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National Archives and Records Administration

New Orleans Archdiocesan Archives

New Orleans Notarial Archives Research Center

Newberry Library - Louisiana Genealogy

Online Schools - Libraries in Louisiana

The Louisiana Library City Archives and Special Collections is one of the top locations for genealogy research in the state. The Louisiana library finder tool allows you to search for other libraries in the state and provides phone numbers, addresses, and web addresses for over 325 libraries. You can also find easy driving directions through Google Maps.

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

The Archives of the Diocese of Shreveport

Holds the baptisms, marriages and death records of its constituent parishes.

The Latin American Library at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Manuscripts Department - Family History

There are hundreds of collections of family papers within the Manuscripts Department.

United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives

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.

WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Special features include the ability for you to create lists of library items and build biblilographies.