Terrytown Deed Records

Terrytown deed records are maintained by the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court in Gretna. Terrytown is a census-designated place on the west bank of Jefferson Parish with no municipal government or city recorder. All conveyances and mortgages for Terrytown property are filed at the Jefferson Parish Clerk's west bank office at 200 Derbigny Street in Gretna.

Where to Find Terrytown Deed Records

Terrytown is a census-designated place (CDP) on the west bank of Jefferson Parish, directly south of Gretna. Because Terrytown has no municipal government, all deed records for Terrytown property are maintained by the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court. The west bank clerk's office is at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053. Phone: (504) 364-2943. Gretna is the Jefferson Parish seat and is adjacent to Terrytown. See the full Jefferson Parish deed records page for complete details and current hours.

Terrytown sits on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish, just across the Greater New Orleans Bridge from New Orleans. It is one of several west bank communities in Jefferson Parish that relies on the Gretna courthouse for all property deed recording. The community has significant residential density and an active real estate market, generating consistent recording volume at the Jefferson Parish Clerk's office. All property sales, mortgage recordings, donations, and related filings for Terrytown go through the west bank office at 200 Derbigny Street.

The Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court maintains the complete conveyance and mortgage indexes for both the east bank and west bank portions of the parish. The conveyance index covers acts of sale, donations, partitions, leases, rights-of-way, and easements. The mortgage index covers mortgages, judgment liens, UCC filings, and related instruments. Jefferson Parish records go back to 1825 and include over 140 million images. The JeffNet portal provides convenient online access to these records from anywhere.

Effective August 1, 2024, paper documents submitted for recording at Jefferson Parish must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage. Paper documents submitted without this are held for pickup for 30 days and then disposed of if unclaimed. Electronic recording through CSC, SimpliFile, or EPN avoids this requirement entirely. Attorneys and title companies handling Terrytown transactions frequently use electronic recording for this reason.

Search Terrytown Deed Records Online

Jefferson Parish deed records, including all Terrytown property records, are available through the JeffNet portal at jpclerkofcourt.us. JeffNet rates: 24-hour access at $5; monthly at $50. Document copies are $0.75 per page. The portal covers records from 1825 to the present. Contact the clerk at (504) 364-2943 for access details.

The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Jefferson Parish for free name-based index searches. This portal, authorized under La. R.S. 13:754, shows filing dates, document types, and instrument numbers at no cost. Full images require a paid subscription. For in-person research, the Gretna courthouse at 200 Derbigny Street is the complete source for west bank Jefferson Parish deed records. 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.

Terrytown Recording Fees

Recording fees for Terrytown (Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish archives and are not returned after filing.

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