[Louisiana Genealogy Blog] St. Landry Parish Courthouse

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Saw this RootsWeb mailinglist post about a genealogy meeting at the St. Landry Parish courthouse.

Keith Fontenot, who serves as Archivist to Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux in collecting, preserving, interpreting and sharing the many records in the St Landry Parish Court House will present a three hour workshop (from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM-(To be held, 8 Jan 2011) for members and guests of the Imperial St Landry Genealogical and Historical Society.

 

http://stlandry.org/archives.htm

The archives are located in room 34 in the basement of the Court House. It is the depository for a vast collection of primary historical documents. The office holdings include records pertaining not only to present day St. Landry, but also Acadia, Evangeline, Jefferson, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, and Cameron parishes prior to the mid 1800's.

Research by archival experts at the rate of $20 per hour. These experts are thoroughly familiar with the records and will save you time and money.

These records include:

Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present Bonds, 1847 - Present Livestock Brands, 1855 - 1970 Civil District Suits, 1813 - Present Coroner Inquest, 1876 - 1965 Donations, 1826 - Present Immigration Papers, 1820 - 1920 Conveyances, 1805 - Present Miscellaneous Records, 1854 - 1964 Mortgages, 1927 - Present Notary Books, 1818 - 1850 Partnerships, 1848 - Present Probates, 1807 - Present Probate Court Suits, 1822 - 1846 Sheriff Deeds, 1810 - 1924 Voter Registration Book, 1895 - 1898 Opelousas Post Colonial Documents, 1764 - 1805 (Microfilm)

In addition, a collection of Genealogical Publications is available in our archives.

You may contact Keith Fontenot, St. Landry Parish Archivist at 337-942-5606 Ext. 126 or by e-mail

archive...@yahoo.com

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