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Recording a Deed or Document in Evangeline Parish, LA
Evangeline Parish (population 32,342) records real-property documents through the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court (13th Judicial District), Recording 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.
Evangeline Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court (13th Judicial District), Recording Division
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 347 / 200 Court St., Suite 104, Ville Platte, LA 70586
- Phone
- (337) 363-5671; fax (337) 363-5780
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Evangeline Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $105.00 (1-5 pages, single index book, includes $5 LCRAA fee, 10 names indexed, 1 certified copy)
- Additional pages
- 6-25 pages $205; 26-50 pages $305; $5/additional page after 50; dual-index documents: $205 (1-5pg) up to $605 (26-50pg), $10/additional page
- Other fees
- Index fee $5/name after 10th; oversized paper (>8.5x14) $20/page; notary fee $10; certified copy $10; conformed/stamped copy $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court (13th Judicial District), Recording Division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Evangeline Parish?
Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Evangeline Parish's formatting rules: 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 Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court (13th Judicial District), Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Evangeline Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Evangeline Parish property are searchable at Evangeline 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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