Louisiana Directories

United States U.S. Directories  Louisiana  Directories

History
Directories of heads of households were published for major cities in Louisiana.

Libraries and Archives

 * The New Orleans Public Library collection holds New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.

Directories Online

 * Fold3.com ($) has New Orleans City Directories 1861 and 1866-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
 * Ancestry.com ($) has Louisiana directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library
The Family History Library has city directories of New Orleans for:


 * 1805-11, 1822-24, 1832-61
 * 1861-1935
 * 1874-1900
 * 1917, 1945, 1965

Web Sites

 * The New Orleans Public Library web site has New Orleans city directories for most years since 1805.
 * US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.