Red River Parish Recorder Information

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Red River Parish Clerk of Court
615 East Carroll Street, Coushatta, Louisiana 71019
Mailing address: PO BOX 485, Coushatta, LA 71019
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
318-932-6741 fax 318-932-3126
info@redriverclerk.com
Verified October 2026.

About the Red River Parish Clerk of Court

Land records in Red River Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Stuart R. Shaw.

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)

Recording Fees

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Deeds and other conveyances$105.00 for 1 to 5 pages, $205.00 for 6 to 25 pages (26 to 50 pages $305; over 50 pages $305 plus $5 each page; charged for each records book)
Mortgages and deeds of trust$105.00 for 1 to 5 pages, $205.00 for 6 to 25 pages (26 to 50 pages $305; over 50 pages $305 plus $5 each page; charged for each records book)
Releases and satisfactions$55.00 per act or affidavit to cancel a single mortgage, lien, or privilege; includes the $5 LCRAA fee
Other standard documents$105.00 for 1 to 5 pages, $205.00 for 6 to 25 pages (26 to 50 pages $305; over 50 pages $305 plus $5 each page; charged for each records book)

Other charges

Document that does not meet the formatting standards$20.00 per page when Paper other than 8.5 x 11 inches or 8.5 x 14 inches
Additional names indexed$5.00 each beyond the 10 included (per name after the tenth indexed name)
Copies, per page$2.00
Certification$10.00

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.

Non-compliance fee $10.00. Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID #) $25.00 per debtor. Maps/plats over legal size: 1 page + oversize charge $125.00, including up to 10 names indexed. Notice of Repossession $75.00. Federal Tax Lien $140.00, recorded in both Mortgage & UCC Records; price includes UCC termination but not cancellation. Affidavit of identity: judgment or lien prior to 7/1/2012 $23.00 + $6 each additional page + $3 each additional name; after 7/1/2012 $0.00. Mortgage/lien certificate (10-year search): 1 name and 1 tract $20.00, each additional name $10.00, each additional tract $20.00, each encumbrance after 10 $2.00. Conformed copy $5.00 + copy fee.

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 Fee Schedule · Recording – Red River Parish Clerk of Court

Document Requirements

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Paper size8.5 x 11 inches or 8.5 x 14 inches (statewide, La. R.S. 13:844(A)(1)(i))
First page top margin2 in (statewide, La. R.S. 13:844(B)(2))
Other margins1 in (statewide, La. R.S. 13:844(B)(2))
Minimum type size8 pt (statewide, La. R.S. 13:844(B)(2))
Tax statement mailing address requiredYes (statewide, La. R.S. 9:2721(A))

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

Electronic recordingAccepted
eRecording through Deeds.comAvailable for this office

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · Clerk of Court · La. R.S. 9:2721 Filing in office of parish recorder (FindLaw)

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Recorder Office

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Red River Parish Clerk of Court
615 East Carroll Street, Coushatta, Louisiana 71019
Mailing address: PO BOX 485, Coushatta, LA 71019
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
318-932-6741 fax 318-932-3126
info@redriverclerk.com
Verified October 2026.

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