Louisiana Parish Resources

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This entry was originally written by Beth A. Stahr, CGRS and Sharon Sholars Brown for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

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Parishes and Parish Seats of Louisiana

Parishes, not counties, are the political jurisdictions for recording marriage and court records in Louisiana as well as land (termed conveyances), and probate (termed successions). Parish clerks hold the majority of these records, while some cities have these functions divided among register of conveyances and district court clerks. The Genealogical Society of Utah has filmed court, property, notarial, probate, tax, and vital records for many Louisiana parishes, which are available through the FHL. The Louisiana Section of the State Library of Louisiana has some of the information on parish formation.

As of July 1999, birth certificates are available through the State Office of Vital Records and Parish Clerks of Court. Contact information for the Parish Clerks of Court is available at www.sos.Louisiana.gov/admin/admin-births.htm. Land, probate, court, and other vital records may also be found at different addresses than those shown in the following table (see Louisiana Archives, Libraries, and Societies).


Map County County Address Date Formed Parent County(ies) Birth Marriage Death Land Probate Court
E6 Acadia Courthouse Cir., Crowley 70527 1886 St. Landry 1886 1886 1886 1886
D5 Allen 400 W. Sixth Ave., Oberlin 70655 1912 Calcasieu 1913 1886 1913 1913
G6 Ascension 300 Houmas St., Donaldsville 70346 1807 St. James 1763 1770 1800 1800
G7 Assumption 4809 Louisiana Hwy. 1, Napoleonville 70390 1807 original 1800 1788 1788 1788
F4 Avoyelles 301 N. Main St., Marksville 71351 1807 original 1808 1808 1856 1856
Baton Rouge (see East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge)
C5 Beaureguard 214 W. First St., DeRidder 70634 1913 Calcasieu 1913 1913 1913 1913
C2 Bienville 100 Courthouse Dr., Arcadia 71001 1848 Claiborne 1848 1848 1848 1848
C1 Bossier 204 Burt Blvd., Benton 71006 1843 Claiborne 1843 1843 1843 1843
B1 Caddo 501 Texas St., Shreveport 71163-1127 1838 Natchitoches 1835 1835 1835 1835
C6 Calcasieu 1000 Ryan St., Lake Charles 70601 1840 St. Landry 1910 1910 1910 1910
E2 Caldwell 200 Main St., Columbia 71418-1737 1838 Catahoula/Ouachita 1838 1838 1838 1838
C7 Cameron 119 Smith Cir., Cameron 70631 1870 Calcasieu/Vermillion 1870 1870 1870 1870
Carroll Divided into East Carroll and West Carrol 1832 Ouachita/Concordia
F3 Catahoula 301 Bushley St., Harrisonburg 71340 1808 Harrisonburg 1900s 1900s 1900s 1900s
D1 Claiborne 512 Main St., Homer 71040 1828 Natchitoches 1850 1850 1850 1850
Record loss, 1949.
F4 Concordia 4001 Carter St., Vidalia 71373 1805 Avoyelles 1840 1850 1850 1850
B2 De Soto 210 Texas St., Mansfield 71052-0898 1843 Natchitoches/Caddo 1843 1843 1843 1843
G6 East Baton Rouge 222 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge 70821 1810 original 1840 1782 1782 1782
G1 East Carroll 400 First St., Lake Providence 71254 1877 Carroll 1832 1832 1832 1832
G5 East Feliciana 12305 St. Helena St., Clinton 70722 1824 Feliciana 1824 1824 1824 1824
E5 Evangeline 200 Court St., Ville Platte 70586 1911 St. Landry 1911 1911 1911 1911
Feliciana Divided into East Feliciana and West Feliciana, 1824. 1810 original (from Spanish West Florida)
F2 Franklin 6500 Main St., Winnsboro 71295 1843 Catahoula/Ouachita/Madison 1843 1843 1843 1843
D3 Grant 200 Main St., Colfax 71417 1869 Rapides/Winn 1880 1880 1880 1880
F7 Iberia 300 Iberia St., New Iberia 70562 1868 St. Martin/St. Mary 1868 1868 1868 1868
G7 Iberville 58050 Meriam St., Plaquemine 70765 1807 Assumption/Ascension 1770 1770 1807 1807
D2 Jackson 500 E. Court St., Jonesboro 71251 1845 Claiborne/Ouachita/Union 1880 1880 1880 1880
J7 Jefferson 200 Derbigny St., Gretna 70054 1825 Orleans 1825 1825 1825 1825
D6 Jefferson Davis 300 State St., Jennings 70546 1913 Calcasieu 1913 1913 1913 1913
E6 Lafayette 800 S. Buchanan St., Lafayette 70501 1823 St. Martin 1823 1823 1823 1823
H8 Lafourche 303 W. 3rd St., Thibodaux 70301 1807 original 1808 1808 1808 1808
E3 LaSalle 1050 Courthouse St., Jena 71342 1910 Catahoula 1910 1910 1910 1910
D1 Lincoln 100 W. Texas Ave., Ruston 71270 1873 Bienville/Jackson/Union/Claiborne 1873 1873 1873 1873
H6 Livingston 20180 Iowa St., Livingston 70754 1832 St. Helena 1875 1875 1875 1875
G2 Madison 100 N. Cedar St., Tallulah 71282 1838 Concordia 1866 1839 1850 1882
F1 Morehouse 100 E. Madison St.,Bastrop 71221 1844 Ouachita 1870 1844 1870 1870
C3 Natchitoches 200 Church St., Natchitoches 71457 1807 original 1729 1732 1732 1732
J7 Orleans 421 Loyola Ave., New Orleans 70112 1807 original 1718 1832 1805 1805
E2 Ouachita 300 St. John St., Monroe 71210 1807 original 1805 1805 1805 1805
K8 Plaquemines Pointe a la Hache 70082 1807 original 1807 1807 1807 1807
F5 Pointe Coupee 201 E. Main St., New Roads 70760-0290 1807 original 1735 1780 1780 1780
D4 Rapides 700 Murray St., Alexandria 71309 1807 original 1864 1864 1864 1864
C2 Red River 615 E. Carroll St., Coushatta 71019 1871 Caddo/Bossier/Bienville/DeSoto/Natchitoches 1871 1871 1871 1904
F2 Richland 100 Julia St., Rayville 71269 1869 Ouachita/Carroll/Franklin/Morehouse 1869 1869 1869 1869
C3 Sabine 400 S. Capitol St., Many 71449 1843 Natchitoches 1843 1843 1843 1843
K7 St. Bernard 1100 W. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette 70044 1807 original 1800s 1800s 1800s 1800s
H7 St. Charles 15045 River Rd., Hahnville 70057 1807 original 1739 1734 1734 1734
H5 St. Helena 369 Sitman St., Greensburg 70441 1810 original 1804 1804 1804 1804
G7 St. James 5800 Hwy. 44, Convent 70723 1807 original 1846 1809 1809 1809
H6 St. John the Baptist 2393 Hwy. 18, Edgard 70049 1807 original 1772 1770s 1770s 1770s
E5 St. Landry 118 S. Court St., Opelousas 70570 1807 original 1756 1760s 1760s 1760s
F6 St. Martin 415 S. Main St., St. Martinville 70582 1807 original 1756 1760 1700s 1800s
F8 St. Mary 500 Main St., Franklin 70538 1811 Assumption 1800 1800 1800 1800
J6 St. Tammany 701 N. Columbia St., Covington 70433 1810 St. Helena/Orleans 1812 1810 1812 1812
H6 Tangipahoa 100 N. Bay St., Amite 70422 1869 Livingston/St. Tammany/St. Helena/Washington 1869 1869 1869 1869
G2 Tensas Courthouse Sq. Hancock St., St. Joseph 71366 1843 Concordia 1843 1843 1843 1843
G8 Terrebonne 7856 Main St., Houma 70361 1822 La Fourche 1820 1820 1820 1820
E1 Union 100 E. Bayou St., Farmerville 71241 1839 Ouachita 1839 1839 1839 1839
E7 Vermillion 100 N. State St., Abbeville 70510 1844 Lafayette 1885 1885 1885 1885
C4 Vernon 201 S. Fourth St., Leesville 71496 1871 Nachitoches/Rapides/Sabine 1890 1871 1871 1871
J5 Washington Washington at Main St., Franklinton 70438 1819 St. Tammany 1897 1897 1897 1897
C1 Webster 410 Main St., Minden 71058 1871 Claiborne/Bossier/Bienville 1871 1871 1871 1871
G6 West Baton Rouge 850 Eighth St., Port Allen 70767 1807 Baton Rouge 1793 1800s 1800s 1800s
F1 West Carroll 305 E. Main St., Oak Grove 71263 1877 Carroll 1877 1833 1850 1898
F5 West Feliciana 4789 Prosperity St., St. Francisville 70775 1824 Feliciana 1879 1811 1900 1900
D3 Winn 119 W. Main St., Winnfield 71483 1851 Natchitoches/Rapides/Catchoula 1886 1886 1886 1886

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