St. Helena Parish Deed Records
St. Helena Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Greensburg, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish are filed and indexed at this office. You can search St. Helena Parish deed records through the statewide eSearch portal for index data covering real estate filings from September 8, 1983 forward, or visit the Greensburg courthouse in person to inspect documents and request certified copies.
St. Helena Parish Quick Facts
St. Helena Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Jeremy M. Williams heads the St. Helena Parish Clerk of Court at 369 Sitman Street in Greensburg. Mailing address: P.O. Box 308, Greensburg, LA 70441. Phone: (225) 222-4514. Fax: (225) 222-3443. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office is the official recorder for all conveyances and mortgages filed on St. Helena Parish property and maintains the grantor-grantee index used for all title work in the parish.
St. Helena Parish is in southeast Louisiana, in the Florida Parishes region east of the Amite River. It is one of the smaller and more rural parishes in the state, with Greensburg as both the parish seat and the only incorporated town. The parish has significant timber and pine forest land. Much of the property activity in St. Helena involves rural tracts, timber rights, and mineral interests. The clerk's office in Greensburg processes all deed and mortgage recordings for this property base.
The clerk's office handles deed recordings, certified copy requests, and in-person record searches. Staff assists researchers with both the older Book and Page index format and the more recent instrument-numbered records. For filings from September 8, 1983 forward, the statewide eSearch portal gives online access to the real estate index. Contact the office at (225) 222-4514 before your visit to confirm current hours and copy fees.
| Clerk | Jeremy M. Williams |
|---|---|
| Address | 369 Sitman Street, Greensburg, LA 70441 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 308, Greensburg, LA 70441 |
| Phone | (225) 222-4514 |
| Fax | (225) 222-3443 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | sthelenaclerk.org |
Search St. Helena Parish Deed Records Online
St. Helena Parish real estate indexes are available through the statewide eSearch portal. Online coverage of deed records begins September 8, 1983 and runs to the present. This lets you search conveyance and mortgage records by grantor or grantee name for filings during that period. Contact the clerk's office at (225) 222-4514 or visit the website at sthelenaclerk.org for current access information and subscription details.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers St. Helena 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 service is free and lets you monitor for new filings under your name in St. Helena Parish or any Louisiana parish.
For records predating the September 1983 online cutoff, the physical index books at the Greensburg courthouse must be searched in person. These older records follow the Book and Page format using COB (Conveyance Office Book) and FOL (Folio) designations. For the earliest land records covering St. Helena Parish territory, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original state patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570.
St. Helena Parish Deed Documents and Recording Fees
St. Helena Parish deed records include all documents in the conveyance and mortgage indexes. Conveyance records cover acts of sale, cash sales, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, timber deeds, royalty deeds, rights of way, and easements. The mortgage index holds mortgages, judgments, tax liens, mechanic's liens, and UCC financing statements. A full title search on any St. Helena Parish property requires checking both indexes for the complete ownership period.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents affecting immovable property effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in St. Helena Parish cannot be enforced against a later buyer who acquired without actual knowledge of the prior transaction. Recording at the Greensburg courthouse is the required legal step for all real estate transactions in the parish. All documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins on all other sides, with a minimum 8-point type size.
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. The $5 LCRAA portal fee is included in all recording fees. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent St. Helena Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Request certified copies at the time of recording if you need them.
Electronic recording is available for St. Helena Parish through the eClerks LA platform. This lets authorized filers submit deed and mortgage documents electronically without sending paper originals by mail. Contact the clerk's office for setup information and a list of accepted e-recording providers.
Nearby Parishes
St. Helena Parish borders Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington, and East Feliciana parishes.