Plaquemines Parish Deed Records

Plaquemines Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The clerk's office holds all conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish and provides both online access through an E-Search portal and in-person access at the Belle Chasse courthouse. Plaquemines Parish covers the lower Mississippi River delta, with property types including agricultural land, wetlands, oil and gas operations, and waterfront property.

Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court

Clerk Kim Turlich-Vaughan heads the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court at 301 Main Street, Suite 102, Belle Chasse, LA 70037. Mailing address: P.O. Box 129, Belle Chasse, LA 70037. Phone: (504) 934-6610. Fax: (504) 934-6619. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office is the sole official source for all deed and mortgage records in Plaquemines Parish. Electronic recording is available for the parish.

Plaquemines Parish is one of the most geographically distinctive parishes in Louisiana. It runs along both sides of the Mississippi River from just south of New Orleans all the way to the river's mouth at the Gulf of Mexico. The parish includes some of the most productive oil and gas territory in Louisiana, along with commercial fishing operations, agricultural land on the river levees, and extensive wetlands. Title research in Plaquemines Parish often involves oil and gas leases, mineral rights, and rights of way related to pipeline and energy infrastructure.

Search Plaquemines Parish Deed Records Online

Plaquemines Parish offers an E-Search portal through the clerk's website at clerk25th.com. The portal provides guest access for basic searches and subscription access for full document image retrieval. Contact the clerk's office at (504) 934-6610 for current subscription rates and access instructions. Electronic recording is available for Plaquemines Parish, allowing authorized filers to submit deed and mortgage documents electronically.

The free statewide eClerks LA index at eclerksla.com also covers Plaquemines Parish for free name-based searches. This portal, authorized under La. R.S. 13:754, covers all 64 Louisiana parishes and shows filing dates, document types, and instrument numbers at no cost. Use eClerks LA to confirm whether a document exists and get its instrument number before accessing the full image through the E-Search portal. The eClerks Alert service is free and monitors for new filings under your name in Plaquemines Parish or any other Louisiana parish.

For the earliest land records covering Plaquemines Parish, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original federal and state patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570. Given the parish's early settlement history tied to the lower Mississippi River, some of the oldest documented land grants in Louisiana are for property in this area.

Plaquemines Parish Deed Documents and Fees

Plaquemines Parish deed records include all documents recorded in the conveyance and mortgage indexes. The conveyance index holds acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. Given the significant oil and gas activity in the parish, mineral leases and royalty transfers make up a notable portion of conveyance filings. The mortgage index covers mortgages, judgments, tax liens, and mechanic's liens.

Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents effective against third parties. Recording at the Belle Chasse courthouse is the required step for any deed or mortgage on Plaquemines Parish property to have legal effect against subsequent buyers or creditors without actual notice of the prior transaction. Recording fees follow the 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. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent Plaquemines Parish archives and are not returned after filing.

Nearby Parishes

Plaquemines Parish borders Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes.