Find Property Records in Livingston Parish

Livingston Parish property records are maintained at the Clerk of Court on South Maine Street in Livingston. Deeds, mortgages, conveyances, and other land documents for the parish are searchable online through eClerks LA and Clerk Connect, or you can visit the courthouse in person to look up recorded instruments directly. The Livingston Parish Assessor also runs a separate online tool for property ownership and valuation data. This fast-growing parish east of Baton Rouge sees a high volume of new filings each year.

Livingston Parish Clerk of Court

Corbin M. Skipper serves as the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court. The office is at 36902 S. Maine St. in Livingston. Staff can help with in-person record searches, document filing, and copy requests. Livingston Parish has grown fast in recent years -- the clerk's office handles a high volume of new filings each year as a result.

The clerk records all instruments affecting real property in Livingston Parish, including deeds, mortgages, acts of sale, liens, servitudes, subdivision plats, and cancellations. Every document is indexed by grantor and grantee name. Call (225) 686-2216 if your search is complex or involves many documents before making the trip to Livingston.

Note: The clerk's website at livingstonclerk.com had DNS resolution issues at the time of our research, but the URL is correct. The site should be accessible in normal circumstances. Use eClerks LA or Clerk Connect as online backups if the main site is temporarily down.

What Property Records Are Kept in Livingston Parish

Under La. R.S. 44:1, records held by public offices in Louisiana are open to inspection. The Clerk of Court's conveyance and mortgage books are the main land record sources for Livingston Parish.

Conveyance records cover every ownership transfer -- sales, donations, successions, and partition deeds. Mortgage records show loans secured against real property. Both are indexed by grantor and grantee name. Releases and cancellations file when loans are paid off. All of these need to be in the public record for a title chain to be clean.

The clerk also keeps UCC filings, servitude agreements, and subdivision plat maps. Plat maps define lot lines and come up constantly in a parish as active as Livingston. The parish has seen heavy subdivision development in the last two decades. That means a lot of new plat recordings, builder mortgage instruments, and lot-by-lot deed transfers to track.

La. Civ. Code art. 3338 requires that documents affecting real property be recorded in the parish where the land sits. Recording puts the world on notice. An unrecorded deed or mortgage can be wiped out by a later buyer or creditor who had no actual notice of it. In a fast-moving market like Livingston Parish, delaying a recording even briefly can create real title problems.

Under La. R.S. 44:411, these records are permanent. The Clerk retains them indefinitely. You can search back through Livingston Parish ownership history as far as the index books go.

How to Search Livingston Parish Property Records

Three main options exist for searching. Online tools handle most searches. An in-person visit works best for older records or complex title chains.

eClerks LA (free index): eClerks LA at eclerksla.com indexes documents filed in many Louisiana parishes including Livingston. Search free by grantor or grantee name, document type, and date range. The index tells you what exists and when it was filed. Images may require an additional step or subscription.

Clerk Connect (subscription): Clerk Connect at clerkconnect.com gives paid access to scanned document images. Title researchers and attorneys use it for remote access to full deed and mortgage text. This is the most complete online tool for Livingston Parish records.

In-person search: Visit 36902 S. Maine St. in Livingston during business hours. Staff can search the index and pull records. Bring the owner's name or parcel number. Certified copies cost a per-page fee plus a certification charge. Call (225) 686-2216 to confirm current fees before visiting. Mail requests are accepted as well -- include the party name, date range, and a check for the estimated fee.

The Livingston Parish Assessor's online search at livingstonassessor.org lets you look up assessed values and owner names by address or parcel number. Use it to confirm current ownership before pulling deed records. Note: the assessor site also had DNS issues at the time of our research, but the URL is correct.

The screenshot below shows the eClerks LA statewide portal, which indexes Livingston Parish property records and lets you run free name searches from any location.

eClerks LA covers all 64 Louisiana parishes in a single system. Search by name to find document entries, then contact the clerk's office for copies or use any local portal to pull scanned records.

Livingston Parish Assessor

Jeff Taylor serves as the Livingston Parish Assessor. The office is at 36891 S. Magnolia St. in Livingston, just a short distance from the Clerk of Court. The Assessor values all real and personal property in the parish each year for tax purposes.

Assessment ratios are set by state law under La. Const. art. VII, sec. 18. Residential property is assessed at 10% of fair market value. Commercial property is assessed at 15%. Public service property -- utilities, railroads -- is assessed at 25%. Livingston Parish has seen sharp increases in residential property values over the last decade as demand has grown. If your assessment seems too high, call the Assessor's office and ask about the review process during the open book period.

The homestead exemption reduces taxable value by $75,000 for owner-occupied primary residences. File once at the Assessor's office when you move in. It renews automatically as long as ownership and occupancy stay the same.

Property Taxes in Livingston Parish

The Livingston Parish Sheriff collects property taxes. Bills go out in the fall and are due by December 31. Missing that deadline means interest and penalties start accruing immediately.

Unpaid taxes can lead to a tax sale where the parish sells a lien against the property. Louisiana gives the original owner three years to redeem the property after a tax sale by paying back all taxes, costs, and interest. Tax sale certificates are recorded at the Clerk's office and appear in title searches. Always check for them before you close on any Livingston Parish property.

Under La. R.S. 44:411, tax records are permanent public records. Old assessment rolls and tax sale documents can be inspected at the Clerk's office. They are useful when deed records are unclear for a given period.

Livingston is one of the fastest-growing parishes in Louisiana. Families have moved east from Baton Rouge in large numbers over the past two decades. That growth means active subdivision recording, a high volume of residential mortgage instruments, and constantly shifting ownership in newer developments. If you are buying in a newer Livingston subdivision, confirm that the subdivision plat is properly recorded and that builder liens are released before closing.

Nearby Parishes

Livingston Parish borders five parishes. Property near any of these lines may have instruments filed in more than one clerk's office -- verify the correct parish before searching.