Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court: DD-214 Recording and Copies

The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court publishes the procedure and the application for a copy of a veteran’s discharge (DD-214), including what a next of kin needs when the veteran cannot come in or is deceased; 985-868-5660.

Also called: clerk of court, DD-214, military discharge, recording, Jodie Burton, next of kin, power of attorney.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Terrebonne Parish, LACounty

The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court, Jodie P. Burton, keeps a Verterans Discharge page - the site's own spelling - with the procedure and instructions for applying for a DD-214 and the application for a copy of a veteran's discharge record. The clerk's published procedure. If the veteran is living and cannot come in: the next of kin must provide a power of attorney, or a sworn affidavit by the veteran, notarized in the presence of two witnesses, that the next of kin has been granted authority to receive a copy of the discharge papers, along with the requesting next of kin's driver's license. If the veteran is deceased and buried: the next of kin must provide a copy of the death certificate (preferably) or a copy of the obituary, along with the requesting next of kin's driver's license. The office is at 7856 Main Street, Houma 70360, mailing P.O. Box 1569, Houma 70361-1569, 985-868-5660, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Recording a discharge is free for the veteran under the State's free-records rule; this is the parish office that takes it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court: DD-214 Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any veteran or next of kin	The clerk records discharges and issues copies to the veteran or a documented next of kin; no rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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