Orleans Parish LA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Orleans Parish Records by Type Birth Records (16) Cemetery Records (216) Census Records (46) Church Records (79) City Directories (175) Court Records (27) Death Records (52) Histories and Genealogies (58) Immigration Records (38) Land Records (19) Map Records (57) Marriage Records (56) Military Records (29) Minority Records (42) Miscellaneous Records (59) Newspapers and Obituaries (385) Probate Records (20) School Records (227) Tax Records (8)

Overview of Orleans Parish Records

• Orleans Parish was created in 1807.
• Birth and death records from 1911 to the present can be obtained from the Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics .
• The Orleans Parish Clerk Civic District Court has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1805.
• The Orleans Parish Register of Conveyances has land records starting in 1832.
• The Orleans Parish Public Library has voter registration records from 1895 to 1941, city directories starting in 1805, and precinct books from 1895 to 1952.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.