Louisiana Statewide Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Louisiana 

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of digital images of death records created by the state of Louisiana for 1960. Images of the index are included.

An index to the Orleans parish death records beginning in 1804 can be found at The USGenWeb Archives Project: Louisiana, Orleans Parish. An index to these records and the Orleans parish death records is available at the Louisiana Government website.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Key genealogical facts that may be found in the Louisiana Death Records, depending on the time period, include:


 * Full name
 * Place and date of death
 * Age and birthplace (city or town, state or foreign country)
 * Marital status and sometimes name of spouse
 * Date of birth
 * Sex
 * Race
 * Names and birthplaces of parents
 * Occupation
 * Place and date of burial
 * Cause of Death
 * Name of informant
 * Social Security number (later records)
 * If veteran, name of war (later records)
 * Length of stay in community (later records)
 * If the deceased is a citizen of a foreign county, the name of the country (later records)

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