Bienville Parish Recorder

The Clerk's Office receives and files all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments to be recorded in the public records of the parish. The real property document should pertain to property situated in Bienville Parish.

Documents to be recorded in 1 index type (fees are assessed separately for each recording book):
1 to 5 pages $105
6 to 25 pages $205
26 to 50 pages $305
51 or more pages $305 for the first 50 pages + $5 per additional page
This includes up to 10 names indexed, a certified copy, and the LCRAA Portal Fee.
Index Fee after the 10th name $5 per name
Paper size larger than 8.5" x 14" $20 per page
Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID) $25 per debtor

Cancellations
Cancellation/Partial Release (single cancellation) $55
Cancellation/Partial Release (multiple cancellations) Based on per page fee above

Affidavit of Identity
Judgment or lien prior to 07/01/12 $23 + ($6 for each additional pages + $3 for each additional name)
Judgment or lien after 07/01/12 $0

Maps/Plats oversize:
1 page + oversize charge $125
This includes up to 10 names indexed. $5 per name after the 10th name
Mortgage Certificate/Lien Certificate (10 year search)
1 name and 1 tract or project $20
Each additional name $10
Each additional tract $20

Copies $1.50
Conformed Copy $5 + copy fee
Certified Copy $10 + copy fee
Postage-Actual Amount
Notary Fee $10

NOTE: If the instrument must be recorded in both conveyance and mortgage record, then the recording fee will be twice the amount less $5.00 LCRAA fee)

Non-standard documents: $10.00 in addition to recording fees for documents that are not in compliance with the recording standards (La.R.S. 13:844(D)).

Recording fees are subject to change without notice. For the most current fees and further information, contact the local office directly.

* Paper should be 8.5 x 11 inches. Black ink, with a minimum font size of 8 point is required.

* At the top of the first page, include a blank 2 inch top margin. All other margins on this page and on subsequent pages should be at least 1 inch.

* A document title should be given on the first page, below the 2 inch top margin.

* Documents must provide a legal description of the real property and must state the total consideration paid for the property.

* Any party to an act conveying real property located in Louisiana outside the city limits of New Orleans may obtain a certificate showing whether the state, parish, municipal, and levee district taxes due thereon, except for the year in which the conveyance takes place, have been paid.

* The seller of residential real property shall complete a property disclosure document in a form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission or a form that contains at least the minimum required by that commission.

The transfer of real property in Louisiana follows the general requirement of an authentic act. An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed.