Ouachita Parish LA Genealogy

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Ouachita Parish Records by City/Town

Bosco Genealogy (22)
Cadeville Genealogy (24)
Calhoun Genealogy (49)
Monroe Genealogy (193)


Sterlington Genealogy (27)
Swartz Genealogy (26)
West Monroe Genealogy (125)

Overview of Ouachita Parish Records

  • Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish Clerk has marriage records starting in the 1800s, divorce records, court records starting in 1900, probate records starting in 1900, land records starting in the 1790s, and some military records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.