Vermilion Parish Recorder Information

Land records in Vermilion Parish are recorded by the Clerk of Court. The office is held by Diane Meaux Broussard.

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.

Property transactions, mineral leases, separation and divorce judgments, chattel records, UCC filings, subdivision maps and other recordings are indexed back to 1936.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: La. R.S. 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders · La. R.S. 13:754 (FindLaw) · Directory - Vermilion Clerk of Court · Research - Vermilion Clerk of Court

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

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.

Document recorded in both index books: 1 to 5 pages $205.00; 6 to 25 pages $405.00; 26 to 50 pages $605.00; each additional page after 50 pages $10.00; indexing fee after 10 names $10.00 per name; pages larger than 8.5″ x 14″ $40.00 per page. Maps larger than 8.5″ x 14″: 1 page + oversize charge $125.00. Notice of Repossession (R.S. 6:966.1) $75.00. Judgments and liens recorded without the last 4 digits of the debtor's SSN: additional $25.00 per debtor (CCP 1922). Affidavit of Identity (R.S. 9:5503): no cost. Mortgage certificate: one name, one definable property $20.00; each additional property $20.00; each additional name $10.00. Conformed/stamped copies $5.00.

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 · Fees - Vermilion Clerk of Court

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)