Plaquemines Parish · Belle Chasse · Mouth of the Mississippi

Louisiana Succession Attorney for Plaquemines Parish.

Flat-fee succession representation across Belle Chasse, Buras, Port Sulphur, Empire, and Venice. Oil, gas, and seafood estates a focus.

Successions in Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish runs down both banks of the Mississippi River to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico. Pointe a la Hache is the parish seat, while Belle Chasse is the largest community. Probate and successions are filed in the 25th Judicial District Court at the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse in Pointe a la Hache. The 25th JDC is a single-parish district serving Plaquemines only.

Plaquemines has long been one of Louisiana’s largest oil-and-gas-producing parishes and remains a major shrimp, oyster, and crab fishery at the river’s mouth. Plaquemines successions accordingly mix oil-and-gas mineral interests, seafood-industry estates with vessels and oyster-lease rights, and legacy riverfront land. Hurricane-recovery estates have recurred since Katrina and Ida.

Common Plaquemines Parish Succession Scenarios

Oil-and-gas mineral interests held by Plaquemines families along the lower river.
Shrimping, oyster, and crab successions involving vessels, slips, and oyster-lease rights.
Sale of an inherited Belle Chasse home where no succession was ever opened.
Hurricane-recovery estates with insurance settlements and rebuilding receivables.
Out-of-state heirs of Plaquemines families who left after Katrina or Ida.

Pricing for Plaquemines Parish Successions

Our flat fees apply equally across all 64 Louisiana parishes. 25th JDC filing fees typically run $150–$300; recording in Plaquemines Parish conveyance records is approximately $100–$200. See full pricing breakdown.

Process

Free consultation and flat-fee quote within 24 hours.
You sign one notarized Verification — from any notary, anywhere.
We file in 25th JDC, Pointe a la Hache.
Judgment of Possession issues; we record in Plaquemines Parish conveyance records and deliver certified copies.

See the full process.

Service Areas Within Plaquemines Parish

Belle Chasse, Pointe a la Hache, Port Sulphur, Buras, Empire, Venice, Boothville, and the unincorporated communities of the parish. Note: Plaquemines Parish has no incorporated municipalities.

Frequently Asked Questions — Plaquemines Parish

Where is the Plaquemines Parish succession court?

25th Judicial District Court, Plaquemines Parish Courthouse, Pointe a la Hache, LA. The court sits in Pointe a la Hache (the parish seat), not Belle Chasse, even though Belle Chasse is the largest community. Successions are filed with the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court.

Do I need to come to Pointe a la Hache?

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

The decedent held oil-and-gas mineral interests. How is that handled?

The succession is filed in the parish of domicile, and the Judgment of Possession is recorded in each parish where the mineral interests are located so operators can release any suspended royalties. More on mineral-rights successions.

The decedent owned a shrimp boat and oyster leases. Do those pass through succession?

Yes. Vessels are movable property and oyster leases are succession assets. We coordinate with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries for the transfer of vessel title and oyster-lease rights once the Judgment of Possession is signed.

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Louisiana Succession Attorney — Plaquemines Parish (Pointe a la Hache)