St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    St. Landry Parish

Parish Courthouse
St. Landry Parish Courthouse Court &amp; Landry Street Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: 337.942.5606 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1808, divorce and court records from 1813 and probate records from 1809

Parent Parish

 * 1807--St. Landry Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Opelousas (Old) Parish. Parish seat: Opelousas

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. Landry Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Acadia
 * Avoyelles
 * Evangeline
 * Lafayette
 * Pointe Coupee
 * St. Martin

African American

 * Louisiana African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * LA Tombstone Transcription Project ~  partial records and photos  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Interment.net ~ LA cemetery records by county
 * African American Cemeteries ~  listing by county
 * FindaGrave.com ~  cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname

Census

 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

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

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military
Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
 * Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing  ~  Newslink

Probate
[[Louisiana_Probate_Records|Louisiana Probate Records] ~  information on.

Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.

Societies and Libraries

 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Opelousas Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)