Houma Deed Records

Houma deed records are maintained by the Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court at 7856 Main Street in Houma. Houma is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, so the clerk's office is located in the city itself. All conveyances and mortgages for Houma property are filed at this courthouse, with electronic recording and online search access available.

Where to Find Houma Deed Records

The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court at 7856 Main Street, Houma, LA 70360, phone (985) 868-5660, maintains all deed records for Houma and the rest of Terrebonne Parish. Because Houma is the parish seat, residents do not need to travel to a separate courthouse. The clerk's office handles all conveyance and mortgage recordings for the parish, including property sales, donations, leases, servitudes, and mortgage filings. See the full Terrebonne Parish deed records page for complete clerk details and current hours.

Houma is the seat of Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, situated on Bayou Terrebonne in the heart of the Atchafalaya Basin delta region. The city serves as the commercial and government center for the Houma-Thibodaux metropolitan area. Terrebonne Parish has a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial properties, including significant oil and gas industry infrastructure tied to offshore Gulf of Mexico operations. All deed and mortgage recordings for Houma property flow through the Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court at 7856 Main Street. Electronic recording and eFiling are available for Terrebonne Parish.

The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court maintains the conveyance and mortgage indexes for all property within the parish. Conveyance records include acts of sale, donations, partitions, exchange deeds, rights-of-way, and leases. The mortgage index covers conventional mortgages, judgment mortgages, liens, and UCC filings. Both indexes use a grantor-grantee system. The clerk assigns instrument numbers to all recorded documents, and older records are indexed by book and page (COB/FOL notation). Records are permanent and not returned to filers after recording, as required under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742.

Search Houma Deed Records Online

Terrebonne Parish deed records are available through the eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com. The free statewide portal, authorized under La. R.S. 13:754, covers all 64 Louisiana parishes and provides free name-based index searches showing filing dates, document types, and instrument numbers. Full document images require a paid subscription. The eClerks Alert free service lets you monitor for new filings under your name in Terrebonne Parish.

For in-person research, the Houma courthouse at 7856 Main Street is the complete source for Terrebonne Parish deed records. Electronic recording for Houma-area properties is available through eClerks LA and other authorized eRecording vendors. Contact the clerk at (985) 868-5660 for access details and current hours. For the earliest land title records, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570.

Houma Recording Fees

Recording fees for Houma (Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne Parish archives and are not returned after filing.

Documents submitted for recording must be in proper form. Louisiana law requires that the name of the person who prepared the document appear on the face of the instrument. Documents must identify the parish where the property is located. Margin and formatting requirements apply. Contact the Terrebonne Parish Clerk at (985) 868-5660 to confirm current requirements before submitting documents for recording.

Nearby Cities

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