LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to LaSalle Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Louisiana Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The County has Jena as its seat and the County was created January 1, 1910. The County is located in the central area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
La Salle Parish Courthouse PO Box 1372 Jena, LA 71342-0057 Phone: 318.992.2101 Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1910.

Parent Parish

 * 1908--LaSalle Parish was created 3 July 1908 from Catahoula Parish. Parish seat: Jena

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Avoyelles
 * Caldwell
 * Catahoula
 * Grant
 * Rapides
 * Winn

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Bible Records

 * LaSalle Parish Family Bibles (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Family Bibles and Records (Genealogy Trails)

Biographies

 * LaSalle Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to LaSalle Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on LaSalle Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by county

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * LaSalle Parish Churches and Their Locations (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish Church Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * LaSalle Parish Church Histories (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * LaSalle Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * LaSalle Parish Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories

 * Louisiana Museums
 * LaSalle Parish Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish Town Histories (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * LaSalle Parish Miscellaneous Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * LaSalle Parish Masonic Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * LaSalle Parish Woodland Records, from Woodlands And Waterways Echoes, The Times-Signal (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this parish - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * LaSalle Parish Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Military History Online

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Photographs of LaSalle Parish Confederate War Veterans (Genealogy Trails)

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * Surnames from Draft Card Registrations, LaSalle Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War I Casualties, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * "Old Man" Draft Registrations, LaSalle Parish (Genealogy Trails)
 * World War II Casualties, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * Whitehall during the War, history of a POW camp. (Genealogy Trails)

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Vietnam War

 * Vietnam War Casualties, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Index to "Citizen Profile" Records from the Times-Signal. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to LaSalle Parish News Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Miscellaneous News from LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Obituaries

 * LaSalle Parish Obituaries and Death Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to LaSalle Parish Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Louisiana Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1756-1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry — index and images $

Schools

 * LaSalle Parish School Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to LaSalle Parish School Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Vital Records

 * Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
 * Index to LaSalle Parish Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 -  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1910 LaSalle Parish Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Societies and Libraries

 * Central Louisiana Genealogical Society PO Box 12206 Alexandria, LA 71315-2206 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society 428 Hector Ave Metairie, La. 70005-4412 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association 101 LSU Student Union LSU Box 25435 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Facebook Website

Websites

 * LaSalle Parish LAGenWeb
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (LAGenWeb)
 * LaSalle Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * LaSalle Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)