Louisiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Livingston Parish, LA
Livingston Parish (population 142,287) records real-property documents through the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Desk - Conveyance/Mortgage Records). 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.
Livingston Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Livingston Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Desk - Conveyance/Mortgage Records)
- Mailing address
- Livingston Parish Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 1150, 20300 Government Blvd., Livingston, LA 70754 (Denham Springs satellite: 145 Del Orleans Ave, Bldg 2, Ste E, Denham Springs, LA 70726)
- Phone
- 225-686-2216 (fax 225-686-1867)
- Website
- livclerk.org/mortgages
- Checks payable to
- Livingston Parish Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Livingston Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $125.00 (pages 1-5, includes 1 certified copy)
- Additional pages
- $225.00 (pages 6-25); $325.00 (pages 26-50)
- Other fees
- Additional name indexing beyond first 10: $5.00/name; documents recorded in both conveyance & mortgage records charged twice minus $5.00; non-compliant format documents: additional $10.00 fee per document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Desk - Conveyance/Mortgage Records) before you mail a check.
What Livingston Parish requires
- Page formatting
- 2-inch top margin, 1-inch bottom/side margins; font not smaller than 8 point; $10 noncompliance fee per LA Rev. Stat. formatting rule; plats larger than 8.5x14 (legal size) must be hand-delivered/overnighted, cannot e-record
- Submission & return
- Originals generally not returned; certified/conformed copies available for a fee ($10/$5 respectively, plus $1/page copy fee)
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents typically process same day to next business day per Simplifile network norms
Can you e-record in Livingston Parish?
Livingston 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 Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Livingston 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 Livingston Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Desk - Conveyance/Mortgage Records).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Livingston Parish Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Livingston Parish property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Livingston Parish property are searchable at Livingston 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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