Vernon Parish Deed Records
Vernon Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Leesville, Louisiana. All conveyances and mortgages for property in the parish are filed at this office. You can search Vernon Parish deed records through the parish's online records portal with coverage from 1971 forward, or visit the Leesville courthouse in person. Electronic recording is available through four providers.
Vernon Parish Quick Facts
Vernon Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Jeffery K. Skidmore heads the Vernon Parish Clerk of Court at 215 S. 4th Street in Leesville. Mailing address: P.O. Box 40, Leesville, LA 71496. Phone: (337) 238-1384. Fax: (337) 239-9902. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Note the earlier 8:00 AM opening time. The clerk's office maintains all deed records for Vernon Parish property and serves as the Register of Conveyances and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages for the parish.
Vernon Parish is in northwest Louisiana near the Texas state line, with Leesville as the parish seat. The parish is home to Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), one of the largest U.S. Army installations in the country. The military presence creates a large and active residential real estate market, with frequent property sales and purchases by service members and their families. The parish also has significant timber and forestland, agricultural tracts, and rural residential property. All deed and mortgage recordings for this property base are processed at the Leesville courthouse.
Important courthouse notice: No purses, backpacks, or cell phones are permitted in the Vernon Parish courthouse. Plan your visit accordingly. Electronic recording is available through four providers: CSC at (866) 652-0111; EPN at (888) 235-3365; Indecomm at (877) 272-5250; and Simplifile at (800) 460-5657. Contact the clerk's office at (337) 238-1384 to confirm accepted providers and requirements before submitting an e-recording.
| Clerk | Jeffery K. Skidmore |
|---|---|
| Address | 215 S. 4th Street, Leesville, LA 71446 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 40, Leesville, LA 71496 |
| Phone | (337) 238-1384 |
| Fax | (337) 239-9902 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | vernonparishcoc.com |
Search Vernon Parish Deed Records Online
Vernon Parish has an online records portal at cotthosting.com/lavernon that provides access to mortgages, judgments, and conveyances from 1971 to the present. This covers the modern deed record period for the parish. Contact the clerk's office at (337) 238-1384 or visit vernonparishcoc.com for current access details and subscription information.
The Vernon Parish online records portal provides access to mortgages, judgments, and conveyances from 1971 to the present.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers Vernon 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 Vernon Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
For records predating the 1971 online cutoff, the physical index books at the Leesville courthouse must be searched in person. For the earliest land title records, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books. Phone: (225) 342-4570.
Vernon Parish Recording Fees
Recording fees in Vernon 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 cost $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 Vernon 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 Vernon 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.
Nearby Parishes
Vernon Parish borders Sabine, Natchitoches, Rapides, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes.