Louisiana Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Louisiana:
For vital records, write to:
- Vital Records Registry
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
Phone: (504) 568-5152
- They have birth records since 1892 and death records since 1942. Call for costs. Check for marriage and divorce records with the Clerk of Court in the Parish where the event took place. For older birth, death, and marriage records, check with the Louisiana State Archives, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Office of the Secretary of the State
Division of Archives
3851 Essen Lane (location)
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
P.O. Box 94125 (mailing)
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
Phone: (504) 922-1206
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30, Saturday 9:00-5:00, Sunday 1:00-5:00.
- They have birth records after World War I, death records after World War I, Civil War records and pensions, copies of marriage records, maps, census records from 1810-1920, land records from the early 1800s and a few from the 1700s, and court records.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society
P.O. Box 3454
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (504) 766-3018
- Publication: The Louisiana Genealogical Register
