Vermilion Parish Deed Records

Vermilion Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Abbeville, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish are filed and indexed at this office. You can search Vermilion Parish deed records through the free eClerks LA statewide portal or the parish's own online inquiry system, with electronic recording available through eClerks LA.

Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court

Clerk Hon. Diane Meaux Broussard heads the Vermilion Parish Clerk of Court at 100 North State Street, Suite 101, in Abbeville. Mailing address: P.O. Box 790, Abbeville, LA 70511. Main phone: (337) 898-1992. Recording department: (337) 898-4556. Main fax: (337) 898-9803. Email: vermilionclerk@cox-internet.com. 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 Vermilion Parish property and maintains the complete grantor-grantee index for all real property in the parish.

Vermilion Parish is in south Louisiana along the Gulf Coast, in the Acadiana region. The parish extends from inland agricultural and rice-growing land in the north to coastal marshes, barrier islands, and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Abbeville is the parish seat and commercial hub. The parish has significant oil and gas production, both onshore and offshore, driving deed activity including mineral leases, pipeline rights of way, and platform site agreements. Rice farming, crawfish production, and cattle ranching are major agricultural land uses. The parish also has recreational property along its coastal waterways.

The clerk's office in Abbeville processes all deed and mortgage recordings for Vermilion Parish. Contact the recording department at (337) 898-4556 or email vermilionclerk@cox-internet.com for recording questions. Staff can help with the grantor-grantee index for both older Book and Page records and newer instrument-numbered documents.

Search Vermilion Parish Deed Records

Vermilion Parish has its own online inquiry system at vpcocwebinquiry.net for searching conveyance and mortgage records. Contact the clerk's office at (337) 898-1992 or visit vermilionclerk.com for current access details. The recording department at (337) 898-4556 can also assist with search questions.

The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Vermilion 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 service lets you monitor for new filings under your name in Vermilion Parish or any other Louisiana parish.

Electronic recording for Vermilion Parish is available through eClerks LA, allowing authorized filers to submit deed and mortgage documents without mailing paper originals. For in-person research, the Abbeville courthouse maintains the complete archive. For the earliest land grants, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570.

Vermilion Parish Recording Fees

Recording fees in Vermilion 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. Maps and plats range from $105 to $125. Certified copies cost $10 plus the applicable copy fee. 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Request certified copies at the time of recording if you need them. Both the conveyance and mortgage indexes must be searched for a complete title examination on any Vermilion Parish property.

Nearby Parishes

Vermilion Parish borders Lafayette, Iberia, St. Mary, Jefferson Davis, and Cameron parishes.