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History

Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Louisiana. Directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and other interested in contacting residents of an area. They are arranged alphabetically giving lists of names and addresses.

These are generally published annually and may include an individual's address, occupation, spouse's name, and other helpful facts. An individual's address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. See the wiki page United States Directories for more information.

Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities, where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. A directory may be the only source to list an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. You can use a directory to learn the exact years your ancestor inhabited a place. Locate an ancestor in a census that hasn’t been indexed (esp. state census). Estimate the year of immigration. Learn occupation and employer as identifiers. Find other family members.

Resources for Louisiana Directories

Libraries and Archives

The New Orleans Public Library collection holds New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.

Directories Online

Fold3.com ($) has New Orleans City Directories 1861 and 1866-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Louisiana directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Louisiana including:

New Orleans

1805-11, 1822-24, 1832-61 FS Library fiche 6044250 (first of 158 fiche)
1861-1935 FS Library film 1377153 (first of 38 films)
1874-1900 FS Library film 1000770-76
1917, 1945, 1965 FS Library book 976.335/N1 E4p

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

LOUISIANA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

LOUISIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

The New Orleans Public Library web site has New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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-=== History  ===
+==Online Resources==
-Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Louisiana. Directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and other interested in contacting residents of an area. They are arranged alphabetically giving lists of names and addresses.&nbsp;
+*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/la.htm US City Directories Louisiana]
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/la Louisiana Online Historical Directories] - listed by parish<br><br>
-These are generally published annually and may include an individual's address, occupation, spouse's name, and other helpful facts. An individual's address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. See the wiki page&nbsp;[[United States Directories|United States Directories]] for more information.
+==History==
-=== Why Use Directories &nbsp; ===
+Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Louisiana. Directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and other interested in contacting residents of an area. They are arranged alphabetically giving lists of names and addresses.
-*Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities, where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents.&nbsp;
+These are generally published annually and may include an individual's address, occupation, spouse's name, and other helpful facts. An individual's address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. See the wiki page [[United States Directories|United States Directories]] for more information.
-*A directory may be the only source to list an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property.&nbsp;
-*Learn the exact years your ancestor inhabited a place.&nbsp;
-*Locate ancestor in a census that hasn’t been indexed (esp. state census).&nbsp;
-*Estimate year of immigration.&nbsp;
-*Learn occupation and employer as identifiers&nbsp;
-*Find other family members.
-=== Resources for Louisiana Directories  ===
+Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities, where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. A directory may be the only source to list an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. You can use a directory to learn the exact years your ancestor inhabited a place. Locate an ancestor in a census that hasn’t been indexed (esp. state census). Estimate the year of immigration. Learn occupation and employer as identifiers. Find other family members.
-==== Libraries and Archives  ====
+==Resources for Louisiana Directories==
-*The [http://nutrias.org/ New Orleans Public Library]&nbsp;collection holds New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.
+===Libraries and Archives===
-==== Directories Online  ====
+*The [http://nutrias.org/ New Orleans Public Library] collection holds New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.
-*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_122/city_directories_new_orleans/ New Orleans City Directories] 1861 and 1866-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
+===Directories Online===
+*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_122/city_directories_new_orleans/ New Orleans City Directories] 1861 and 1866-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
 *Ancestry.com ($) has Louisiana directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
-==== The Family History Library  ====
+===The FamilySearch Library===
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Louisiana including:
+'''New Orleans'''
-The Family History Library has city directories of New Orleans for:
+*1805-11, 1822-24, 1832-61 {{FSC|543152|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044250 (first of 158 fiche)}}
+*1861-1935 {{FSC|543152|item|disp=FS Library film 1377153 (first of 38 films)}}
+*1874-1900 {{FSC|204340|item|disp=FS Library film 1000770-76}}
+*1917, 1945, 1965 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22976.335%2FN1%20E4p*%22 FS Library book 976.335/N1 E4p]
-*1805-11, 1822-24, 1832-61 {{FHL|543152|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044250 (first of 158 fiche)}}
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
-*1861-1935 {{FHL|543152|item|disp=FHL film 1377153 (first of 38 films)}}
-*1874-1900 {{FHL|204340|item|disp=FHL film 1000770-76}}
-*1917, 1945, 1965 {{FHL|801891|item|disp=FHL book Q 976.335/N1 E4p}}
-<br>
+{{Block indent|LOUISIANA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES|2}}
+{{Block indent|LOUISIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES|2}}
-=== Web Sites  ===
+==Websites==
 *The [http://nutrias.org/ New Orleans Public Library] web site has New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/la.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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-[[Category:Louisiana|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+[[Category:Louisiana, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]