West Feliciana Parish Deed Records
West Feliciana Parish deed records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The office holds all conveyances and mortgage records for property in the parish, with land records dating to 1811. You can search West Feliciana Parish deed records through the public records search on the clerk's website covering land, civil, criminal, marriage, and probate records, or visit the St. Francisville courthouse in person.
West Feliciana Parish Quick Facts
West Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court
Clerk Stewart Hughes heads the West Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court at 4785 Prosperity Street in St. Francisville. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1843, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Phone: (225) 635-3794. Fax: (225) 635-3770. Email: westfelcoc@gmail.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 West Feliciana Parish property and maintains the grantor-grantee index for all real property in the parish. Land records go back to 1811, marriage records to 1879, and court records to 1900.
West Feliciana Parish is in the Florida Parishes region of Louisiana, on the east bank of the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge. St. Francisville is the parish seat, one of the oldest towns in Louisiana. The parish is known for its antebellum plantation homes and oak-canopied streets. Property types range from historic plantation estates and timber land to residential lots in and around St. Francisville. The long history of land ownership in this area means the grantor-grantee index reaches deep into the 19th century, and title searches on many properties can require tracing ownership back through multiple generations of the same family.
The public records search on the West Feliciana Clerk of Court website at westfelicianaclerkofcourt.org covers land, civil, criminal, marriage, and probate records. Electronic recording is available through CSC at (866) 652-0111. Contact the clerk's office at (225) 635-3794 before visiting to confirm current hours and copy fees.
The West Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court website provides contact information and public records search for deed records in St. Francisville.
| Clerk | Stewart Hughes |
|---|---|
| Address | 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, LA 70775 |
| Mailing | P.O. Box 1843, St. Francisville, LA 70775 |
| Phone | (225) 635-3794 |
| Fax | (225) 635-3770 |
| westfelcoc@gmail.com | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Website | westfelicianaclerkofcourt.org |
Search West Feliciana Parish Deed Records Online
West Feliciana Parish has a public records search portal on the clerk's website at westfelicianaclerkofcourt.org. The system covers land records, civil records, criminal records, marriage records, and probate records. Land records are available online from 1811 forward, marriage records from 1879, and court records from 1900. Contact the clerk's office at (225) 635-3794 for current access details.
The free statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com also covers West Feliciana 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 Feliciana Parish or any other Louisiana parish.
Electronic recording is available through CSC at (866) 652-0111. For the earliest land grants predating 1811, the Louisiana State Land Office at doa.la.gov holds original patents and tract books from the Spanish colonial and early American periods. Phone: (225) 342-4570. West Feliciana Parish was part of the short-lived Republic of West Florida before being absorbed into the United States in 1810.
West Feliciana Parish Recording Fees
West Feliciana Parish uses a slightly higher recording fee schedule than the standard statewide rate. Fees are: 1-5 pages at $110; 6-25 pages at $210; 26-50 pages at $310; 51-plus pages at $310 plus $5 per additional page. Cancellations cost $60. These fees are set under La. R.S. 13:844 and the parish's supplemental fee authority. 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 West Feliciana 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 Feliciana Parish archives and are not returned after filing. Given the depth of the historical record in this parish, a thorough title search may require tracing ownership through the complete grantor-grantee index back to the earliest recorded instruments.
Nearby Parishes
West Feliciana Parish borders East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, and St. Helena parishes.