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Genealogical, historical, lineage, veteran, and ethnic societies often collect, transcribe, and publish information that can be helpful to genealogists.

• Visit the "United States Societies" Wiki article.

Statewide Louisiana Societies

Society	About
Afro-Louisiana Historical & Genealogical Society	Dedicated to expanding the knowledge base, sources, community consciousness, and education regarding the historical, cultural, and genealogical heritage of African-Americans in general and Louisianians in particular.
Louisiana Historical Society	Founded in 1835, the Louisiana Historical Society is the oldest historical organization in the state.
Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society	Organized in 1953 to assist its members in tracing and recording their family history.

Regional Louisiana Societies

Society	About
Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association	Serves the Shreveport/Bossier City area.
Central Louisiana Genealogical Society	Formed to preserve genealogical and historical information relative to the parishes of: Allen Avoyelles Catahoula Concordia Evangeline Grant LaSalle Natchitoches Rapides Sabine Vernon Winn
German and Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society	St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Charles Parish
Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society	Dedicated to gathering, processing and preserving genealogical material by promoting interest in genealogy.

Online Resources for Louisiana Research

Resource	Information
Louisiana Genealogy Societies	Links to several statewide and regional resources.
	Online directory of societies.
Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Societies	"Free Genealogy Data to Help Find Your Ancestors"

Society pages and the Society Adopt-a-Page Option

• Societies can have their own page in the wiki devoted specifically to their organization. See the Help article: "creating a society page" for more information.

• Societies are encouraged to adopt-a-wiki-page related to their own content expertise. See the Help article for more details about the opportunity to adopt a wiki page.