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LouisianaHOA & Condo Official Sources
Official government resources for community association records, laws, and licensing in Louisiana. Sourced from state agencies and county records offices - no sign-up required.
Community association statutes
Official source
Louisiana State Legislature — Louisiana Laws (Revised Statutes)
Civil-law state: association statutes sit in Title 9 (Civil Code-Ancillaries) and interact with Civil Code building-restriction articles (C. The official statute text is available free of charge at the link below.
Professional licensing boards
The following state boards license professionals who routinely work with community associations - engineers, inspectors, and other vendors.
Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS)
- professional engineer (PE)
- professional land surveyor (PLS)
- engineer intern (EI)
- land surveyor intern (LSI)
- engineering firm / surveying firm licensure
Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM) — Elevator certification + Life Safety & Property Protection (LSPP) licensing
- elevator/escalator inspector (QEI) & certified elevator technician (CET)
- elevator/conveyance certificates of operation
- fire sprinkler
- fire alarm
- fixed fire suppression (life-safety contractors)
- pyrotechnic operator
Management company licensing
License type
County recorder portals
Community association governing documents (declarations, CC&Rs, bylaws, plats) are recorded at the county level in Louisiana. Use these portals to search for a community's recorded documents.
| County | Platform | Access | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Parish County | Clerk Connect | Paid access | Search |
| Ascension Parish County | actDataScout | Paid access | Search |
| Bossier Parish County | Clerk Connect | Paid access | Search |
| Caddo Parish County | Clerk Connect | Paid access | Search |
| Calcasieu Parish County | actDataScout | Paid access | Search |
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