West Carroll Parish Deed Records
West Carroll Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Oak Grove, Louisiana. The office holds all conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish, with land records dating back to 1833. You can search West Carroll Parish deed records through the parish's online property records portal, or visit the Oak Grove courthouse in person. Electronic recording is available for the parish.
West Carroll Parish Quick Facts
West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Karen Jones heads the West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court at 305 E. Main Street, Suite 101, in Oak Grove. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1078, Oak Grove, LA 71263. Phone: (318) 428-3281. Fax: (318) 428-9896. Email: wcclerk@westcarrollclerk.org. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office is entirely self-supporting, funded by fees rather than taxpayer dollars. The office maintains all deed records for West Carroll Parish property with land records dating to 1833 and marriage records from 1877.
West Carroll Parish is in northeast Louisiana near the Arkansas state line, directly east of East Carroll Parish. It is one of the smallest parishes in the state by population and is predominantly agricultural, with cotton, soybeans, and other row crops as the major land uses. Oak Grove is the only incorporated town in the parish. The flat, fertile delta soils of this region have supported large agricultural operations since the 19th century. The clerk's office in Oak Grove maintains the long record of property transfers in this agricultural community, with the deed archive reaching back to 1833 when the parish was organized.
The West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court website provides contact information and online property records for deed records in Oak Grove.
| Clerk | Karen Jones |
|---|---|
| Address | 305 E. Main Street, Suite 101, Oak Grove, LA 71263 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 1078, Oak Grove, LA 71263 |
| Phone | (318) 428-3281 |
| Fax | (318) 428-9896 |
| wcclerk@westcarrollclerk.org | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | westcarrollclerk.org |
Search West Carroll Parish Deed Records Online
West Carroll Parish offers online property records access through the clerk's website at westcarrollclerk.org. The system provides access to civil, criminal, and property records online. Contact the clerk's office at (318) 428-3281 or email wcclerk@westcarrollclerk.org for current access details and subscription information for the property records portal.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers West Carroll 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 Carroll Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
Electronic recording is available for West Carroll Parish. For older records predating the online period, the physical index books at the Oak Grove courthouse reach back to 1833 and must be searched in person. For the earliest land grants, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books from the original U.S. Government surveys. Phone: (225) 342-4570.
West Carroll Parish Recording Fees
Recording fees in West Carroll 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. Documents must have a 2-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins on all other sides. The West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court is 100% funded by fees, meaning recording fees directly support the operations of the office with no taxpayer funding.
Louisiana Civil Code Article 3338 requires recording to make documents affecting immovable property effective against third parties. An unrecorded deed in West Carroll 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 Carroll Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Both the conveyance and mortgage indexes must be searched for a complete title examination. The conveyance index covers acts of sale, donations, exchanges, partitions, oil and gas leases, and rights of way. The mortgage index covers mortgages, judgments, tax liens, and UCC financing statements.
Nearby Parishes
West Carroll Parish borders East Carroll, Morehouse, and Richland parishes.