Baton Rouge Deed Records

Baton Rouge deed records are maintained by the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court. The city does not have a separate recorder's office. All conveyances and mortgages for property within Baton Rouge city limits are filed at the parish clerk's main courthouse location at 300 North Boulevard.

Where to Find Baton Rouge Deed Records

The East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court maintains all deed records for Baton Rouge and the surrounding unincorporated areas of the parish. The main courthouse is at 300 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70801. Phone: (225) 389-3950. The Recording Department is in Room 152; its direct line is (225) 389-3985. There is also a satellite office at the Airline Highway Branch at 10500 Coursey Boulevard, phone (225) 295-4780. No appointment is needed for in-person inspection of deed records. Free access to review records is available during regular business hours. See the full East Baton Rouge Parish deed records page for complete clerk details.

Baton Rouge is the state capital and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish. The city has one of the most active real estate markets in Louisiana, with a large government, university, and petrochemical employment base driving consistent residential and commercial property activity. The East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court handles the full range of deed and mortgage filings for this large urban market, from small residential sales to major commercial and industrial transactions. The Recording Department at Room 152 handles all incoming recording submissions and copy requests.

Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish operate as a consolidated city-parish government. Despite the consolidated government structure, deed records remain a parish function through the Clerk of Court, which is a separate elected office independent of the city-parish administration. All property deed searches and recording in Baton Rouge go through the clerk's office, not through any city department.

Search Baton Rouge Deed Records Online

East Baton Rouge Parish deed records are available through Clerk Connect at clerkconnect.com. Subscription rates: 24-hour access at $20; monthly access at $65; annual access at $780. Clerk Connect supports searches by property address, owner name (grantor or grantee), instrument number, book and page number, and case number. This platform covers both conveyance and mortgage records for Baton Rouge properties. Contact the Recording Department at (225) 389-3985 for recording-specific questions.

The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers East Baton Rouge Parish for free name-based index searches. This portal, created under La. R.S. 13:754, shows filing dates, document types, and instrument numbers at no cost across all 64 Louisiana parishes. Full document images require a paid subscription. The eClerks Alert free service lets you monitor for new filings under your name.

For in-person research, the main Baton Rouge courthouse on North Boulevard provides free public access to review deed records. Staff can help with the grantor-grantee index for both older Book and Page records and newer instrument-numbered documents. The Airline Highway Branch at 10500 Coursey Boulevard also provides service to residents in the eastern and southern parts of the parish.

Baton Rouge Recording Fees

Recording fees for Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish) follow the standard state Act 173 schedule under La. R.S. 13:844: 1-5 pages at $105; 6-25 pages at $205; 26-50 pages at $305; 51-plus pages at $305 plus $5 per additional page. The $5 LCRAA portal fee is included. Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents affecting immovable property effective against third parties. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent parish archives. All documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins on all other sides.

Nearby Cities

These cities are also in or near East Baton Rouge Parish and use the same clerk's office for deed records.