St. John the Baptist Parish Deed Records

St. John the Baptist Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court with offices in both Edgard and LaPlace, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish are filed at this office. You can search St. John the Baptist Parish deed records through the free eClerks LA statewide portal, or visit either clerk's office location to access the full archive of deed records in person.

St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court

Clerk Felicia C. Feist heads the St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court with two office locations. The Westbank office at 2393 Highway 18, Edgard, LA 70049 serves as the official parish seat location. Phone: (985) 497-3331. The Eastbank office at 1811 W. Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068 serves residents on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Phone: (985) 652-8041. Fax: (985) 497-3972. Both offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

St. John the Baptist Parish occupies both banks of the Mississippi River between Jefferson Parish to the east and St. Charles Parish to the west, in the River Parishes area. LaPlace is the largest community in the parish, located on the east bank. The parish has a mix of residential, industrial, and agricultural land. The chemical corridor along the river generates substantial commercial and industrial deed activity, including easements, rights of way, and large-tract conveyances. The two-office structure allows residents on both sides of the river to access deed record services more conveniently.

All deed recordings for St. John the Baptist Parish property are processed at the clerk's offices regardless of which bank the property is on. The grantor-grantee index covers the complete chain of title for all real property in the parish. Contact the Edgard office at (985) 497-3331 or the LaPlace office at (985) 652-8041 to confirm current hours and copy fee requirements before visiting or submitting a mail request.

Search St. John the Baptist Parish Deed Records

The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com is the primary online tool for searching St. John the Baptist Parish deed records. This portal, created under La. R.S. 13:754, covers all 64 Louisiana parishes and lets you search by grantor or grantee name to find instrument numbers, filing dates, and document types at no cost. Viewing full document images requires a paid subscription. The eClerks Alert fraud monitoring service is also free and lets you watch for new filings under your name in St. John the Baptist Parish or any other Louisiana parish.

For in-person research, both the Edgard and LaPlace offices have access to the parish deed record archive. Staff at either location can assist with searches of the grantor-grantee index for both older Book and Page records and newer instrument-numbered documents. The LaPlace eastbank office is convenient for research on properties in that part of the parish. Contact either office to confirm current hours before your visit.

For the earliest land records covering St. John the Baptist Parish territory, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original state patents and tract books from the original French and Spanish colonial land grants. Phone: (225) 342-4570. The parish has French colonial settlement history with some of the earliest recorded property transactions in Louisiana.

St. John the Baptist Parish Recording Fees

Recording fees in St. John the Baptist Parish 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. Oversized pages cost $20 each. The $5 LCRAA portal fee is included in all recording fees.

Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in St. John the Baptist Parish cannot be enforced against a later buyer who acquired without actual notice of the prior transaction. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent parish archives and are not returned after filing. 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. Request certified copies at the time of recording if needed.

Cities in St. John the Baptist Parish

LaPlace is the largest community in St. John the Baptist Parish and is served by the eastbank clerk's office location on W. Airline Highway.

Nearby Parishes

St. John the Baptist Parish borders Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and Tangipahoa parishes.