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Online Louisiana Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Records Guide

Online Louisiana Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries

Louisiana Death Records Index 1911-1956 (may not work with some browsers) from the Louisiana Secretary of State; includes some earlier entries
Louisiana Death Index 1850-1875, 1894-1954 from FamilySearch Labs this is currently being tested so there may be errors, missing data or occasional downtime
Louisiana Statewide Death Index 1900-1949 (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)

Louisiana Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
- Alexandria Daily Town Talk (3/29/1999-Current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate (1/1/1986-Current)
- Lafayette Daily Advertiser (11/5/2001-Current)
- Monroe News-Star (2/17/1999-Current)
- New Orleans Times-Picayune (1/14/1989-Current)
- Opelousas Daily World (2/9/2004-Current)
- Shreveport Times - Caddo Parish (1/6/1999-Current)

Caddo Parish: Oakland Cemetery Burials (in Shreveport)
East Baton Rouge Parish...
- Baton Rouge Newspapers Obituaries Index 1952-1959 & 1980-1991
- Baton Rouge Advocate Obituaries Archive 1986-Current (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
Grant Parish: Liberty Chapel Cemetery Burials (in Williana)
Grant Parish: Georgetown Cemetery Burials
Orleans Parish and New Orleans...
- New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949 (requires payment)
- New Orleans Death Index 1804-1915
- Louisiana Biography and New Orleans Obituary Index 1804-1972 "references obituaries and death notices published in New Orleans newspapers from 1804-1972 and biographical information published in older Louisiana collective biographies"
- New Orleans Times-Picayune Obituaries Archive 1/14/1989-Current (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
- Jefferson Parish Library Times-Picayune Obituary Notices Index 1972-1978
- New Orleans Times-Picayune Obituaries Index 1994-Sept 2004 from the Jefferson Genealogical Society
- Orleans Parish Probate Index 1805-1846
- New Orleans Cemeteries...
Washington Parish Obituaries Indexes - includes Franklinton & Bogalusa Newspapers downloadable Word documents

Ordering Louisiana Vital Records (fees and restrictions apply)

Order Louisiana Birth or Death Certificates Online from Vitalchek (for delivery by mail) for Louisiana births 1907-present; Louisiana deaths 1957-present; some marriage records also available
Order Louisiana Birth or Death Certificates by Mail (Louisiana Vital Records Registry) for Louisiana births 1907-present; Louisiana deaths 1957-present; Orleans Parish marriage records 1957-present

Other Helpful Louisiana Resources

Louisiana Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census, military & vital records, plus newspapers & city directories
Online New Orleans (Orleans Parish) Marriage Indexes & Records
Finding New Orleans, Louisiana Passenger Lists

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