Civil Division
Civil Division
The Civil Division handles the collection of all West Feliciana Parish property taxes, receiving and serving of all civil and criminal papers, executing all writs of seizure and garnishment, as well as collecting and disbursing all court mandated criminal fines and court costs. The Civil Division also maintains the criminal records files, processes all criminal bonds, and processes all parish occupational and local retailer alcoholic beverage licenses. Approximately 6,000 civil and criminal court papers are served ever year through this division.
Nearly $21 million in tax revenue is collected and disbursed each year in the parish. Each month, these taxes are distributed to the parish taxing bodies such as the School Board, Parish Council, various municipalities within the parish, Library, Assessor, Sheriff, and Fire Districts, etc.
