Madison Parish Property Records
Madison Parish property records are filed with the Clerk of Court in Tallulah and cover all land transactions, deeds, mortgages, conveyances, and other recorded instruments in this rural northeastern Louisiana parish. You can search the index through the eClerks LA statewide portal online, or visit the Madison Parish Courthouse in Tallulah in person. The parish assessor maintains ownership and valuation data separately. If you need to check a title, find a past deed, or look up a lien, both offices are your main resources here.
Madison Parish Quick Facts
Madison Parish Clerk of Court
The Clerk of Court is the main office for property records in Madison Parish. All deeds, mortgages, acts of sale, and conveyance documents are filed here. Under La. Civ. Code art. 3338, immovable property records must be recorded with the parish clerk to be effective against third parties. The clerk indexes every filing and keeps copies for public access.
Hon. Marion Hopkins serves as Clerk of Court for Madison Parish. Her office sits inside the Madison Parish Courthouse on North Cedar Street in Tallulah. In-person searches are available during business hours. Staff can help you find deeds by grantor or grantee name, and they can pull mortgage records too. The office does not charge for a basic name search, but copy fees apply.
The clerk can also provide certified copies of recorded documents. Certified copies carry the clerk's seal and are accepted by title companies, lenders, and courts. If you need a copy for a real estate closing or estate matter, call ahead so the office can pull the file before you arrive. This saves time and avoids delays at the counter.
| Clerk of Court | Hon. Marion Hopkins |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 North Cedar St., Tallulah, LA 71282 |
| Mailing Address | P.O. Box 1710, Tallulah, LA 71282 |
| Phone | (318) 574-0655 |
| Fax | (318) 574-3961 |
| mhopkins@madisonparishclerk.com | |
| Website | madisonparishclerk.com |
Madison Parish Assessor
The Assessor values all real and personal property in Madison Parish for tax purposes. Jim D. Sevier serves as the parish assessor. His office shares the courthouse building on North Cedar Street. The assessor maintains records on parcel boundaries, property descriptions, and assessed values. These records are separate from the deed records at the clerk's office but are just as useful when researching a property.
Under La. Const. art. VII § 18, residential property is assessed at 10% of fair market value, commercial property at 15%, and certain other property at 25%. The assessor's records show current market value estimates and taxable assessed values for each parcel in the parish. You can contact the assessor's office directly to look up a parcel or check the value used for tax bills.
The assessor page on the Madison Parish government site lists contact information and office details. Online property search tools for Madison Parish are limited compared to larger parishes, but eClerks LA provides statewide access to recorded documents and may cover some Madison Parish filings.
| Assessor | Jim D. Sevier |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 North Cedar St., Tallulah, LA 71282 |
| Mailing Address | P.O. Box 423, Tallulah, LA 71284 |
| Phone | (318) 574-0117 |
| Fax | (318) 574-0127 |
| mptaxassessor@birch.net | |
| Assessor Info | madisonparish.org/elected-officials/assessor/ |
The Madison Parish assessor information page shows current officeholder details and links to parish resources. The image below comes from that site.
Use the assessor contact information shown on that page to ask about specific parcel data or to dispute a valuation.
Online Search Tools for Madison Parish Property Records
Madison Parish has limited online search options on its own, but two statewide platforms can help. eClerks LA is the main portal for accessing recorded documents from participating Louisiana parishes. You can search conveyances, mortgages, and other instruments filed with the clerk. Results vary by how far back the parish has digitized its index.
The Louisiana Tax Commission website also provides data on parish assessments statewide. You can look up assessment rolls and find parcel-level data for many parishes. For Madison Parish, this can help you check property classifications and value history even if the parish does not have its own online portal.
The QPublic Louisiana Assessors platform links to parish assessor sites across the state. Not every assessor uses QPublic, but it is worth checking. If Madison Parish is listed there, you may be able to run a free property search online without calling the office.
For the most complete search, plan an in-person visit to the courthouse in Tallulah. Bring the property address, owner name, or parcel number. The clerk's office staff can walk you through the index books and digital records. Title companies doing searches in Madison Parish routinely use the clerk's office directly.
Types of Property Records in Madison Parish
Several kinds of documents get recorded with the Madison Parish Clerk of Court. Knowing the type you need speeds up your search. The most common are acts of sale (deeds), which transfer ownership from one person to another. Mortgage acts secure loans against real property. Releases discharge mortgages once a loan is paid off. Liens and judgments can also attach to real property and show up in the conveyance and mortgage records.
Servitudes (easements), leases for more than one year, and judgments that affect title are also filed with the clerk under La. Civ. Code art. 3338. These affect who can use land and under what terms. Mineral rights and oil and gas leases are filed here too. In rural Madison Parish, mineral leases can be just as important as the surface deed when buying land near the Mississippi River corridor.
Common Madison Parish property record types include:
- Acts of sale and warranty deeds
- Mortgage acts and collateral mortgage pledges
- Mortgage releases and satisfactions
- Judgment liens and writ of fieri facias filings
- Mineral leases and royalty transfers
- Servitudes and right-of-way grants
- Lis pendens notices
- Succession and estate transfers
Under La. R.S. 44:1, these records are public. Any person can request them. You do not need a reason or an attorney to look at filed documents. The clerk charges a per-page copy fee for printed copies.
Property Taxes in Madison Parish
Property taxes in Madison Parish are collected by the parish sheriff's office, which acts as the tax collector. The assessor sets values; the sheriff bills and collects. Tax bills go out in the fall each year and are due by December 31. If taxes go unpaid, the property can be sold at a tax sale.
The Louisiana Tax Commission oversees assessors statewide and sets rules for how property must be valued. You can check the commission's site for Madison Parish assessment rolls, which are public records. These rolls list every parcel, its assessed value, and the owner of record as of January 1 each year.
If you think your assessment is too high, you can protest it. The process starts with the assessor. You talk to the assessor first, and if you still disagree, you can appeal to the Louisiana Tax Commission. Deadlines apply, so act fast when you get your notice each year.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes border or lie near Madison Parish. If the property you are researching is close to a parish line, check both clerks' offices to make sure you have all recorded documents.