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Recording a Deed or Document in Bienville Parish, LA
Bienville Parish (population 12,985) records real-property documents through the Bienville Parish Clerk of Court (Recording/Conveyance Division). 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.
Bienville Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bienville Parish Clerk of Court (Recording/Conveyance Division)
- Mailing address
- 100 Courthouse Square, Arcadia, LA 71001 (mailing: PO Box 213, Arcadia, LA 71001)
- Phone
- (318) 263-2123
- Website
- clerk.bienvilleparish.org
- Checks payable to
- Bienville Parish Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bienville Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $105 (1-5 pages, per LA R.S. 13:844 uniform schedule)
- Additional pages
- $205 for 6-25 pages; $305 for 26-50 pages; $305 + $5/page beyond 50
- Other fees
- Includes up to 10 names indexed, 1 certified copy, and LCRAA Portal Fee; extra names indexed $5/name beyond 10th
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bienville Parish Clerk of Court (Recording/Conveyance Division) before you mail a check.
What Bienville Parish requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper, black ink, minimum 8-point font, 2-inch top margin/1-inch other margins on first page per LA statewide recording standards
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope recommended) or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for mail-in
Can you e-record in Bienville Parish?
Bienville 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 Bienville Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Bienville 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 Bienville Parish Clerk of Court (Recording/Conveyance Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Bienville Parish Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bienville Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bienville Parish property are searchable at Bienville 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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