Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Louisiana Fax Number — Copies, Recording, and Records Requests
The clerk of court's office in Orleans Parish is the contact for copies and searches; recording an instrument is done with the original, not by fax. Based in New Orleans, Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Louisiana is the parish's office of record for deeds, mortgages, and liens for Orleans Parish. Here is what the office handles, what genuinely goes by fax, and how to get its current number.
Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Louisiana Fax Number
Check the Orleans Parish recording-office contact page for the working fax, then verify it accepts your request that way
Hours: The clerk of court's office keeps weekday business hours; a fax sent overnight is handled the next business day.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Louisiana
- A lien release or satisfaction to the party that will record it
- A document to your lender or escrow agent during closing
- A document to the title company or closing attorney in your transaction
- A completed copy-request form where the office accepts it by fax
- A certified- or plain-copy request for a recorded deed or mortgage
Copies and searches in Orleans Parish
Requests that are not a recording go to the clerk of court's office in Orleans Parish: a copy of a deed, a lien search, or a records question. The office can confirm whether it takes a records request by fax or requires a written or online request. A short call to the clerk of court's office settles both the working number and whether fax is the right channel for Orleans Parish.
The paperwork behind an Orleans Parish property
A property's history in Orleans Parish is built from recorded deeds, mortgages, assignments, releases, and judgment liens indexed by the clerk of court's office. A title search walks the grantor-grantee index to trace ownership and find any liens against the property. Fax comes in around those documents — a copy request, a search inquiry, or a document to a party — where the clerk of court's office or that recipient accepts it.
Sending to Orleans Parish offices without a machine
A land-records document tied to Orleans Parish carries sensitive details, so the channel you fax it over matters. You upload the PDF, enter the confirmed fax number, and the pages go out encrypted in transit. A 7-day free trial (no credit card) lets you send right away, and plans start at $12.99/month after that.
Faxing to Orleans Parish Clerk of Court, Louisiana — FAQ
Every page should carry the parcel number and the recording reference so it can be matched. State which office or party the fax is for so it is routed on the first try. A legible cover sheet with the recording reference is what gets a same-day match.
Yes. A recorded copy for the lender or a release to the title company is a common fax in an Orleans Parish transaction. A recorded deed copy or a payoff statement may be requested by fax by a party to the deal. A payoff or release faxed with a confirmation gives everyone in the deal a dated record.
A number copied from a search result may be stale; the clerk of court's office has the current one. The county's official page names the recording office and whether it takes a request by fax. Once confirmed, note the number and the accepted channel so you do not repeat the search.
No. A faxed copy is not recordable at the clerk of court's office in Orleans Parish. Whoever handles the closing typically submits the instrument for recording rather than mailing it. A copy request, a payoff, or a document to your title company is where fax belongs — the recording stays an original.
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