Grant Parish Deed Records
Grant Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Colfax, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in the parish are filed and indexed at this office. You can search Grant Parish deed records through the eClerks LA statewide portal for free index data, or visit the Colfax courthouse in person to view the complete archive of deed and mortgage documents recorded in Grant Parish.
Grant Parish Quick Facts
Grant Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Randy Briggs heads the Grant Parish Clerk of Court at 200 Main Street in Colfax. Phone: (318) 627-3246. The clerk's office is the official recorder for all conveyances and mortgages filed on Grant Parish property, maintaining both the conveyance index and the mortgage index as required by Louisiana law. Electronic recording is available for Grant Parish, allowing authorized filers to submit documents without mailing paper originals.
Grant Parish is a central Louisiana parish straddling the Catahoula Lake area. It is largely rural with pine timber, agricultural tracts, and some oil and gas activity. Colfax serves as the parish seat and courthouse location. The Clerk of Court handles all land record filings for the parish and is the starting point for any title research on Grant Parish property. Both older Book and Page records and newer instrument-numbered documents are maintained here.
The Grant Parish Clerk of Court website has contact information and details on accessing deed records in Colfax.
| Clerk | Randy Briggs |
|---|---|
| Address | 200 Main Street, Colfax, LA 71417 |
| Phone | (318) 627-3246 |
| Website | grantparishclerkofcourt.com |
Search Grant Parish Deed Records Online
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com covers Grant Parish and provides free name-based index searches. Established under La. R.S. 13:754, the portal lets you look up grantor and grantee names, check filing dates, and find instrument numbers across all 64 Louisiana parishes at no cost. Full document images require a paid subscription. The eClerks Alert service, also free, lets you monitor for new filings under your name in Grant Parish or anywhere in Louisiana.
Electronic recording is available for Grant Parish. E-recording allows title companies, attorneys, and lenders to submit deed documents electronically through approved vendors, bypassing the need to mail paper originals to Colfax. This speeds up the recording process and reduces errors. Contact the clerk's office at (318) 627-3246 to confirm which e-recording providers are currently accepted.
The Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original land grants, state patents, and tract books covering Grant Parish territory. Phone: (225) 342-4570. These records are useful for tracing title back to the original surveys of the area before the current recording system was in place.
Grant Parish Deed Documents and Fees
Grant Parish deed records fall into two categories: conveyances and mortgages. The conveyance index holds all documents that transfer or encumber title to immovable property, including acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. The mortgage index holds mortgages, judgments, tax liens, mechanic's liens, and UCC financing statements.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to protect property rights against third parties. An unrecorded deed in Grant Parish does not bind a later buyer who had no notice of the earlier transaction. The recording system creates the public notice that gives all these documents their legal force. Any complete title search must cover both the conveyance and mortgage indexes for the full period of ownership being examined.
Recording fees follow the state 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. All documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins elsewhere. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent Grant Parish archives and are not returned to the filer. Request certified copies at the time of recording if you need them.
Nearby Parishes
Grant Parish borders Natchitoches, Winn, LaSalle, Catahoula, Rapides, and Avoyelles parishes.