Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- Louisiana Genealogy & Louisiana Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- Louisiana Public Libraries
- Louisiana Genealogy
- Slave and Free People of Color Baptismal Records in the Archives – Arc (…)
- Vital Records – Joe Beine site
- Louisiana BMD: Online Public Vital Records Index
Death | Probate
- Online Louisiana Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984
- Louisiana Deaths, 1911-1966
- Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
- Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1960
Marriage | Divorce
- Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925
- Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906
- Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 — FamilySearch.org
Birth | Christening
County Records
- Acadia Parish Archives- Marriage by Bride, 1886-1999
- Acadia Parish Marriages by Groom Name Records, 1886-1999
- Caddo Parish Clerk of Court: Marriage Index, 1838-2017 (tab at top)
- Calcasieu Parish Records
- New Orleans, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964
- New Orleans, Marriage Indexes, Records & Information
- Orleans Court Records, 1822-1880
- Orleans Parish Births, 1819-1916
- Orleans Parish Estate Files, 1804-1846
- Orleans Parish Marriages, 1870-1966
- Orleans Parish Second Dist. Judicial Court Case Files, 1846-1880
- Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1905-1913, 1955-1963 — FamilySearch.org
- Orleans Parish Will Books, 1805-1920
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Louisiana Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directories
- Louisiana Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Chronicling America – The Library of Congress
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to LA)
- Louisiana Newspaper Access Program – LaNeAP
- Louisiana Newspapers LSU Special Collections
- Free Databases for Louisiana Genealogy – Genealogy – LibGuides at Southeastern Louisiana University
- Acadia Parish: Obituary Project
- Calcasieu Parish Archives Obituary Records
- Calcasieu Parish Recent Obituary Search
- Jefferson Parish Library, Obit search, 1972-1978
- Jefferson Parish: New Orleans Bee Home, 1827-1923
- Orleans Parish: Obituary Index, New Orleans Public Library, 1804-1972
- St Landry Parrish, LA Obits Index
Cemeteries
Genealogical Records (Other)
- Louisiana: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Louisiana
- Louisiana, United States Genealogy Genealogy – FamilySearch Wiki
- Louisiana – Digital State Archives
- Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
- Cajun and Cajuns: Genealogy site for Cajun, Acadian and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture
- The LAGenWeb Project – Home
- Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, Inc.
- State Library of Louisiana
County
- Orleans Parish: New Orleans City Archives & Special Collections
- Orleans Parish: New Orleans Notarial Archives
- Orleans Parish: Louisiana Division/City Archives/Special Collections – New Orleans Public Library
Immigration & Naturalization
- Louisiana, Naturalization Records, 1831-1906
- Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 — FamilySearch.org
- Louisiana Secretary of State/Ships Passenger Lists
- Orleans Parish: New Orleans Passenger Lists 1845 & 1847 | Filling in the Gaps
Military
- Confederate Pension Applications Index
- Louisiana, Confederate Pensions 1898-1950
- U.S., Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940-1946
- LA, WWII First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945
Maps
Native American
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