Terrebonne Parish Deed Records
Terrebonne Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Houma, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish are filed and indexed at this office. You can search Terrebonne Parish deed records through the free eClerks LA statewide portal, or visit the Houma courthouse in person. Electronic recording and eFiling are both available for Terrebonne Parish.
Terrebonne Parish Quick Facts
Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court
The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court is located at 7856 Main Street in Houma. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1569, Houma, LA 70361. Phone: (985) 868-5660. Fax: (985) 868-0239. 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 Terrebonne Parish property. The office maintains the complete grantor-grantee index for all real property in the parish and provides public access to deed records during regular business hours.
Terrebonne Parish is in south Louisiana, on the Gulf Coast south of the Atchafalaya Basin. The parish is one of the most geographically complex in the state, with a mix of solid land, marshes, bayous, and open water making up its territory. Houma is the parish seat and largest city, a major hub for the offshore oil and gas industry. The oil and gas sector drives substantial deed recording activity in Terrebonne Parish, including pipeline rights of way, offshore facility easements, industrial site transactions, and mineral leases. The parish also has residential communities, agricultural land, and a significant seafood processing industry.
Electronic recording and eFiling are both available for Terrebonne Parish through the eClerks LA platform, allowing authorized filers to submit deed and mortgage documents without mailing paper originals. Contact the clerk's office at (985) 868-5660 for current hours and submission information. Staff can help with the grantor-grantee index for both older Book and Page records and newer instrument-numbered documents.
The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court website provides contact information and access to deed records in Houma.
| Address | 7856 Main Street, Houma, LA 70360 |
|---|---|
| Mailing | P.O. Box 1569, Houma, LA 70361 |
| Phone | (985) 868-5660 |
| Fax | (985) 868-0239 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | terrebonneclerk.org |
Search Terrebonne Parish Deed Records
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com covers Terrebonne 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 also free and lets you monitor for new filings under your name in Terrebonne Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
For in-person research, the Houma courthouse on Main Street maintains the complete archive of Terrebonne Parish deed records. Both older Book and Page index records and newer digital records are available. Contact the clerk's office before your visit at (985) 868-5660 to confirm current hours. Mail requests for certified copies are processed with the appropriate instrument information and payment.
For the earliest land records covering Terrebonne Parish territory, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original state patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570. Terrebonne Parish has French colonial settlement history, and many of the oldest property descriptions in the parish use the traditional French long-lot system along bayous.
Terrebonne Parish Recording Fees
Recording fees in Terrebonne 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. The $5 LCRAA portal fee is included in all recording fees. Documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins on all other sides.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents affecting immovable property effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in Terrebonne Parish cannot be enforced against a later buyer who had no actual notice of the prior transaction. Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2742, recorded documents become permanent Terrebonne Parish archives and are not returned after filing. The conveyance index covers 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.
Cities in Terrebonne Parish
Houma is the parish seat and largest city in Terrebonne Parish, serving as the center of the south Louisiana oil and gas service industry.
Nearby Parishes
Terrebonne Parish borders Lafourche, St. Mary, Assumption, and St. Martin parishes.