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.

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.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



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

African American

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

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

Census

 * LaSalle Parish Census Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * 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

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

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

Military

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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * Photographs of LaSalle Parish Confederate War Veterans (Genealogy Trails)

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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 — index and images
 * "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 ~  information on.

Online Probate Records
 * 1756-1984 - Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — 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 — index and images
 * 1910 - LaSalle Parish Marriage Records (Genealogy Trails)
 * LaSalle Parish Marriage Announcements (Genealogy Trails)

Death

 * 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Central Louisiana Genealogical Society PO Box 12206 Alexandria, LA 71315-2206 Website

See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Websites

 * LaSalle Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, LAGenWeb Project
 * 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 (LDS Genealogy)
 * LaSalle Parish LA Genealogy (LDS Genealogy)