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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Louisiana Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


{| width="70%" border="1"
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| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Louisiana Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death records]], [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Louisiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Louisiana Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
|-
| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Louisiana Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]], [[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Louisiana Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death Records]], [[Louisiana Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Louisiana Church Records|Church Records]], [[Louisiana Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Louisiana Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Louisiana Death Records|Death records]], [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Louisiana Census|Census]], [[Louisiana Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Biography|Biography]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Louisiana Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Louisiana Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Louisiana Church Records|Church Records]], [[Louisiana Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Louisiana Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[Louisiana Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Louisiana Biography|Biography]], [[Louisiana History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Louisiana Census|Census]], [[Louisiana Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Louisiana Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Louisiana Biography|Biography]], [[Louisiana Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Louisiana Military Records|Military Records]], [[Louisiana Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Louisiana Biography|Biography]], [[Louisiana History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


=== Further Louisiana Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/37?region=United%20States%20of%20America Louisiana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>


For more research on Louisiana, including research at the parrish level, visit the [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisiana]] page on the Research Wiki.
[[Category:Louisiana Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/37?region=United%20States%20of%20America Louisiana record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 
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