Louisiana Historical Records

Louisiana is a southeastern U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico, bordered by Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. It ranks 20th in land area and 25th in population. New Orleans is the largest city, features the French Quarter, Mardi Gras, jazz, St. Louis Cathedral, and the National WWII Museum. Baton Rouge is the state capital.

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Louisiana vital records Louisiana, Death Index, 1819-1969 1,702,224 records available Louisiana Obituaries 913,025 records available Louisiana, Orleans Parish Births 846,617 records available Louisiana, Orleans Parish Marriages 739,708 records available Louisiana, Ouachita Parish Obituaries and Death Notices 237,255 records available Louisiana Obituaries 913,025 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Louisiana	Louisiana military records Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1,663,575 records available Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 250,775 records available Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948-1959 242,072 records available Soldier's Story of the War, Including the Marches And Battles of the Washington Artillery, And of Other Louisiana Troops (1874) 634 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Louisiana
Louisiana government, land, court & wills Louisiana, Orleans Parish Estate Files, 1804-1846 7,055 records available Land Patents - Louisiana 78,869 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court & wills records in Louisiana	Louisiana directories, guides and references New Iberia, Louisiana, City Directory, 1957 682 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Louisiana
Louisiana histories, memories and biographies Louisiana, Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, And Persons, Volume 2 (1909) 1,322 records available Louisiana, Volume 1 1,290 records available Province And the States, a History of the Province of Louisiana Under France And Spain, Volume 3 1,082 records available Province And the States, a History of the Province of Louisiana Under France And Spain, Volume 4 994 records available Province And the States, a History of the Province of Louisiana Under France And Spain, Volume 2 970 records available Province And the States, a History of the Province of Louisiana Under France And Spain, Volume 1 952 records available Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, From the First Settlement of the Colony To the Departure of Governor O'reilly in 1770 (1853) 602 records available History of Louisiana, Volume 2 768 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Louisiana

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