Saint Martin Parish Recorder Information

Land records in Saint Martin Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Laura B. Blanchard.

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.

With a paid subscription, online records can be viewed in the Mortgage, Conveyance, Civil, and Criminal files, and copies of many documents can be purchased for $1.00 per page. The Copy and Research Department maintains the land records of St. Martin Parish dating back to 1763.

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) · St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court - Home · Online Records

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.

Recording fees include the $5.00 Louisiana Clerk of Court Remote Access fee and a $5.00 Parish Government fee assessed in Iberia and St. Martin Parishes only. Debtor Fee (No SS # or Tax ID): $25 per debtor. Maps/Plats oversize: 1 page + oversize charge $130, including up to 10 names indexed. Notice of Repossession: $75. Affidavit of Identity: judgment or lien prior to 07/01/12, $23 + ($6 for each additional page + $3 for each additional name); judgment or lien after 07/01/12, no charge. Conformed Copy: $5 + copy fee. Mortgage Certificate/Lien Certificate (10 year search): 1 name and 1 tract or project $20; each additional name $10; each additional tract $20; each exception after the 10th $1; each year after the 10th $1.

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 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 · HB 135 (2011) Enrolled joint resolution adding Art. VII §2.3 · St. Martin Parish 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.

Submitting documents

Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for documents to be returned by mail to avoid additional postage fees.

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. 9:2721 Filing in office of parish recorder (FindLaw) · Recording Department