East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Records

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (Map It) was created on December 22, 1810 from Feliciana County and Spanish West Florida Territory. The parish was named for the french phrase bâton rouge meaning red stick. A red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories ..

East Baton Rouge Parish is bordered by East Feliciana Parish (north), West Feliciana Parish (northwest), West Baton Rouge Parish (west), Iberville Parish (south), Ascension Parish (southeast), Livingston Parish (east), St. Helena Parish (northeast).

East Baton Rouge Parish Cities and Towns include Baker, Baton Rouge, Greenwell Springs, Pride, Zachary.

A Map of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Courthouse Records

The East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Learn More About State of Louisiana Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in East Baton Rouge parish. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court has Marriage Records from 1840, Land Records from 1782, Probate Records from 1782 and Court Records from 1782. The Parish Clerk of Court performs the functions of more than one office. As the Recorder, the office of the Clerk of Court receives, files, records and indexes all mortgages, conveyances and all other instruments recorded in the Public Records for the Parish. The Clerk’s Office receives and files all pleadings, such as petitions, answers, motions and other filings in Civil and Probate matters, as well as indictments, bills of information and other filings in Criminal matters. Another function of the Clerk’s Office is the issuance of Marriage Licenses and recording their returns after the marriages are performed.

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Census Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
• State Population Schedules: 1699 Through 1732
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Louisiana Vital Records
• Birth Records: from  July 1914 to present
• Marriage Records: from 1914 to present
• Death Records: Certified copies available from the Clerk of the Court
• Divorce Records: Certified copies are available from the Clerk of the Court
• Locations: Louisiana Office of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth or Death Certificate Applications.

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Resources

• Baker Heritage Museum
• Baton Rouge Genealogical & Historical Society
• Foundation For Historical Louisiana
• Le Comite Des Archives
• Los Islenos De Galvez Heritage And Cultural Society
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Message Boards
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Boards

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana External Links

• Louisiana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Books - Amazon
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana - FindaGrave
• Louisiana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805 - 1985)
• East Baton Rouge Parish LAGenweb
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Ancestry Database Collections
• East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Military Records