Louisiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Avoyelles Parish, LA
Avoyelles Parish (population 39,689) records real-property documents through the Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court (Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds/Mortgages). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Avoyelles Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court (Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds/Mortgages)
- Mailing address
- 312 North Main Street, Marksville, LA 71351 (P.O. Box 309, Marksville, LA 71351)
- Phone
- (318) 253-7523 / (318) 253-6501
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Avoyelles Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $100 for 1-5 pages (includes up to 10 names indexed, 1 certified copy)
- Additional pages
- 6-25 pages $200; 26-50 pages $300; 51+ pages $300 for first 50 + $5/page thereafter
- Other fees
- $5/name after 10th name; $20/page for paper larger than 8.5x14; mortgage certificate (20-yr search) $20 for 1 name/1 tract, $10 each add'l name, $20 each add'l tract
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court (Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds/Mortgages) before you mail a check.
What Avoyelles Parish requires
- Page formatting
- 2-inch top margin, 1-inch bottom/side margins; minimum 8-point type size; paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14
Can you e-record in Avoyelles Parish?
Avoyelles Parish records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Avoyelles Parish's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court (Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds/Mortgages).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Avoyelles Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Avoyelles Parish property are searchable at Avoyelles Parish Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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