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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

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.

CountyPlatformAccessLink
Allen Parish CountyClerk ConnectPaid accessSearch
Ascension Parish CountyactDataScoutPaid accessSearch
Bossier Parish CountyClerk ConnectPaid accessSearch
Caddo Parish CountyClerk ConnectPaid accessSearch
Calcasieu Parish CountyactDataScoutPaid accessSearch

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