Louisiana successions are filed in the parish where the deceased was domiciled at the time of death. If the deceased owned real estate in multiple parishes, the Judgment of Possession must be recorded in each parish where immovable property is located. We handle filings, recordings, and certified-copy delivery across the entire state.

Most-served parishes

Orleans Parish (New Orleans) · Jefferson Parish (Metairie, Kenner) · East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge) · Lafayette Parish (Lafayette) · Caddo Parish (Shreveport) · Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles) · St. Tammany Parish (Covington, Slidell, Mandeville) · Tangipahoa Parish (Hammond) · Ouachita Parish (Monroe) · Rapides Parish (Alexandria) · Bossier Parish · Livingston Parish · Ascension Parish · Terrebonne Parish (Houma) · Lafourche Parish

All 64 parishes — alphabetical

Acadia · Allen · Ascension · Assumption · Avoyelles · Beauregard · Bienville · Bossier · Caddo · Calcasieu · Caldwell · Cameron · Catahoula · Claiborne · Concordia · De Soto · East Baton Rouge · East Carroll · East Feliciana · Evangeline · Franklin · Grant · Iberia · Iberville · Jackson · Jefferson · Jefferson Davis · Lafayette · Lafourche · LaSalle · Lincoln · Livingston · Madison · Morehouse · Natchitoches · Orleans · Ouachita · Plaquemines · Pointe Coupee · Rapides · Red River · Richland · Sabine · St. Bernard · St. Charles · St. Helena · St. James · St. John the Baptist · St. Landry · St. Martin · St. Mary · St. Tammany · Tangipahoa · Tensas · Terrebonne · Union · Vermilion · Vernon · Washington · Webster · West Baton Rouge · West Carroll · West Feliciana · Winn

How parish location affects your succession

• Filing parish: The succession is filed where the deceased was domiciled. We e-file with every parish district court.
• Recording parishes: The Judgment of Possession is recorded in every parish where the deceased owned immovable property. Common scenario: a deceased domiciled in Orleans who owned a camp in St. Tammany and mineral interests in Caddo — three parish recordings.
• Filing fees: Vary by parish from roughly $150 to $350. Billed at cost.
• Processing speed: Some parishes process uncontested successions in 3–5 business days; others take 2–3 weeks. We monitor each filing.