Red River Parish Recorder Information

The Recording Department of the Clerk of Court is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Red River Parish.

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

ALL RECORDED DOCUMENTS with the exception of those otherwise listed:
Fees include up to 10 names indexed and a certified copy
* 1 to 5 pages $105.00
* 6 to 25 pages $205.00
* 26 to 50 pages $305.00
* 51 or more pages $305.00 for first 50 pages + $5.00 additional pages

Index Fee after the 10th name $5.00 per name
Paper size larger than 8.5" x 14" $20.00 per page
Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID #) $25.00 per debtor

CANCELLATION/PARTIAL RELEASE (single cancellation) $55.00
CANCELLATION/PARTIAL RELEASE (multiple cancellations) Based on per page fee above

MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES/ LIEN CERTIFICATE (10 YEAR SEARCH)
1 name and 1 tract or project $20.00
Each additional name $10.00
Each additional tract $20.00
Each encumbrance after 10 - $2.00/each

COPIES $2.00/page
CONFORMED COPY $5.00 + copy fee
CERTIFIED COPY $10.00 + copy fee
POSTAGE ACTUAL AMOUNT
Notary Fee $5.00

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.

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

* Use white 8.5 x 11 inch paper.

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

* After the top margin on the first page, provide a caption that indicates the type of document being recorded.

* Printing or typing should be in a font size of at least 8 point. Black ink will work best for legibility purposes.

* Designate the name of the person responsible for all property taxes and assessments and include the address where property taxes and assessments are to be mailed.

* 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.

* Provide a legal description of the real property. This can be included on the document or as an attachment.

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.