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Recording a Deed or Document in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
East Baton Rouge Parish (population 456,796) records real-property documents through the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (Doug Welborn), Recording Department. 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.
East Baton Rouge Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (Doug Welborn), Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Attention: Recording Department (1st Floor), P.O. Box 1991, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1991 (physical: 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802)
- Phone
- (225) 389-3985 (Recording Dept); (225) 389-3950 main
- Website
- ebrclerk.com/recording
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
East Baton Rouge Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $100.00 + $35.00 Judicial/LA Portal fee = $135.00 (1-5 pages)
- Additional pages
- 6-25 pages $235 total; 26-50 pages $335 total; over 50 pages $335 + $5/additional page; double index (conveyance + mortgage) = 2x less $5 LCRAA fee
- Other fees
- Judicial Building Fund fee $30.00 and LA Clerk's Remote Access Authority (LCRAA) fee $5.00 collected on every document; copies $1/pg, conformed copy $5, certified copy $10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (Doug Welborn), Recording Department before you mail a check.
What East Baton Rouge Parish requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper; 2" top margin first page, 1" bottom/side margins; black font, minimum 8 point; original documents only
- Cover sheet
- Not required as separate sheet, but document must be captioned/titled directly below top margin per LA R.S. 13:844(D)
Can you e-record in East Baton Rouge Parish?
East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court (Doug Welborn), Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a East Baton Rouge Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for East Baton Rouge Parish property are searchable at East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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