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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Notarial Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
Voting Registers
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP Naturalization records were filed in various courts in Louisiana. The Family History Library has records of the United States District Court (Eastern District) for the years 1812 to the 1930s. These are listed in the catalog under LOUISIANA - NATURALIZATION. The originals are located at the United States District Court in New Orleans.
The Family History Library also has naturalization records The Family History Library has a few naturalization papers of other parishes. In some areas, however, these papers are filed along with court and probate records, many of which the Family History Library has.
If you need naturalization records after 1906, contact the National Archives—Fort Worth Region.
The Family History Library has very few newspapers from Louisiana. The New Orleans Public Library has the most complete collection of newspapers in the state and an obituary Two helpful published sources are:
Mayers, Brenda L., and Gloria L. Kerns. Death Notices from Louisiana Newspapers, 1811-1919 vols. 1-6. Baker, La.: Folk Finders, 1984. (FHL film 1697312 item 3, vols. 1-5; fiche 6087223, vol. 6.)
Newspaper Files in Louisiana State University Library. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1961. (FHL book 976.318 B3L; fiche 6051322.)
The Family History Library has over 2,500 microfilms of Louisiana notarial records The records contain marriage contracts There are over 100 sets of records. They are arranged by date under the name of the notary. Indexes are available from 1771 to 1946, but there is no general single index. The majority of the original records are located at:
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of New Orleans from various parish and United States district courts for the years 1821 to 1906. Some have indexes. These records are generally listed in the catalog under LOUISIANA - ORLEANS - NATURALIZATION. Most of the original records are at the New Orleans Public Library. The Howard Tilton Library also has many of the citizenship applications for New Orleans.
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NEWSPAPERS
index to several newspapers. The 550,000 cards in the index cover the years 1804 to 1811, 1814 to 1815, 1860 to 1866, and 1876 to 1972.
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NOTARIAL RECORDS
, especially for the Parish of Orleans from 1730 to about 1910. These records are also called prothonotarial records.
, probate records, deeds, mortgages, acts of sale, emancipations, procurations, contracts, and partitions of property records. Most of these records deal with the French residents of New Orleans and their relatives. Pre-1769 records are in French. From 1769 to 1803 the records are in Spanish. From 1803 to 1830 most records are in French and sometimes English.
Orleans Parish Notarial Archives
Civil Courts Building
Basement 4
421 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504-568-8578
Fax: 504-568-8599
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