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Recording a Deed or Document in Lafourche Parish, LA
Lafourche Parish (population 97,539) records real-property documents through the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court - Conveyance & Mortgage 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.
Lafourche Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court - Conveyance & Mortgage Department
- Mailing address
- 303 West 3rd Street, P.O. Box 818, Thibodaux, LA 70302
- Phone
- 985-447-4841
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lafourche Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $105-$110 range per statewide schedule (1-5 pages, includes indexing up to 10 names + 1 certified copy)
- Additional pages
- Tiered per statewide schedule: 6-25 pages, 26-50 pages, 51+ pages at $5/page increment
- Other fees
- UCC Financing Statement $30.00 + $10/additional debtor name; LCRAA fee included; fee schedule updated effective August 1, 2017
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court - Conveyance & Mortgage Department before you mail a check.
What Lafourche Parish requires
- Submission & return
- Online records search, e-filing and e-recording portal available 24/7
Can you e-record in Lafourche Parish?
Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court - Conveyance & Mortgage Department.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lafourche Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lafourche Parish property are searchable at Lafourche Parish Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Louisiana
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