Red River Parish Deed Records
Red River Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Coushatta, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in the parish are filed at this office. You can search Red River Parish deed records through the ClerkNet Public Record Search portal, with real estate indexes available from January 1986, or visit the Coushatta courthouse in person. Electronic recording is also available through ClerkNet and other providers.
Red River Parish Quick Facts
Red River Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Stuart Shaw heads the Red River Parish Clerk of Court at 615 East Carroll Street in Coushatta. Mailing address: P.O. Box 485, Coushatta, LA 71019. Phone: (318) 932-6741. Fax: (318) 932-3126. Email: info@redriverclerk.com. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office maintains all deed records for Red River Parish, including the conveyance and mortgage indexes from the earliest recorded documents to the present.
Red River Parish is a small rural parish in northwest Louisiana, named for the Red River that runs through it. The parish has agricultural land, timber tracts, and some oil and gas activity. Coushatta is the parish seat. All property deed records for the parish are maintained at the Coushatta courthouse. The grantor-grantee index system lets researchers trace ownership from either direction. For records from January 1986 forward, the ClerkNet public record search system provides online access to the real estate index.
Three e-recording options are available for Red River Parish. ClerkNet charges $3.00 per instrument for electronic recording submissions. CSC eRecording can be reached at www.erecording.com or (866) 652-0111. ePN (eRecording Partners Network) is also available at goepn.com. Contact the clerk's office at (318) 932-6741 to confirm which providers are currently accepted and for setup instructions.
| Clerk | Stuart Shaw |
|---|---|
| Address | 615 East Carroll Street, Coushatta, LA 71019 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 485, Coushatta, LA 71019 |
| Phone | (318) 932-6741 |
| info@redriverclerk.com | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | redriverclerk.com |
Search Red River Parish Deed Records Online
Red River Parish uses the ClerkNet Public Record Search system for online real estate index access. The digital index covers Red River Parish deed records from January 1986 to the present. This system allows name-based searches for conveyance and mortgage records filed in the parish. Contact the clerk's office at (318) 932-6741 or visit redriverclerk.com for current subscription rates and access instructions for the ClerkNet system.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Red River Parish for free name-based index searches. This portal, created under La. R.S. 13:754, covers all 64 Louisiana parishes and shows filing dates, document types, and instrument numbers at no cost. Full document images require a paid subscription. The eClerks Alert free monitoring service lets you watch for new filings under your name in Red River Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
For records predating January 1986, the physical index books at the Coushatta courthouse must be searched. These older records follow the Book and Page format (COB and FOL designations). For the earliest land title records covering Red River Parish, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570.
Red River Parish Deed Records and Fees
Red River Parish deed records include everything in the conveyance and mortgage indexes. Conveyance records cover acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. Mortgage records cover mortgages, judgments, tax liens, mechanic's liens, and UCC financing statements. Both indexes must be searched for a complete title examination on Red River Parish property.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in Red River Parish does not protect the buyer against a later purchaser who acquired without actual notice of the prior sale. 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 Red River Parish archives and are not returned after filing.
Nearby Parishes
Red River Parish borders Bossier, De Soto, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Caddo parishes.