RS 44:117: Preservation of filings in the conveyance records

A. The clerk of court shall preserve in perpetuity the original or, when permitted by R.S. 44:116, a complete and legible copy of each instrument filed in the conveyance records.

B. For purposes of this Part, the conveyance records include all records, however denominated, that are required by law to be indexed in the index of conveyances maintained by the clerk of court.