Lafayette Parish LA Genealogy

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Overview of Lafayette Parish Records

  • Lafourche Parish was created in 1805.
  • Birth and death records from 1911 to the present can be obtained from the Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics .
  • The Lafourche Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records starting in 1808.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.