Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
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Lafourche Parish Courthouse<br>309 W 3rd Street<br>Thibodaux, LA 70301-3021<br>Phone: 985.447.4841 <br><br>Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, <br>probate and land records from 1808 .<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., Lafourche Parish, Louisiana p 291 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | Lafourche Parish Courthouse<br>309 W 3rd Street<br>Thibodaux, LA 70301-3021<br>Phone: 985.447.4841 <br><br>Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, <br>probate and land records from 1808 .<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., Lafourche Parish, Louisiana p 291 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, 15 February 2013
United States 
Louisiana Lafourche Parish
| Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | April 10, 1805 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Thibodaux | ||||||||
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| Address | 200 Green St Thibodaux | ||||||||
| Website: lafourcheclerk.com | |||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
Lafourche Parish Courthouse
309 W 3rd Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301-3021
Phone: 985.447.4841
Parish Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce,
probate and land records from 1808 .[1]
History
Parent Parish
1805--Lafourche Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish.
Parish seat: Thibodaux [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lafourche Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Resources
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
Cemeteries
Census
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 28,882 | ||
| 1910 | 33,111 | 14.6% | |
| 1920 | 30,344 | −8.4% | |
| 1930 | 32,419 | 6.8% | |
| 1940 | 38,615 | 19.1% | |
| 1950 | 42,209 | 9.3% | |
| 1960 | 55,381 | 31.2% | |
| 1970 | 68,941 | 24.5% | |
| 1980 | 82,483 | 19.6% | |
| 1990 | 85,860 | 4.1% | |
| 2000 | 89,974 | 4.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 93,554 | [2] | 4.0% |
| Lafourche Parish Census Data[3] | |||
- 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
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Lafourche Parish.
- October 27, 1862 = Georgia Landing, also known as Labadieville or Texana[4]
- June 20-21, 1863 = LaFourche Crossing[5]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.
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
- Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Lafourche Parish, Louisiana p 291 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Lafourche Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22057.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)
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