General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Louisiana Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Louisiana 
• Ancestor Search - Louisiana Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Louisiana 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Louisiana Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• Colonial Louisiana History and Genealogy 
  Colonial Louisiana once covered about 1/3 of the current US. It consisted of all or part of 17 states. Resources are scattered among the states, and archives in Quebec, France, Spain, Cuba, Santo Domingo, England and other places. This page is a one-stop resource for history and genealogy for the colonial Louisiana of New France in the time period of 1682 until states were formed.
• Congrés Mondial Acadien - Louisiane 1999 
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Louisiana Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Louisiana 
• Genealogy of Louisiana 
  From Denis Beauregard.
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Louisiana Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• G Spot United States Adoption Registry for Louisiana 
• Kindred Trails - Louisiana Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Louisiana Research Room 
• Looking 4 Kin - Louisiana 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: U.S.A. Genealogy - Louisiana 
• Southeast USA Genealogy 
  For people interested in genealogy research anywhere in the United States, especially in the Southeast (including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina, and North Carolina.) A mailing list with corresponding message board, related links, a CD Lookup request page, a free forwarding e-mail address, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames.
• Southwestern Mississippi & Eastern Louisiana Webring 
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Louisiana 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - LAGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • LA Resources at RootsWeb 
  • Louisiana at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Louisiana 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Louisiana 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Louisiana 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Louisiana State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Court Web Sites - Louisiana 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• FindLaw: Louisiana: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• Louisiana Municipal Association 
  Includes searchable database of all municipalities in Louisiana.
• Louisiana's Official State Government Information and Services 
• NACo - About Counties - Louisiana (Parishes) 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Louisiana 
• Peelle's County Recorder Directory 
  Listing of addresses and phone numbers for all the county recorders.
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• USA CityLink Project - Louisiana 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Louisiana Parishes and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• Civilian Conservation Corps Index of States/Camp Listing 
  • Louisiana 
• Foundation for Historical Louisiana 
• Isle of Canes 
  Companion web site to the historical novel by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
• Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation's National Register 
  Narratives describing the property and explaining its importance, and a selection of photographs and location maps are provided for each property/district in the database.
• Louisiana History Timeline 
• Louisiana Timeline 
• Louisiana's Traditional Cultures 
• New Orleans On-Line: History & Heritage 
• La Nouvelle-France - Resources Française 
• Yahoo!...History...Louisiana 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Louisiana Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Louisiana 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Immigration

• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 1 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 2 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 3 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 4 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 5 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - New Orleans Arrivals - Vol. 6 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• New Orleans Passenger Lists 1845 & 1847 
  Searchable database of passenger arrivals that are missing from the standard National Archives microfilm series for New Orleans.
• New Orleans Passenger Lists Index 1853-1899 
  FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers from Joe Beine.
• New Orleans Passenger Lists Index 1900-1952 
  FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers from Joe Beine.
• Resources for Finding Passenger Arrival Records at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Archives and History: The Louisiana Conference of The United Methodist Church  ~ Shreveport
• Archives départementales de la Seine-Maritime  ~ France
• The Archives of the Diocese of Shreveport 
  Holds the baptisms, marriages and death records of its constituent parishes.
  • Sacramental Records 
    Centralized copy of sacramental records for the Diocese of Shreveport. The earliest sacramental records of the Shreveport diocese date from the mid to late 1800s. Sacramental records dated before 1925 are considered to be open for research purposes.
• Catholic Diocese of Alexandria Archives 
• Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana - Notarial Archives 
  The New Orleans Notarial Archives holds some forty million pages of signed acts compiled by the notaries of New Orleans, Louisiana over three centuries. Most of the local notary's business dealt with sales or mortgages of immovables in the city and surrounding parishes. Notaries also received Wills, marriage contracts, building contracts, powers of attorney, and individual declarations.
• Diocese of Houma Thibodaux - Archives & Historical Research Center 
• Diocese of Lafayette - Archives/Research and Information 
• Family History Centers in Louisiana 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Louisiana 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Louisiana 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• Howard-Tilton Memorial Library - Tulane University 
  • Genealogy Research Resource Guide 
• The Latin American Library at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 
• LIBCAT: US - Louisiana 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Louisiana 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association 
  • Louisiana Archives and Special Collections 
• Louisiana Baptist Convention Media Library and Archives 
• Louisiana Department of State Museum Program 
• Louisiana Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Louisiana State Archives 
  • Research Library 
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Louisiana 
• Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - Louisiana 
• New Orleans Archdiocesan Archives 
  • Genealogy 
    Sacramental, cemetery & orphanage records.
• Louisiana State Museum 
• New Orleans Notarial Archives Research Center 
• PublicLibraries.com - Louisiana 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Louisiana 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge 
  Information about the archives, hours of operation, etc.
• Shreve Memorial Library Microform and Microfilm Holdings 
• State Library of Louisiana 
  • Searching For Your Louisiana Ancestors...And All that Jazz 
• Tulane Manuscripts Department - Family History 
  There are hundreds of collections of family papers within the Manuscripts Department.
• United Methodist Church Annual Conference Archives Directory 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Louisiana Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/LA 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List 
  For anyone with Acadian-Cajun ancestry worldwide. Archives: browse or search.
• APG-LA Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and genealogical resources available in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• ARANDLA Mailing List 
  For adoption triad members with links to Arkansas and Louisiana.
• Colonial_Louisiana Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Colonial Louisiana which was established in 1682 and once covered 1/3 of the United States until 1803.
• LA-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Louisiana.
• LA-CAJUN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Cajuns in Louisiana. Topics also include Cajun history and culture. Traditions, recipes and holiday discussions are welcome. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For anyone searching for their ancestors in Louisiana cemeteries and anyone interested in preserving historical information about Louisiana cemeteries and sharing information about them. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-CENSUS Mailing List 
  For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Louisiana census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
• LA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  For anyone desiring a check of Louisiana census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the role of Louisiana and its people during the Civil War. Archives: browse or search.
• LADATA Mailing List 
  For the posting of Louisiana genealogical source materials for eventual inclusion into the Louisiana GenWeb archives. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Louisiana from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
• LA-FRENCH-GERMAN Mailing List 
  For anyone researching their French and/or German ancestors in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LAGEN Mailing List 
  For the discussion and research of Louisiana family history. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-GULF-COAST Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the gulf coast of Louisiana including Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Tammany & St. Bernard parishes and surrounding Louisiana coastal inlands and island areas. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-IMMIGRANTS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding immigrants to the United States who settled in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-LGHS Mailing List 
  For the members of the Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society (LGHS) to discuss Society activities and genealogical/historical research efforts in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-NATIVEAMERICAN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Native Americans in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-OBITUARIES Mailing List 
  For the posting of obituaries for residents of Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Louisiana newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-ROLLCALL Mailing List 
  For any and all researchers of Louisiana kin to post roll calls - surnames they are researching and associated information such as locations and timeframes. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-SLGS Mailing List 
  For members of the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society (SLGS) to discuss Society activities and genealogical research efforts in the southwest Louisiana parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcaseiu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis. Non-members of the Society may subscribe; however, any queries should address southwest Louisiana research efforts and queries relating to people who resided in the Imperial Calcaseiu area. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-TX Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Texas and Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LA-UDC Mailing List 
  Devoted to the history, work & activities of the Louisiana United Daughters of the Confederacy. Archives: browse or search.
• LOUISIANA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
• LOUISIANA-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Discussions of genealogical and historical research in Louisiana.
• LOUISIANA-SPANISH Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the ancestors and descendants of the Spanish settlers in Louisiana and West Florida. Archives: browse or search.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1805 Orleans Territory Map 
• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Louisiana 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Louisiana 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Louisiana 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Louisiana 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Louisiana 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• K.B. Slocum Books and Maps - Louisiana 
• Louisiana City to Parish Index 
  An index of Louisiana cities or towns and the parish in which each is found.
• Louisiana Parishes 
• Louisiana Parish Census Maps 
  Shows county boundaries in effect at the time of each decennial census.
• Louisiana Parish Facts & Information 
  Includes information on discontinued Louisiana parishes.
• Louisiana Parish Formation Maps 
  Animated map of county boundries which change over time from original county formations to the present. Also shows static maps for each year a county boundary was changed.
• Map of Louisiana Parishes 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Louisiana 
• New Orleans Historical Maps and Panoramas 
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Louisiana Maps 
  From The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Louisiana Parishes 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Louisiana Parish Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Louisiana 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Louisiana Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Louisiana 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, CSA 
  History of the regiment, regimental staff, company commanders, muster rolls of all companies & list of engagements of regiment.
• 9th Louisiana Regiment Volunteer Infantry 
  The most distinguished regiment from the State of Louisiana in the War Between the States. Referred to as Lee's Tigers or Jackson's Foot Cavalry-Louisiana Tigers.
• 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 
  Devoted to the men of the 18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment.
• 19th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry 
• 28th Infantry - Louisiana 
  Regimental history of Louisiana's 28th (Gray's) Infantry regiment.
• 28th Thomas' Louisiana Infantry Regiment 
  Includes the complete roster of men along with a brief history of regiment.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
• Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery and Museum  ~ Tangipahoa
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Louisiana 
• Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Louisiana 
• The Civil War in Louisiana 
• Civil War Rosters - Louisiana 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Buried in Louisiana and Some Louisiana Confederates Buried in Other States 
  Over 13,000 burials of Louisiana Confederates buried anywhere and any Confederates buried in Louisiana.
• Fort deRussy  ~ Marksville, Louisiana
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Louisiana 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• Louisiana State Archives: Confederate Pension Applications Index 
  The index contains over 49,000 names that were included in pension applications submitted to the Board of Pension Commissioners. The records were later transferred to the Archives after the last pension was paid in the 1950's. More than 18,000 applications were microfilmed and are available to researchers at the Archives Library.
• Roster of the 3rd Louisiana Cavalry C.S.A. 
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Louisiana 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Louisiana 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Louisiana - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• Bayou State Periodical Index 
  An index to Louisiana popular periodicals.
• Home Town News - Louisiana 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• Louisiana Newspaper Project 
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Louisiana 
• NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Louisiana 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Louisiana 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Louisiana 
• TheOldenTimes.com: Old Louisiana News 
  Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Louisiana 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Louisiana Newspapers 
• The Times-Picayune  ~ New Orleans
  • Louisiana Ancestors 
    Genealogy column on NolaLive.com, affiliated with The Times-Picayune newspaper.
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Louisiana 
• US Newspaper Links - Louisiana Newspapers 
• World-newspapers.com - Louisiana Newspapers 
• Yahoo!...Newspapers...Louisiana 

Occupations

People & Families

• Acadian, Cajun & Creole 
  See this category on Cyndi's List for related links.
• Acadian Memorial/Monument Acadien  ~ St. Martinville
  • Ensemble Encore: The Acadian Memorial Archive 
    Online research by Dr. Carl Brasseaux regarding Acadian exiles in Louisiana.
    • Database of Acadian History 
      • Cajun Roots 
        Tracing your family's roots.
      • Family Names 
        Search the Wall of Names.
      • Glossary 
      • Guide to Sources 
        A beginners guide to the literature on Louisiana's Acadians/Cajuns.
      • Land Grants 
      • Maps 
• African American Genealogy Resources: States/Louisiana 
  From Christine's Genealogy Website.
• AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Louisiana 
• Avoyelleans: French Creoles 
• The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammay Parish, Louisiana 
  From December 1908 until April 1909, the writer was in lower Louisiana. During this period frequent visits were made to the few Choctaw still living near Bayou Lacomb in the same parish. The notes obtained as a result of those visits are now presented on this website.
• A Guide to African American Genealogical Research in New Orleans and Louisiana 
  From the New Orleans Public Library.
• Hainaut-Louisiana 
  The earliest immigrants of Hainaut (now Belgium) to Louisiana in 1720.
• History & Genealogy of Acadians on the Acadian Coast and Bayou Lafourche Basin of Louisiana 
  History and genealogy of the parishes along the Bayou Lafourche Basin & the "Acadian Coast" including Assumption, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Lafourche, St. James, St. Martin.
• Louisiana African American Archives 
  Resources for African Americans researchers with an interest Louisiana.
• Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society -- First Families of Louisiana Program 
  Open to anyone (including Society non-members) who can prove descent from a resident of Louisiana (within the PRESENT-DAY boundaries) before 20 December 1803, the date the American flag was raised in New Orleans. This is meant to be an *educational* program and applications will be carefully evaluated.
• Louisiana Orphan Train 
• Tribes and Villages of Louisiana 
• Vive la Cajun 
  Cajun & Louisiana history, genealogy & culture.
• WPA Life Histories from Louisiana 
  Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.

Periodicals & Pamphlets

• Bayou State Periodical Index 
  An index to Louisiana popular periodicals.

Photographs & Memories

• Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Louisiana 
  Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
  • 1902 Louisiana State University Year Book 
    Faculty & student names with selected photos.
• FamilyOldPhotos.com - Louisiana 
  Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Louisiana 
  Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
• Annette Womack, Experienced Genealogy Researcher  ~ Winnfield, Louisiana
• Arceneaux & Fields Louisiana Family Research 
  Genealogical research service covering all areas of Louisiana.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Louisiana  or Specializing in Louisiana 
• Carpenter Genealogical Services  ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
  A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Eastern and Southern United States 
  Including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• Professional & Amateur Louisiana Genealogists 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Louisiana 
  A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
• Vive la Cajun - Louisiana Family Histories 
  Personally researched, decorated, one page Louisiana family histories to frame.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• 1850 Census Records 
  These books are transcribed from the 1850 Census Records and have indexes for some of the counties in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas.
• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Louisiana 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Louisiana 1860 Agricultural Census (Volume 1) 
    A book by Linda L. Green.
  • Louisiana 1860 Agricultural Census (Volume 2) 
    A book by Linda L. Green.
  • Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783 
    A book by Sidney L. Villere.
  • Databases for the Study of Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1699-1860: Computerized Information from Original Manuscript Sources 
    A CD-ROM by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall.
  • French and Spanish Records of Louisiana: A Bibliographical Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources 
    A book by Henry Putney Beers.
  • The Foreign French: Nineteenth Century French Immigration into Louisiana, Volume 1 
    A book by Carl A. Brasseaux.
  • The Foreign French: Nineteenth-Century French Immigration into Louisiana, 1840-1848 
    A book by Carl A. Brasseaux.
  • Historical Atlas of Louisiana 
    A book by Charles Robert Goins.
  • History of Louisiana 
    A book by Charles E. Gayarre.
  • Isle of Canes 
    A book by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
  • Louisiana 1860 Agricultural Census (Volume 1) 
    A book by Linda L. Green.
  • Louisiana 1860 Agricultural Census (Volume 2) 
    A book by Linda L. Green.
  • Louisiana Atlas of Historical County Boundaries 
    A book by John H. Long.
  • Pioneers of France in the New World 
    A book by Francis Parkman.
  • Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands 
    A book by Andrew B. Booth.
  • Volunteers in the Texas Revolution: The New Orleans Greys 
    A book by Gary Brown.
• AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Louisiana 
• Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Louisiana 
• Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books 
  The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
  • Louisiana 
• Barnette's Family Tree Books - Louisiana 
• Birds of Passage 
  Book for sale of Italian immigrants who departed Palermo, Sicily and arrived at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1859-1901.
• Books We Own - Louisiana 
  Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
• Boyd Publishing Company - Louisiana 
  See their home page for details on placing an order.
• Early Marriage Records in Louisiana 
  Books for sale on pre-1900 marriage records.
• eBay Listings: Search for Louisiana Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Louisiana 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 Through 1732 
    A book by Charles R. Maduell, Jr.
  • Early Louisiana Settlers 
    A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com .
  • Gulf Coast Colonials 
    A book by Winston De Ville.
  • Louisiana Colonials 
    A book by Winston De Ville.
  • Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812 
    A book by Marion John Bennett Pierson.
  • Louisiana Troops 1720-1770 
    A book by Winston De Ville.
  • Old Families of Louisiana 
    A book by Stanley C. Arthur.
  • The Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and Creoles of German Descent 
    A book by J. Hanno. Deiler.
• Heritage Books: Louisiana 
• Higginson Book Company - Louisiana 
• Isle of Canes 
  Companion web site to the historical novel by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
• Jimmy Fox, Author of Louisiana Genealogical Mystery Novels 
  From New Orleans to the piney woods, climbing Louisiana family trees can be murder.
• J & W Enterprises 
  One stop book source on the Internet, specializing in southern states source material.
• Louisiana Parish Books 
  Genealogical & historical books on various parishes in Louisiana & where to find them.
• Mountain Press - Louisiana 
  Free Surname Search for many Louisiana genealogy books. Information available for many counties on land claims, census, marriages as well as many maps.
• Publications of Le Comite' des Archives de la Louisiane 
  A list of books available for sale from Le Comite' des Archives de la Louisiane.
• Quintin Publications | Louisiana 
• SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Louisiana 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Louisiana 
• Louisiana in the Civil War Message Board 
• RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Louisiana
  The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
  Type in your Louisiana surname:
  
• Surnames By Town - Louisiana 
  Surnames, classified by town, appear as e-mail links to the submitter researching them under that town.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• African American Cemeteries Online - Louisiana 
• Cemeteries of the United States - Louisiana Cemeteries - Parish Index 
• Cemetery Junction: Louisiana Cemeteries 
  A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• Find-A-Grave by Location: Louisiana 
  Graves of noteworthy people.
• FSN Funeral Homes - Louisiana 
• Funeral Services Providers - Louisiana 
  A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
• I Dream of Genealogy - Louisiana Cemeteries 
• Interment.net: Louisiana Cemeteries 
  Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
• The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Louisiana 
• Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Louisiana 
• Saving Graves - Louisiana 
• USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Louisiana 
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Louisiana 

Census

• AccessGenealogy - Louisiana Census Records 
  Census links for online census research.
• African American Census Schedules Online | Louisiana 
• Ancestry.com - Louisiana Census, 1810-90 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 Veterans Schedules , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Census Records 
    US, UK, and Canadian census records.
• Census Links : Louisiana 
• Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Louisiana 
• Cooper Roll 
  Census Roll of Choctaw families residing east of the Mississippi River and in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama made by Douglas H. Cooper, US Agent for Choctaws, in conformity with Order of Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated May the 23rd, 1855.
• HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
  Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
  Census Schedules for Louisiana:
  1810 , 1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 Veterans & Widows Schedule