Lafayette Parish Deed Records
Lafayette Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lafayette Parish is one of the state's most active real estate markets, with a high volume of conveyance and mortgage filings tied to the city of Lafayette and surrounding communities. The clerk's office provides online access through a dedicated eSearch land records portal, free index access through eClerks LA, and encourages electronic recording for regular filers.
Lafayette Parish Quick Facts
Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Louis J. Perret heads the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court at 800 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501. Mailing address: P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 70502. Main phone: (337) 291-6400. Land Records Department: (337) 291-6300. Fax: (337) 291-6393. Email for copies: CopyDepartment@lpclerkc.com. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Lafayette Parish is the hub of the Acadiana region of south Louisiana. It is a large and economically active parish with a significant commercial real estate market, residential growth, and oil and gas activity. The Land Records department at the clerk's office handles all conveyance and mortgage filings for the parish. An important note for courthouse visitors: electronic devices including cell phones are prohibited inside the courthouse building.
Lafayette Parish maintains an extensive archive of deed records. Mortgage records are available from 1935 and conveyance records from both 1935 and 1966 in the digital system, meaning researchers can access decades of indexed documents without handling physical books for most searches. Contact the clerk's office to confirm the specific date ranges available and what you need for older records.
The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court website has contact information and links to the eSearch land records portal.
| Clerk | Louis J. Perret |
|---|---|
| Address | 800 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 2009, Lafayette, LA 70502 |
| Phone | (337) 291-6400 |
| Land Records | (337) 291-6300 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | lpclerk.com |
Search Lafayette Parish Deed Records Online
Lafayette Parish has its own eSearch Land Records portal at lpclerk.com. Subscription rates are: $20 per day, $50 per month, or $600 per year. Online printing of documents costs $1.50 per page through the portal. This system lets you search by grantor or grantee name, property address, legal description, instrument number, and date range. It is the most direct way to access Lafayette Parish deed records remotely.
The Lafayette Parish eSearch Land Records portal provides subscription-based access to conveyance and mortgage deed records.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Lafayette Parish for free name-based index searches. This portal, created under La. R.S. 13:754, shows filing dates, instrument numbers, and document types at no cost. Use it to confirm a document exists before pulling the full image through the eSearch subscription. The eClerks Alert free monitoring service is also available through this platform. Electronic recording is encouraged for Lafayette Parish filings.
Lafayette Parish Deed Records and Fees
Lafayette Parish deed records fall into two main categories. The conveyance index covers all documents that transfer or affect title to real property in the parish: acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. The mortgage index covers mortgages, judgments, tax liens, mechanic's liens, UCC financing statements, and related releases. Both indexes must be searched for a complete title examination on any Lafayette Parish property.
All recorded documents carry a $5 portal fee per instrument under La. R.S. 13:844. Standard recording fees follow the state Act 173 schedule: 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. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338, recording is required to make documents effective against third parties. Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742 provides that once recorded, documents become permanent parish archives and are not returned to the filer. Always request certified copies at the time of filing if you will need them.
Cities in Lafayette Parish
Lafayette is the parish seat and the largest city in Acadiana. All deed records for Lafayette and other communities in the parish are filed at the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court.
Nearby Parishes
Lafayette Parish borders St. Landry, Acadia, Iberia, St. Martin, and Vermilion parishes.