Online Louisiana Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Louisiana Death Records Indexes

Louisiana Death Records Index, 1911-1968 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

Beauregard Parish - see "Assorted Louisiana Cemetery Burial Lists" below
Caddo Parish: Oakland Cemetery Burials (in Shreveport)
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 Newspapers Obituaries Index, 1952-1959 and 1980-1991
- Baton Rouge Advocate Obituaries Archive, 1986-Current (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee)
- Baton Rouge State-Times and Morning Advocate Obituaries Index, 1952-1991 (Excel files) from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library; some years missing
Grant Parish: Liberty Chapel Cemetery Burials (in Williana)
Orleans Parish and New Orleans...
- New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- 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, 1955-1963 from FamilySearch; includes births from 1905-1913, marriages for 1960, and deaths from 1955-1963; 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"
- 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
- Orleans Parish Probate Index 1805-1846
- New Orleans Cemeteries...
Washington Parish Obituaries Indexes - includes Franklinton and Bogalusa Newspapers

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 Records Guide