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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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Location in the state of Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 22, 1810
County Seat	Baton Rouge
Courthouse
Website: ebrclerkofcourt.org
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Parish Courthouse

East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse
222 St Louis Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5817
Phone: 225.383.0378

Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1840, divorce,
probate, court and land records from 1782^[1]

History

Parent Parish

• 1810--East Baton Rouge Parish was created 22 December 1810 from Feliciana (Old) Parish.
  Parish seat: Baton Rouge ^[1]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of East Baton Rouge Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Cities and Towns, LAGenWeb Project

Neighboring Parishes or Counties

• Ascension
• East Feliciana
• Iberville
• Livingston
• St. Helena
• West Baton Rouge
• West Feliciana

Resources

African American

• Louisiana African American Griots Project  ~  USGenWeb Project
• Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries at East Baton Rouge Par. LAGenWeb Project
• LA, Tanscription Project  ~  partial records and photos  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project, E. Baton Rouge Par. 
• Interment.net ~ E. Baton Rouge Par.
• African American Cemeteries  ~  Listing by parish
• FindaGrave.com  ~  Cemetery records of E. Baton Rouge Par.
   

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

Louisiana Museums

Maps

• Maps of Louisiana and East Baton Rouge Parish, LAGenWeb Project
• USGW Digital Map Collection  ~  USGenWeb Project

Military

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battles were fought in East Baton Rouge Parish.  

• August 5, 1862 = Baton Rouge, also known as Magnolia Cemetery^[3]
• May 21, 1863 = Plains Store, also known as Springfield Road^[4]
• May 21-July 9, 1863 = Port Hudson^[5]

Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.

• Military Records, LAGenWeb Project

...transcribed for the East Baton Rouge Par, LAGenWeb Project

1. Heroes of East Baton Rouge Par.
2. Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War

• NARA: Historical Military Documents
• Timeline of American Wars and Campaigns
• Louisiana Military History Online
• They Gave their Lives, Women in the Military

Newspapers

• Louisiana Newspaper List  ~  listing by name/parish  ~  USNPL
• Louisiana Newspaper  ~  listing  ~  Newslink

Photographs

Photos of E. Baton Rouge Par, LAGenWeb Project

Probate

Louisiana Probate Records  ~  information on. .

Taxation

Vital Records

Vital Records of E. Baton Rouge Par., LAGenWeb Project

...transcribed for the East Baton Rouge Par, LAGenWeb Project

1. Executions, 1776-1950

Louisiana Records and Statistics Information  ~ where and how to order information. 

Louisiana Public Record Search

Louisiana Birth Certificates

Louisiana Death Records

Social Security Death Index

Researchers may obtain any of the following vital records by visiting the Louisiana State Archives Research Library or may request the records by mail. The Archives maintains the following:
Orleans Parish birth records for 1819-1907 (births over 100 years ago)*
(Index for 1790-1818, but no records)
Orleans Parish marriage records for 1870-1957 (marriages over 50 years ago)**
(Index for 1831-1869, but no records.)
Orleans Parish death records for 1819-1957 (deaths over 50 years ago)*
(Index for 1804-1818)
Statewide death records for 1911-1957 (deaths over 50 years ago)*
They also have passenger manifests for the Port of New Orleans, military service records, Confederate Pension Applications, and records from the State Land Office to name a few.

Be sure to read the fee schedule.

Societies and Libraries

• Louisiana Historical Society
• Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Baker Louisiana Family History Center
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Family History Center

Web Sites

• LAGenWeb  -  Louisiana State Records
• USGenWeb  ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
• Louisiana Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana p 290 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
3. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August, 2012)
4. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)
5. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)