St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy

Guide to St. Landry Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parish Courthouse
St. Landry Parish Courthouse Court &amp; Landry Street Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: 337.942.5606 Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1808, divorce and court records from 1813 and probate records from 1809.

Parent Parish

 * 1807--St. Landry Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Opelousas (Old) Parish. Parish seat: Opelousas

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Louisiana Parish boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Louisiana Parish Boundary Maps" (1805-1990) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Parishes or Counties



 * Acadia
 * Avoyelles
 * Evangeline
 * Lafayette
 * Pointe Coupee
 * St. Martin

African American

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

Bible Records

 * Index to Bible Records, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (USGenWeb Archives)

Biographies

 * St. Landry Parish Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to St. Landry Parish Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * St. Landry Parish Family Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on St. Landry Parish cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Louisiana cemetery records by Parish.


 * African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county

Census

 * St. Landry Parish Census Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1781 Census - List of Foreigners in the District of Opelousas and Attakapas and in New Iberia, May 15, 1781 (St. Landry Parish, LAGenWeb Project)
 * Louisiana Census Images  ~  USGenWeb Census Images Project

Church

 * Louisiana Historical Church Information
 * Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~  by city  ~  Church Angel
 * Calvary Baptist Church Original Land Transaction (USGenWeb Archives)

Court

 * St. Landry Parish Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land

 * St. Landry Parish Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Local Histories
Louisiana Museums

Maps

 * Maps of Louisiana (1805-1990)
 * USGW Digital Map Collection ~  USGenWeb Project

Military

 * St. Landry Parish Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Louisiana Military History Online
 * 1883 - St. Landry Parish List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1898-1950 - at FamilySearch — images
 * - 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)(Confederate), Company K

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Index to Louisiana World War II Casualties (St. Landry Parish, LAGenWeb Project)
 * St. Landry Parish, Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

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

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1756 – 1984 Louisiana Wills and Probate Records 1756-1984 at Ancestry.com Ancestry.com — index and images $

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

Marriage

 * 1837–1957 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Imperial St. Landry Genealogical & Historical Society PO Box 118 Opelousas, LA 70571-0118 Website

See also a List of Louisiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Opelousas Louisiana Family History Center

Websites

 * St. Landry Parish, LA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Louisiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * LAGenWeb -  Louisiana State Records
 * USGenWeb ~  Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)