Find Property Records in St. Martin Parish

St. Martin Parish property records are filed at the Clerk of Court in St. Martinville, where deeds, mortgages, conveyances, and other land documents are recorded for real estate across this south-central Louisiana parish. You can search St. Martin Parish property records through the parish assessor's website and GIS portal for ownership and assessment data, or use eClerks LA to look up recorded instruments by name. Both tools are free to access online. For full document copies -- deeds, mortgage releases, or conveyance records -- the Clerk of Court office in St. Martinville is the official source.

St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court

Laura B. Blanchard serves as the St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court. The office is located at 415 St. Martin St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 308. The main phone number is (337) 394-2210, and the fax is (337) 394-7772. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The clerk records all property instruments filed in the parish. Under La. Civ. Code art. 3338, a deed, mortgage, or servitude affecting immovable property in St. Martin Parish must be filed here to be effective against third parties. The clerk maintains a grantor-grantee index so you can trace chains of title by name.

One notable feature of the St. Martin Parish clerk's office is that bilingual services are offered in both English and French. This reflects the deep Acadian and Cajun heritage of the area around St. Martinville. Staff can assist with inquiries in both languages, which is still useful for records that predate the transition to English-only documentation in Louisiana courts.

St. Martin Parish Assessor

The St. Martin Parish Assessor's office handles all property valuations in the parish. You can reach the assessor by phone at (337) 394-2208. The assessor website at stmartinassessor.org provides public access to property search and assessment data.

Property tax rates follow the rules set by La. Const. art. VII § 18. Homestead properties are assessed at 10% of fair market value. Most other property types are assessed at 15%. Public service company property is assessed at 25%. The homestead exemption reduces taxable assessed value for owner-occupied primary residences.

The screenshot below shows the St. Martin Parish Assessor website where property records can be searched.

Source: stmartinassessor.org

The assessor site provides current ownership data, assessed values, and homestead exemption status for parcels throughout St. Martin Parish.

St. Martin Parish GIS Portal

St. Martin Parish maintains a GIS portal at atlas.geoportalmaps.com/stmartin. This interactive map shows parcel boundaries, land ownership, aerial imagery, and other geographic data for the parish. It is useful for locating specific properties and viewing their relationship to roads, waterways, and other parcels.

The Atchafalaya Basin passes through parts of St. Martin Parish. Some land in the basin area is subject to special ownership rules and may involve state lands records. For parcels near the Atchafalaya River or state-owned water bottoms, check the State Lands Office at doa.la.gov in addition to the parish clerk's records.

The screenshot below shows the St. Martin Parish GIS portal used for property mapping.

Source: atlas.geoportalmaps.com/stmartin

The GIS portal is free to use. No login is needed to view parcel data and maps for St. Martin Parish properties.

St. Martin Parish Property Tax Payments

St. Martin Parish offers online property tax payment at snstaxpayments.com/stmartin. This portal lets property owners pay their parish taxes online without visiting a government office. You will need your parcel number or property address to look up your bill.

The screenshot below shows the St. Martin Parish online tax payment portal.

Source: snstaxpayments.com/stmartin

Tax payment records may also confirm ownership for recent years if you are researching a parcel and need to verify who has paid taxes on it.

Online Property Record Search Options

Several tools can help you search St. Martin Parish property records online. The assessor site at stmartinassessor.org is the best source for ownership and valuation data. For recorded land documents, the statewide eClerks LA portal at eclerksla.com provides an index of filings across Louisiana parishes.

Clerk Connect at clerkconnect.com gives subscribers access to multiple Louisiana parish clerk indexes in one place. This is a helpful tool if your research spans more than one parish. QPublic at qpublic.net also aggregates Louisiana assessor data and may have St. Martin Parish records.

The Louisiana Tax Commission at latax.state.la.us provides statewide assessment data. This can help you compare property values or look up assessment appeals records across the state.

Types of Property Records in St. Martin Parish

The St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court files all instruments that affect real property in the parish. These records are public under La. R.S. 44:1 and are kept permanently under La. R.S. 44:411. Anyone can request to view or copy these documents.

Property documents commonly filed in St. Martin Parish include:

• Acts of sale transferring real property ownership
• Mortgage acts and collateral mortgage pledges
• Cancellations and releases of mortgages and liens
• Judgments recorded as property liens
• Servitudes and rights-of-way
• Donations of immovable property
• Successions affecting real estate
• Lis pendens notices
• Plats and boundary agreements

To get a certified copy, contact the clerk's office in St. Martinville. Bring or provide the instrument number or enough detail to let staff locate the document. Copies can often be obtained by mail request as well.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes share borders with St. Martin Parish. Properties near a parish line may require records checks at more than one clerk office.