Successions in Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish encompasses the City of New Orleans — the parish and the city are coterminous. Probate and successions are filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans at 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans. Orleans is among the busiest succession dockets in Louisiana, but document automation and disciplined intake keep our average uncontested judgment-of-possession turnaround at fourteen business days.

Orleans Parish has unique features that affect successions: notarial archives at the Louisiana Secretary of State (where many older wills are recorded), historical chain-of-title issues in older neighborhoods (Garden District, French Quarter, Marigny, Bywater), and a high incidence of out-of-state heirs (a generation of New Orleanians moved out after Hurricane Katrina, leaving inherited property behind).

Common Orleans Parish Succession Scenarios

• Stalled real-estate closings on inherited Garden District, Lakeview, Mid-City, or Bywater homes.
• Out-of-state heirs in Texas, Florida, Georgia inheriting New Orleans property after a parent or grandparent dies.
• Multi-generational chain-of-title problems on family homes in Treme, Seventh Ward, Lower Ninth Ward.
• Forced heirship issues where the testator left a will favoring one child over others.
• Intestate successions for spouses and children when a New Orleans resident dies without a will.

Pricing for Orleans Parish Successions

Our flat fees apply equally across all 64 Louisiana parishes. Orleans Parish court filing fees run approximately $250–$350; recording fees in Orleans conveyance records are typically $150–$250. See full pricing breakdown.

Process

1. Free consultation and flat-fee quote within 24 hours.
2. You sign one notarized Verification — from any notary, anywhere.
3. We file in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
4. Judgment of Possession issues; we record in Orleans conveyance records and deliver certified copies.

See the full process.

Service Areas Within Orleans Parish

French Quarter, Garden District, CBD, Treme, Marigny, Bywater, Mid-City, Lakeview, Algiers, Gentilly, Seventh Ward, Eighth Ward, Lower Ninth Ward, Uptown, Carrollton, Audubon, Black Pearl, East New Orleans — and every neighborhood in between.

Frequently Asked Questions — Orleans Parish

Where is the Orleans Parish succession court?

Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, 421 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112. Successions are filed with the Clerk of Civil District Court.

Do I need to come to New Orleans?

No. We handle Orleans Parish successions entirely remotely — you sign one notarized document at any notary near you and return it.

What if the deceased’s will is at the Notarial Archives?

The Louisiana Secretary of State maintains a Notarial Archives where many New Orleans wills are recorded. We can pull the original from the Archives as part of our intake.