West Baton Rouge Parish Deed Records
West Baton Rouge Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Port Allen, Louisiana. The office holds all conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish and provides online access through both an eSearch portal and Clerk Connect. Electronic recording is available through Simplifile and CSC.
West Baton Rouge Parish Quick Facts
West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Amanda Gross-Thies heads the West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court at 850 Eighth Street in Port Allen. Mailing address: P.O. Box 107, Port Allen, LA 70767. Phone: (225) 383-0378. Fax: (225) 383-3694. Email: amanda.gross@wbrclerk.org. 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 West Baton Rouge Parish property. The office maintains the complete grantor-grantee index for all real property in the parish, including both the Register of Conveyances and the Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages functions.
West Baton Rouge Parish sits on the west bank of the Mississippi River directly across from Baton Rouge, in the Capital Region of Louisiana. Port Allen is the parish seat and the main community on the west bank. The parish has a significant petrochemical and industrial base along the river corridor, as well as agricultural land, residential development, and commercial property. The close proximity to Baton Rouge generates spillover residential growth on the west bank. The clerk's office in Port Allen handles all deed recordings for this mix of industrial, residential, and agricultural property.
The online eSearch portal on the wbrclerk.org website provides access to West Baton Rouge Parish deed records. Online conveyance coverage begins January 4, 1952; mortgage coverage begins January 1, 1954; and maps are available from June 28, 2010 forward. Clerk Connect civil records were added as of June 19, 2024. Electronic recording is available through Simplifile at (800) 460-5657 and CSC at (866) 652-0111.
The West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court website provides contact information and eSearch access for deed records in Port Allen.
| Clerk | Amanda Gross-Thies |
|---|---|
| Address | 850 Eighth Street, Port Allen, LA 70767 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 107, Port Allen, LA 70767 |
| Phone | (225) 383-0378 |
| Fax | (225) 383-3694 |
| amanda.gross@wbrclerk.org | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | wbrclerk.org |
Search West Baton Rouge Parish Deed Records Online
West Baton Rouge Parish has an eSearch portal on the clerk's website at wbrclerk.org for online access to conveyance and mortgage records. Digital index and image coverage begins January 4, 1952 for conveyances and January 1, 1954 for mortgages. Map records are available online from June 28, 2010 forward. Clerk Connect for civil records was added as of June 19, 2024. Contact the clerk's office at (225) 383-0378 for current subscription rates.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
For records predating the 1952 online cutoff, the physical index books at the Port Allen courthouse must be searched in person. For the earliest land title records, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents. Phone: (225) 342-4570.
West Baton Rouge Parish Recording Fees
Recording fees in West Baton Rouge 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. 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 effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Both the conveyance and mortgage indexes must be searched for a complete title examination on any West Baton Rouge Parish property.
Nearby Parishes
West Baton Rouge Parish borders East Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Pointe Coupee parishes.