Jackson Parish Recorder Information

Land records in Jackson Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Rachel Shively.

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.

Online subscription through Clerk Connect: $100 monthly, $20 daily, $1,200 annual. Conveyance index from 1970 and images from 1972; mortgage index from 1987 and images from 1999. Land records date back to approximately 1880 and are indexed by owner name, not property description.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · La. R.S. 13:754 (FindLaw) · About Us - Jackson Parish Clerk of Court · ONLINE RECORDS ACCESS - CLERK CONNECT

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective August 1, 2017.

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.

Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID): $25 per debtor. Oversize maps/plats: 1 page plus oversize charge $125, including up to 10 names indexed. Notice of Repossession: $75. Affidavit of Identity: judgment or lien prior to 07/01/12, $23 plus $6 for each additional page and $3 for each additional name; after 07/01/12, $0. Conformed copy: $5 plus copy fee. Notary fee: $10.

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 · Recording | Departments - Jackson Parish Clerk of Court

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.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Request for Cancellation Form Jackson Parish Clerk of Court
  must accompany all requests to cancel a lien, whether by original paid note or order to cancel

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) · Recording | Departments - Jackson Parish Clerk of Court · ONLINE RECORDS ACCESS - CLERK CONNECT · Forms - Jackson Parish Clerk of Court