Property Records by City in Louisiana

Louisiana property records are maintained at the parish level, not the city level. No matter which city or community you live in, your deed, mortgage, and land records are filed with the Clerk of Court in the parish where the property sits. Select a city below to find which parish handles its records and how to access them.

Some Louisiana cities are incorporated municipalities with their own governments but still rely entirely on the parish Clerk of Court for property record keeping. Others are unincorporated communities, meaning they have no city government at all. In either case, property records go to the parish. New Orleans is unique in that the city and parish share the same boundaries, so one office handles everything.

Cities like Metairie, Marrero, Terrytown, and Laplace are unincorporated communities within their parishes. They do not have independent city halls or municipal courts for property records. All property filings for these communities go through the Jefferson Parish or St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court, just as they do for every other address in those parishes.

For cities like Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, and Lake Charles, which are incorporated municipalities, the city government may handle zoning, permits, and code enforcement. But deeds, mortgages, and conveyances are still filed with the parish clerk. The city does not keep its own deed or mortgage records. These go to the parish where the property is located.

When you need to search property records for any Louisiana city, start by finding the parish that covers that city. Each parish page on this site lists the Clerk of Court address, phone, website, and online search tools. The assessor page will help you search by address or parcel number. Together, these two offices hold all the property records for that area.

For statewide free index searches covering all Louisiana parishes, the eClerks LA portal lets you search conveyance and mortgage indexes across all 64 parishes from one login. The Clerk Connect system provides paid access to full records in participating parishes. Both tools are useful for city residents who want to search property records without visiting a courthouse.

Note: Property records in Louisiana are public under La. R.S. 44:1. Anyone can search them. You do not need to own the property or be involved in a transaction to look up records.