Louisiana, United States Genealogy
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Guide to Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Louisiana Information
Louisiana became the 18th state to join the United States on April 30, 1812. Louisiana was located in the southern region of the United States.[1] Louisiana was formed from the Territory of Orleans. The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses) in the same way that 48 other states of the United States are divided into counties. The State Capital is Baton Rouge.[2] See Louisiana History for more information.
Louisiana Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the parish level in Louisiana. Click on a parish below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.
Parishes
Extinct or Renamed Parishes:
Louisiana Migration Routes
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Louisiana " in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana (accessed 15 March 2016).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of US States by Date of Admission," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union, accessed 08/18/2016.