Saint Landry Parish Recorder Information

Land records in Saint Landry Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Charles Jagneaux.

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.

eClerksLA is for Land Records only. Online land records subscriptions: 1 day $20, 30 days $50, 365 days $500, each with a $1.00 per page printing fee.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · La. R.S. 13:754 (FindLaw) · Louisiana Clerks of Court Association - Clerks of Court · Land Records (eClerksLA)

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2020.

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.

Recording fees include a $5 parish government fee. Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID): $25 per debtor. Maps/Plats oversize, 1 page plus oversize charge: $130. Notary Bond: $110. Notice of Repossession: $75. Affidavit of Identity for a judgment or lien prior to 07/01/12: $28 (+ $6 for each additional page + $3 per additional name); after 07/01/12: $0. Conformed copy: $5 + copy fee. Mortgage/lien certificate (10 year search): $20 for 1 name and 1 tract, $10 each additional name, $20 each additional tract.

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

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.

Verified 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)