Orleans Parish Recorder Information

Land records in Orleans Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Chelsey Richard Napoleon.

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 Records subscriptions cost $20.00 for 24 hours, $100.00 monthly, or $700.00 annually. They cover the Land Records index from 2/18/14 forward with images from 2005, the Mortgage index from 9/21/1987 through 2/14/14, and the Conveyance index from 1/1/1989 through 2/14/14. Research computers in the Land Records Division are free. The Notarial Archives Research Center is at 1340 Poydras Street, third floor, Suite 360.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · La. R.S. 13:754 (FindLaw) · Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of Court home page · Online Records

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

Added at recording

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.

Additional Square Fee $13.00 per square (after first square); Additional Address Fee $13.00 per address (after first address); Additional Lot Fee $5.00 per lot (after second lot). Failure to comply with margin requirements $20.00 per document. Oversized Drawing Fee $20.00; Sketch, Blueprint, or Survey $30.00. Judgments and liens recorded without the last 4 digits of the debtor's SSN or taxpayer identification number: $25.00 per debtor (CCP art. 1922). Notice of Repossession $75.00 (La. R.S. 6:966.1). Cancellation with original note $10.00; Certificate of Cancellation $13.00. File-stamped conformed copy $5.00, available only at the time of recording.

Paying the office

The Clerk's Office does not accept personal checks. Documents recorded by mail may be paid by business check or money order.

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.

The City of New Orleans Documentary Transaction Tax is collected by the Clerk at the time of recording. It applies to recorded documents transferring real estate, such as sales, donations, transfers, mortgages, and commercial leases. These documents are assessed a flat tax of $325.00, except mortgages with a loan amount under $9,000.00: under $3,000.00, $75.00; $3,000.01 to $6,000.00, $125.00; $6,000.01 to $9,000.00, $175.00. A taxable document that is not a single-family residence or residential double and exceeds 25 pages is assessed an extra $100.00 per page, to a maximum of $2,525.00. If the tax is not paid at recording, it is due within 30 days, after which interest and a $500 penalty are assessed (New Orleans Ordinance No. 20527).

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 · Land Records Division Fee Schedule · Land Records Division FAQ (Updated 8/21/2026) · New Orleans Documentary Tax

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.

The first sheet must have at least a 2 inch margin at the top, and all sheets must have at least a 1 inch margin at the bottom and on both sides. Documents without the required margins will either be rejected or subject to a surcharge of $20.00 per act.

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.

An act of deposit must be recorded to supplement recorded documents with attachments not presented at the time of recording, including surveys, tax certificates, and mortgage or conveyance certificates. The cover sheet indicates whether the document is to be recorded in the mortgage records, the conveyance records, or both.

Submitting documents

Documents cannot be recorded by fax, except UCC filings. The following cannot be submitted through eRecording: approved zoning plans, cancellations, conveyance and mortgage certificates, dation en paiement, notices and releases of federal tax lien, foreign birth, foreign marriage, miscellaneous, notary bonds, real estate UCC, UCC filings, sketch/blueprint/survey, trade names, and tutorships. For an eRecorded document subject to the City of New Orleans Documentary Transaction Tax, the tax is billed and must be paid within 30 days. Releases sent by mail are to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of the certified copy.

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) · Land Records Division Fee Schedule · Land Records Division FAQ (Updated 8/21/2026) · Land Records Division Fees