Louisiana State Penitentiary Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The collection covers the years 1866 to 1936.

Record Description
This collection includes a seven volume index of prisoners and 36 volumes of registers of convicts admitted to the prison.

Related Websites
Louisiana State Penitentiary on Wikipedia

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

Sources of information for This Collection
"Louisiana State Penitentiary Records, 1866-1936." FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Louisiana State Penitentiary, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. FHL digital images, 25,000 digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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