Red River Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

United States   Louisiana    Red River Parish

Parish Courthouse
Red River Parish Courthouse 615 East Carroll Street Coushatta, LA 71019 Phone: 318.932.6741 Clerk Court has marriage and probate records from 1871, divorce and court records from 1904.

Parent Parish

 * 1871--Red River Parish was created 2 March 1871 from Caddo, Bienville, Bossier, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes. Parish seat: Coushatta

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Red River Parish boundary changes.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

 * Bienville
 * Bossier
 * Caddo
 * DeSoto
 * Natchitoches

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Red River Parish.


 * April 12-13, 1864 = Blair’s Landing, also known as Pleasant Hill Landing


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana

Louisiana Military History Online

Newspapers

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

Probate
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

Websites

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