Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to Lafourche Parish, Louisiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
LaFourche Parish was named for la fourche, French for the fork and was created in 1807. The parish seat is Thibodaux and is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
Lafourche Parish Courthouse 303 W 3rd St. Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-447-4841 Lafourche Parish Courthouse

Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1808.

Biographies

 * Lafourche Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Lafourche Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Lafourche Parish Biographies (LAGenWeb)

Church Records

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana — at Church Angel — by city

 Catholic  St. Joseph Catholic Church, Thibodaux Marriage

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * Lafourche Parish Court Records (LAGenWeb Project)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * Louisiana African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
 * African American Genealogy Links (LAGenWeb)
 * African American Cemeteries, listing by parish
 * 1860, 1870 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules & Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census (LAGenWeb)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Lafourche Parish Plantations and Homes (LAGenWeb)
 * Laurel Valley Plantation (Genealogy Trails)
 * Lockport Tornado of 1893 (Genealogy Trails)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1805-1990 Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * Louisiana Digital Map Library at USGen Web Archives
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this parish - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Index to Veterans of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * Military Records (LAGenWeb)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images at Partner Site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images at Partner Site
 * 1883 Lafourche Parish Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War Battles: The following Civil War battles were fought in Lafourche Parish:
 * October 27, 1862 - Georgia Landing, also known as Labadieville or Texana.
 * June 20-21, 1863 - LaFourche Crossing.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * World War II Casualties, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Lafourche Parish Newspaper Records (LAGenWeb)
 * Lafourche Parish News and Newspaper Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)

Obituaries

 * Lafourche Parish Obituaries and Death Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Lafourche Parish Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Lafourche Parish Obituary Records (LAGenWeb)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1756-1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * Lafourche Parish Birth Announcements (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Lafourche Parish Birth Announcements (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1837-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2004 Lafourche Parish Wedding Announcements (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Lafourche Parish Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Lafourche Parish Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)
 * Lafourche Parish Engagement Announcements (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1850 Mortality Schedule, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1860 Mortality Schedule, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1878 Lafourche Parish Deaths from the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1878 (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Death of Mathurin Callais (died 20 Dec 1922) (USGenWeb Archives)

FamilySearch Centers

 * New Orleans Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Thibodaux Louisiana FamilySearch Center
 * Iberia Parish Library - an affiliate library
 * Terrebonne Parish Library - an affiliate library

Museums

 * Louisiana Museums

Societies

 * Lafourche Heritage Society PO Box 567 Thibodaux, LA 70393-0567 Website
 * La Societie Des Cajuns PO Box 581 Golden Meadow, LA 70357-0581
 * Louisiana Historical Association 101 LSU Student Union LSU Box 25435 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society 428 Hector Ave Metairie, La. 70005-4412 Website
 * Terrebonne Genealogical Society PO Box 20295 Houma, LA 70360-0295 Website

Websites

 * Lafourche Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * Lafourche Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * Lafourche Parish LA Genealogy (LDS Genealogy}
 * Lafourche, Louisiana Genealogy & History Network
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.