Ancestry.com - Louisiana Marriage Records, 1851-1900 $

Original source: See Extended Description for original data sources listed by county. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Louisiana Marriages to 1850 $

Original source: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al.. Early American Marriages: Louisiana to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925 $

Original source: Compiled from a variety of sources including original marriage records located in Family History Library microfilm, microfiche, or books. Original marriage records are available from the Clerk of the Court where the marriage license was issued. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 $

Original source: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Archives.com - Search For Louisiana Birth Records $

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Archives.com - Search For Louisiana Marriage Records $

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Department of Health & Hospitals | State of Louisiana - Request a Birth or Death Certificate

Contact information, fees, and ordering procedures for Louisiana vital records.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism, and christening records from the state of Louisiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 16,890 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906 ^FREE

Name index to marriage records from the state of Louisiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 129,641 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1954 ^FREE

Name index to statewide deaths. Coverage: missing years between 1875-1893; has only a few entries for 1894-1904. One part of these death records includes death records for only Jefferson Parish, 1850-1875 and 1905-1921. The statewide records for all parishes cover 1911-1954. Microfilm copies of original records are available at the Family History Library and at Family History Centers.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 ^FREE

Marriages recorded in Louisiana Parishes (counties). Currently this collection is 17% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.

I Dream of Genealogy - Louisiana Marriage Records

A list of links to other sites.

Indian-European Marriages in the Gulf South

An article by Winston De Ville. When this writer began doing research on his own family history, his grandmother told him that 'the first DE VILLE in Louisiana married an Indian girl.' Such tales are part of the lore in numerous families, but proved untrue in this case. As a matter of fact, relatively few Indian-European marriage occurred in the Gulf South.

Louisiana Clerks of Court - Courtesy of the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court

Parish-by-parish contact information for Clerks of Court who hold marriage records.

Louisiana Courthouses: Where to Write for Parish Vital Records

Louisiana Death Records

Includes deaths that occurred in Louisiana between 1911–1959, as well as some earlier years for other parishes. From the Louisiana State Archives

Louisiana Secretary of State - Vital Records

Birth, death, marriage records via state of Louisiana website. Some are New Orleans Only, but tremendously useful as you are given reference book record number.