Ouachita Parish Deed Records
Ouachita Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Monroe, Louisiana. Ouachita Parish is one of the larger north Louisiana parishes by population, centered on Monroe and West Monroe. The clerk's office holds all conveyances and mortgage records for the parish and provides online access through Clerk Connect. You can search Ouachita Parish deed records with a Clerk Connect subscription or visit the Monroe courthouse during regular office hours.
Ouachita Parish Quick Facts
Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court
The Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court is located at 301 South Grand Street, Suite 104, Monroe, LA 71201. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1862, Monroe, LA 71210. Phone: (318) 327-1444. For Recording Department: dial (318) 327-1444 then option 2. Email: danab@opcoc.la.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office maintains all conveyance and mortgage records for Ouachita Parish and supports both online access through Clerk Connect and electronic filing.
Ouachita Parish is the regional center of northeast Louisiana, anchored by Monroe and West Monroe on opposite banks of the Ouachita River. The parish has a diverse property base including commercial real estate in Monroe, residential subdivisions, agricultural and timber land, and oil and gas properties. As one of the more populous parishes in north Louisiana, Ouachita sees a significant volume of deed and mortgage filings at the Monroe courthouse. E-filing is available for Ouachita Parish through Clerk Connect.
Clerk Connect provides online access to Ouachita Parish deed records with subscription-based search and document viewing from Monroe.
| Address | 301 South Grand Street, Suite 104, Monroe, LA 71201 |
|---|---|
| Mailing | P.O. Box 1862, Monroe, LA 71210 |
| Phone | (318) 327-1444 |
| Recording | (318) 327-1444, Option 2 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
Search Ouachita Parish Deed Records Online
Ouachita Parish participates in the Clerk Connect multi-parish portal at clerkconnect.com. Subscription rates for Ouachita Parish access are: $20 for 24-hour access; $75 per month; $800 per year. Clerk Connect lets you search by grantor or grantee name, instrument number, and date range. It also supports e-filing for Ouachita Parish, meaning court documents and some deed-related filings can be submitted electronically. Contact the clerk's office to confirm which document types are currently accepted through e-filing.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Ouachita Parish for free name-based index searches. This portal, created under La. R.S. 13:754, shows filing dates, instrument numbers, and document types across all 64 Louisiana parishes at no cost. Full document images require a paid Clerk Connect subscription. The eClerks Alert free service lets you monitor for new filings under your name in Ouachita Parish and all other Louisiana parishes.
In-person access at the Monroe courthouse is available during regular office hours. Staff can assist with index searches and certified copy requests. For the Recording Department specifically, dial option 2 at (318) 327-1444. Contact the office before your visit to confirm what you need to bring and the current copy fee schedule.
Ouachita Parish Deed Documents and Recording
Ouachita Parish deed records are organized into the conveyance index and the mortgage index. The conveyance index holds all transfers of ownership: 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. Both indexes must be checked for a complete title search on any Ouachita Parish property.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make property documents effective against third parties. A deed or mortgage signed in Monroe or anywhere else in Ouachita Parish that is not filed at the courthouse cannot be enforced against a later buyer or creditor who had no actual knowledge of it. Recording at the Monroe clerk's office is the legal step that creates public notice and protects the parties in any real estate transaction.
Recording fees follow the standard state 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 other sides. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent Ouachita Parish archives and are not returned after filing.
Cities in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish includes Monroe, West Monroe, and other communities. All deed records for these cities are filed at the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court in Monroe.
Nearby Parishes
Ouachita Parish borders Union, Morehouse, Richland, Caldwell, Lincoln, and Jackson parishes.