Online Louisiana Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Louisiana Death Records Indexes

Louisiana Death Records Index, 1911-1972 from the Louisiana Secretary of State; includes some earlier entries; index is free -- you can order copies of the death records for a fee
Louisiana Death Index from FamilySearch free with registration; covers 1911-1960 with a few entries for 1894-1904; also has entries from 1850-1875 for Jefferson Parish only
Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1964 (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription) also has some entries from 1819-1899

Louisiana Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by Parish

Baton Rouge: see the East Baton Rouge Parish section below
Beauregard Parish GenWeb Genealogy Indexes includes: Cemetery Indexes; Death Index 1913-1929; Hixson Funeral Home Records Index; and other items
Beauregard Parish - also see "Assorted Louisiana Cemetery Burial Lists" below
Caddo Parish: City of Shreveport Cemeteries Database may not work with some browsers; includes: Greenwood Cemetery, Jewella Cemetery, Oakland Cemetery and Star Cemetery
Calcasieu Parish Public Library Obituaries Index from the Lake Charles American Press newspaper
East Baton Rouge Parish...
- Baton Rouge State-Times and Morning Advocate Obituaries Index, 1950-1991 (Excel files) from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library
- East Baton Rouge Parish Library: African American Funeral Programs Collection
- St. James Episcopal Church Registers in Baton Rouge; includes burials
- Baton Rouge Newspapers Obituaries Index, 1952-1959 and 1980-1991
Grant Parish: Liberty Chapel Cemetery Burials (in Williana)
Orleans Parish and New Orleans...
- New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1964 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954 from FamilySearch; some entries include images of the records
- Orleans Parish GenWeb Genealogy Archives includes:
  - New Orleans Death Index, 1804-1915
  - New Orleans Times-Picayune Obituary Indexes (for various years; some years incomplete)
  - Also has indexes for births, marriages and other items
- Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1905-1913, 1955-1964 from FamilySearch; includes births from 1905-1913, marriages for 1960, and deaths from 1955-1964; index and text-based results are available online; digital images of the records can be viewed at some LDS Family History Centers
- 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"
- Orleans Parish Probate Index, 1805-1846
- New Orleans Cemeteries...
  - Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Burial Records Search
  - New Orleans, Interment Registers, 1836-1972 at FamilySearch
  - Orleans Parish, State Museum Historical Center, Cemetery Records, 1805-1944 at FamilySearch; for 20 cemeteries; coverage varies by cemetery
  - Tombstone Transcription Project - Orleans Parish
  - Historic New Orleans Cemetery Lafayette #1
  - Greenwood Cemetery Burials
Union Parish Cemetery Indexes
Washington Parish Obituaries Indexes - includes Franklinton and Bogalusa Newspapers

Southwest Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1840-1906 (at Ancestry/requires payment) For these parishes: Calcasieu, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermillion. Most of the records indexed are for the years 1861-1865, 1873-1876, and 1879-1882. Coverage varies by parish.
Louisiana, Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1970 at FamilySearch for assorted cemeteries in Louisiana; coverage varies by parish and cemetery
Assorted Louisiana Cemetery Burial Lists Includes some (mostly small) cemeteries in Acadia Parish (1); Allen Parish (4); Ascension Parish (1); Beauregard Parish (several); Evangeline Parish (1); and St. John the Baptist Parish (4).

Ordering Louisiana Vital Records (fees and restrictions apply)

Where To Write For Vital Records - Louisiana

Other Helpful Louisiana Resources

Louisiana Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more
Online New Orleans (Orleans Parish) Marriage Records Indexes
Finding New Orleans, Louisiana Ship Passenger Lists

Online Louisiana Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials and Death Records