Lafourche Parish Deed Records

Lafourche Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Thibodaux, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in the parish are filed at this office, which serves as the official recorder for all land documents in Lafourche Parish. You can search Lafourche Parish deed records through a subscription-based online portal or the free eClerks LA statewide index, and Clerk Connect is also available for multi-parish users.

Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court

Clerk Annette M. Fontana heads the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court at 303 West Third Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301. Mailing address: P.O. Box 818, Thibodaux, LA 70302. Phone: (985) 447-4841. Toll-free: (866) 447-4841. Fax: (985) 447-5800. The clerk's office is the official recorder for all conveyances and mortgages in Lafourche Parish and maintains both the conveyance index and mortgage index for the complete chain of title on all real property in the parish.

Lafourche Parish stretches from Thibodaux in the north down to the Gulf of Mexico, following Bayou Lafourche. It is a long, narrow parish with a diverse land base including sugar cane farms, wetlands, marsh, oil and gas operations, and coastal property. The parish has significant oil field activity and a coastal fishing industry, both of which generate deed filings for mineral leases, royalty transfers, rights of way, and property sales.

Search Lafourche Parish Deed Records Online

Lafourche Parish offers a subscription-based online portal for deed record access. Subscription rates are: $20 per day, $50 per month, or $550 per year. Separate subscriptions are available for Civil/Criminal records and for Conveyance/Mortgage records. This lets title companies and legal professionals access only the index type they need. Contact the clerk's office at (985) 447-4841 for current information on setting up a subscription account.

Lafourche Parish also participates in Clerk Connect at clerkconnect.com, the multi-parish portal that serves several Louisiana parishes. Clerk Connect provides an additional option for searching Lafourche Parish deed records, particularly for subscribers who already use the platform for other parishes. E-filing is available through Clerk Connect for Lafourche Parish.

The free statewide eClerks LA index at eclerksla.com covers Lafourche Parish for free name-based index searches. Created under La. R.S. 13:754, the portal shows grantor and grantee names, filing dates, instrument numbers, and document types at no cost across all 64 Louisiana parishes.

Lafourche Parish Recording Fees

Lafourche Parish recording fees depend on whether a document is filed in one index (conveyance or mortgage) or two (both conveyance and mortgage). For documents recorded in one book: 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. For documents recorded in two books (both conveyance and mortgage indexes): 1-5 pages at $205; 6-25 pages at $405; 26-50 pages at $605; 51-plus pages at $605 plus $10 per additional page. These dual-index fees apply to documents that must be recorded in both the conveyance and mortgage records simultaneously.

Under La. R.S. 13:844, all Louisiana recording fees must be published and applied consistently. Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to bind third parties, and Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742 provides that recorded documents become permanent parish archives. Originals are not returned after recording at the Thibodaux courthouse. Always request certified copies at the time of filing if you need copies for your records.

Nearby Parishes

Lafourche Parish borders Jefferson, Terrebonne, St. Mary, Assumption, and St. Charles parishes.