De Soto Parish Recorder Information

Land records in De Soto Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Lisa Lobrano Burson.

StatewideEvery district clerk of court is a member of the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority, which maintains a statewide portal for remote access to indices of records kept by the clerks.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · Clerk of Court · La. R.S. 13:754 (FindLaw)

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

StatewideRecording fees include indexing of up to ten names and one certified copy or e-certification of the recorded document. A document recorded in both the mortgage and conveyance records is charged separately for each. A "document" includes the act and all attached exhibits, riders, powers of attorney, certificates, and surveys. Acts 2026, No. 446 enacts R.S. 13:754(F)(3), an additional $5 fee per recording applying January 1, 2027. The recording fees shown are the R.S. 13:844 fee ($100, $200, $300, and $50 for a cancellation) with the $5 LCRAA fee of R.S. 13:754 added in, which is how the clerks publish them.

Instruments filed in both the conveyance and mortgage records are assessed separately with one LCRAA fee charged. Subdivision plats and surveys: $125.00 first page and $20.00 per page after, including indexing of up to 10 names and one certified copy. Notice of repossession $75.00. Federal tax lien $135.00, recorded in both mortgage and UCC records, including UCC termination but not cancellation. Affidavit of identity for a judgment or lien before 7/1/12: $18.00 first page, $6.00 per additional page, $3.00 per additional name; after 7/1/12: $0.00. Mortgage and lien certificates: $20.00 for one name and one property, $10.00 each additional name or tract, $2.00 each name or tract after 10. Documents may be eRecorded through the clerk's public portal for $3.00 per instrument.

Transfer tax

None at state level. The tax is not collected by the recording office. (statewide, La. Const. art. VII, §2.3)

StatewideLouisiana levies no state transfer tax. La. Const. art. VII, §2.3 prohibits any new tax or fee on the sale or transfer of immovable property, including documentary transaction taxes, levied by the state or a political subdivision after November 30, 2011; recordation, filing, and maintenance fees are not treated as such taxes. A local documentary transaction tax that existed before that date is collected only where it applies.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · HB 135 (2011) Enrolled joint resolution adding Art. VII §2.3 · DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court – Filing & Recording · DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court Mortgage and Conveyance Fees

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideThe statute sets margins for the first page only: two inches at the top and one inch at the bottom and sides.

StatewideEvery document filed for recordation shall be captioned as to type of act on the first page. An act of conveyance of immovable property shall designate the name of the person responsible for all property taxes and assessments and include the address where property tax and assessment notices are to be mailed.

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · La. R.S. 9:2721 Filing in office of parish recorder (FindLaw) · DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court – E-Recording · DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court – Mortgage & Conveyance