Louisiana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Tensas Parish, LA
Tensas Parish (population 4,148) records real-property documents through the Tensas Parish Clerk of Court (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.
Tensas Parish recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Tensas Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Department)
- Mailing address
- 201 Hancock Street, St. Joseph, LA 71366
- Phone
- 318-766-3921 (fax 318-766-3926); email christy@tensasclerk.org
- Website
- tensasclerk.org
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Tensas Parish recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $105 (1-5 pages)
- Additional pages
- 6-25 pgs $205, 26-50 pgs $305, 51+ pgs $305 + $5/additional page; oversized paper +$20/page
- Other fees
- Includes up to 10 indexed names + certified copy; extra names $5 each; debtor w/o SSN/Tax ID $25; cancellation/partial release $55; affidavit of identity $0
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Tensas Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Department) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Tensas Parish?
Tensas 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 Tensas Parish, Louisiana
- Prepare the document so it meets Tensas 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 Tensas Parish Clerk of Court (Recording Department).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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