Jefferson Davis Parish Deed Records
Jefferson Davis Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Jennings, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in the parish are filed and indexed at this office. You can search Jefferson Davis Parish deed records through the eClerks LA statewide portal for free index data, or visit the Jennings courthouse in person to inspect the full archive of recorded deed and mortgage documents.
Jefferson Davis Parish Quick Facts
Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court
The Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court is located at 300 State Street in Jennings. Mailing address: P.O. Box 799, Jennings, LA 70546. Phone: (337) 824-1160. Fax: (337) 824-1354. The clerk's office maintains all conveyance and mortgage records for real property in Jefferson Davis Parish and is the official point of recording for all deeds, mortgages, and liens filed in the parish.
Jefferson Davis Parish is in southwest Louisiana between Lake Charles and Lafayette. The parish has a mix of rice and soybean farmland, crawfish operations, oil and gas activity, and rural residential tracts. Jennings is a small but active commercial center for the parish. All property deed records for the entire parish, including rural tracts and any incorporated municipalities, are filed at the clerk's office in Jennings.
The Jefferson Davis Parish Clerk of Court website provides contact information and deed record access details for Jennings.
| Address | 300 State Street, Jennings, LA 70546 |
|---|---|
| Mailing | P.O. Box 799, Jennings, LA 70546 |
| Phone | (337) 824-1160 |
| Fax | (337) 824-1354 |
| Website | jeffdavisclerk.org |
Search Jefferson Davis Parish Deed Records
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com covers Jefferson Davis Parish for free index-level searching. This portal was created under La. R.S. 13:754 and lets you search by grantor or grantee name across all 64 Louisiana parishes. You can find instrument numbers, filing dates, and document types without a subscription. Full document images require a paid parish subscription. The free eClerks Alert service can monitor for new filings under your name in Jefferson Davis Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
For in-person research, the Jennings courthouse is the complete source. Both older Book and Page records (COB and FOL format) and newer instrument-numbered documents are maintained at this office. Staff can assist with index searches covering different time periods. Contact the clerk's office at (337) 824-1160 to confirm current hours and to ask about certified copy fees before making a visit or submitting a mail request.
For records predating the current system, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original federal and state patents and tract books for Jefferson Davis Parish territory. Phone: (225) 342-4570. These documents cover the original survey and distribution of land in the parish before a clerk's recording system was established.
Jefferson Davis Parish Deed Documents and Fees
Jefferson Davis Parish deed records cover all immovable property in the parish. The conveyance index holds acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. These are the documents that transfer or create interests in land. The mortgage index holds mortgages, judgments, tax liens, mechanic's liens, and UCC filings that encumber real property.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 is the core legal requirement for recording: documents must be filed with the clerk to be effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in Jefferson Davis Parish cannot bind a later buyer who purchased without knowledge of the prior sale. This is why every real estate transaction in the parish, whether a simple cash sale or a complex oil and gas lease, must be filed at the Jennings courthouse to protect the parties involved.
Recording fees follow the standard 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. Documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins on all remaining sides. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent Jefferson Davis Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Request certified copies at the time of recording if you need them.
Nearby Parishes
Jefferson Davis Parish borders Calcasieu, Allen, Evangeline, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes.