St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Saint Landry. The County has Opelousas as its seat and the County was created 1807. The County is located in the central area of the state.

Parish Courthouse
St. Landry Parish Courthouse Court and 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
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

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

African American

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

Bible Records

 * Index to Bible Records, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * St. Landry Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Landry Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Landry Parish Family Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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


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

Census

 * St. Landry Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1781 Census - List of Foreigners in the District of Opelousas and Attakapas and in New Iberia, May 15, 1781 (St. Landry Parish, LAGenWeb Project)
 * Louisiana Census Images, (USGenWeb Census Images Project)

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana, by city (Church Angel)
 * Calvary Baptist Church Original Land Transaction (USGenWeb Archives)

Court

 * St. Landry Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * St. Landry Parish Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection (USGenWeb Archives)

Military

 * St. Landry Parish Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * 1883 - St. Landry Parish List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * - 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company K

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Index to Louisiana World War II Casualties (St. Landry Parish, LAGenWeb Project)
 * St. Landry Parish, Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Louisiana Newspaper List, listing by name/parish (USNPL)
 * Louisiana Newspaper listing (Newslink)
 * St. Landry Parish Newspaper Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
 * Do a St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

 * St. Landry Parish Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Landry Parish Obituary Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1756-1984 - Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * St. Landry Parish Estates, Wills & Successions (USGenWeb Archives)

Schools

 * St. Landry Parish School Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * Index to St. Landry Parish Birth Records by date. (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Landry Parish Baptism Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Marriage

 * 1771-1891 - Marriages of St. Landry Parish 1772-1891 (LAGenWeb)
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Landry Parish Marriages (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Landry Parish Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * St. Landry Parish Death Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Societies and Libraries

 * Imperial St. Landry Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 118 Opelousas, LA 70571-0118 Website
 * Louisiana Historical Society Website
 * Louisiana Historical Association Website

Family History Centers

 * Opelousas Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * St. Landry Parish (LAGenWeb)
 * St. Landry Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Genealogy and History (Genealogy Trails)
 * St. Landry Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * St. Landry Parish LA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)