unsecured debts through a liquidation process. A trustee looks at your assets and may sell non-exempt property to pay creditors. In most cases, everything you own is exempt and no assets are sold. The filing fee is $338 per 28 U.S.C. § 1930. The case typically closes within three to five months. You must pass the means test to qualify.

Chapter 13 is a repayment plan. You keep your property and pay back creditors over three to five years through a court-approved plan. The filing fee is $313. You need a regular income source. Chapter 13 is often the best option if you're behind on a mortgage and want to stop foreclosure. The automatic stay halts foreclosure the second you file. Then your plan pays the mortgage arrears over the plan term. Complete the plan and the remaining eligible unsecured debt is wiped out.

Chapter 12 is for family farmers and fishermen with regular income. It has higher debt limits than Chapter 13. Filing fee is $278. Chapter 11, at $1,738, is for high-debt individuals and businesses. All four chapter types trigger the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 the moment the petition is filed. That stay pauses virtually all collection actions, including garnishments, repossessions, and utility shutoffs.

Legal Help for Tangipahoa Parish Residents

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services covers Tangipahoa Parish. They offer free civil legal help to qualifying low-income residents. The Eastern District's website also has self-help tools and official bankruptcy forms. For private attorney referrals, use the Louisiana State Bar Association's lawyer referral service. Many bankruptcy attorneys in Hammond and the surrounding area offer free initial consultations. Chapter 7 fees are generally modest. Chapter 13 attorney fees are often built into the repayment plan, reducing upfront costs.

Cities in Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish includes Hammond, which has a dedicated page on this site. The parish seat is Amite. Other communities include Ponchatoula, Kentwood, Independence, and Tickfaw. Those cities do not have dedicated pages on this site here. For bankruptcy records tied to any Tangipahoa Parish address, search PACER using the Eastern District of Louisiana filter.

Nearby Parishes

These neighboring parishes all fall within the Eastern District of Louisiana and have dedicated bankruptcy records pages.