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Louisiana Caddo Parish
| Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | January 18, 1838 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Shreveport | ||||||||
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| Address | 501 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 (318) 226-6780 | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Caddo Parish Courthouse
501 Texas Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318.226.6911
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court
and land records from 1835.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1838--Caddo Parish was created 18 January 1838 from Natchitoches Parish.
Parish seat: Shreveport [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Caddo Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Bossier
- Cass County, Texas
- DeSoto
- Harrison County, Texas
- Lafayette County, Arkansas
- Marion County, Texas
- Miller County, Arkansas
- Panola County, Texas
- Red River
Resources
African American
A volunteer through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is willing to search a collection of slave data covering Caddo Parish.
African American
- Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
Cemeteries
- LA Tombstone Transcription Project ~ partial records and photos ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Interment.net ~ LA cemetery records by county
- African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county
- FindaGrave.com ~ cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname
Individual cemeteries:
- Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport BillionGraves
Census
- Louisiana Census Images ~ USGenWeb Census Images Project
Church
- Louisiana Historical Church Information
- Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~ by city ~ Church Angel
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- USGW Digital Map Collection ~ USGenWeb Project
Military
Louisiana Military History Online
Newspapers
- Louisiana Newspaper List ~ listing by name/parish ~ USNPL
- Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing ~ Newslink
Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~ information on.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
- Caddo Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Caddo Parish, Louisiana p. 289 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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