Cameron Parish Deed Records

Cameron Parish deed records are kept by the Clerk of Court in Cameron, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in this coastal parish are filed and indexed at the clerk's office. You can contact the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court directly to search deed records, request copies, or submit documents for recording. The statewide eClerks LA portal also covers Cameron Parish for free index searches online.

Cameron Parish Clerk of Court

Clerk Susan Racca heads the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court at 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, in Cameron. The mailing address is P.O. Box 549, Cameron, LA 70631. Phone: (337) 775-5316. Fax: (337) 775-7172. Cameron is Louisiana's only coastal parish on the Gulf of Mexico and covers a large area with relatively sparse population. The clerk's office handles all deed records for the parish despite the remote location and the challenges posed by periodic hurricane impacts on the area.

Cameron Parish recording fees use the state schedule but with a slightly lower base than many parishes. Fees are: 1-5 pages at $100 plus $5 portal fee; 6-25 pages at $200 plus $5 portal fee; 26-50 pages at $300 plus $5 portal fee; 51-plus pages at $300 plus $5 portal fee plus $5 per additional page. Marriage licenses are $39.50 and must be paid in cash only. The $5 LCRAA portal fee established by La. R.S. 13:754 is included in recording amounts above.

Search Cameron Parish Deed Records

The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com covers Cameron Parish for index searches. You can look up grantor and grantee names, filing dates, instrument numbers, and document types without a subscription. The portal covers all 64 Louisiana parishes under the authority of La. R.S. 13:754. Viewing full document images requires a paid subscription to the parish's own search system.

For in-person searches, the Cameron courthouse has the full index and document archive. Given the remote location of the parish seat, calling ahead at (337) 775-5316 is advisable before making a long drive. Staff can confirm whether the records you need are available and what you should bring. The clerk can also process mail requests for copies of deed and mortgage documents.

The Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds historical land grants for Cameron Parish territory. Since parts of this area were subject to early Spanish and French land grants, the State Land Office may have the earliest title documents predating parish records.

Cameron Parish Conveyance and Mortgage Records

Cameron Parish deed records cover all property within the parish boundaries. Conveyance records include deeds, acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, leases, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, and other instruments transferring ownership. Mortgage records hold mortgages, liens, judgments, and UCC filings. Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in Cameron Parish, like anywhere in Louisiana, does not bind a later buyer or creditor who had no actual notice of it.

Cameron Parish has significant oil and gas activity, and mineral leases and royalty instruments make up a substantial portion of the deed records. If you are researching mineral rights in Cameron Parish, the conveyance index is the place to start. Contact the clerk at (337) 775-5316 for guidance on researching mineral-related documents in the archive.

Note: Documents filed with the clerk become permanent parish archives under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742 and are not returned. Always request certified copies at the time of filing if you need them.

Nearby Parishes

Cameron Parish borders Calcasieu, Vermilion, and Jefferson Davis parishes. It is bounded to the south by the Gulf of Mexico.