Boling, Yvette Guillot. A Guide to Printed Sources for Genealogical and Historical Research in the Louisiana Parishes. Baton Rouge: 1985. Call No. folio Z1289.B7 1985.
Hebert, Timothy. Acadian-Cajun Genealogy: Step by Step. Lafayette, LA: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1993. Call No. Local History Ref F380.A2 H43 1993 (2nd floor open shelf)
Hebert, Donald J. Southwest Louisiana Records. Eunice, LA: 1974-1994. Vol. 1-41. Call No. Local History Ref F368.H42 (2nd floor open shelf)
Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo. Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. Call No. CD-ROM E185.93.L6 A495 2000. Available online.
Thackery, David T. A Bibliography of African American Family History at the Newberry Library. Chicago: Newberry, 1993. Call No. Local History Ref E185.96.T44. (2nd floor open shelf). See Louisiana section.
Goins, Charles Robert. Historical Atlas of Louisiana. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Call No. folio G1361.S1 G6 1995.
Conrad, Glenn and Charles Brasseaux. "Gone But Not Forgotten": Records from South Louisiana Cemeteries. Lafayette, LA: Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1983. Call No. folio F368.C67 1983
Federal census for 1810-1880 on microfilm, published statewide indexes for 1810-1870, and the statewide soundex index for 1880. The library holds the slave and mortality schedules of the 1860 census. The 1890 veterans schedule is available, and is indexed by: Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890 Louisiana Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows. Call No. Microfiche 551. All federal censuses and indexes available on 2nd floor; ask at the 2nd floor reference desk.
New Orleans directories for 1871, 1875, 1892, 1897, 1900, 1903, 1909-1917, 1920, 1922-1923, 1926, 1928. Shreveport, 1922-24. Monroe, 1921. No call number required. Request at 2nd floor circulation desk.
Land records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907 . Novato, CA: Brøderbund Software, 1996. Call No. Local History Ref CD-ROM 15 (see CD-ROM station on 2nd floor). This CD-ROM database indexes records of lands sold by the Federal Government through the Government Land Office. It covers the period from the late-1700s to the early-1900s. See also http://www.glorecords.blm.gov.
Bergeron, Arthur. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865. Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1989. Call No. Local History Ref E565.4.B32 1989 (2nd floor open shelf.)
Booth, Andrew. Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers. Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, 1984. Reprint of 1920 Baton Rouge edition. Call No. Local History Ref E565.3.B66 1984 (2nd floor open shelf.)
DeVille, Winston. Louisiana Soldiers in the American Revolution. Ville Platte, LA: Smith Books, 1991. Call No. folio E263.L68 D4 1991.
U.S. Direct Tax Fund Commission. The Civil War Tax in Louisiana, 1865. New Orleans, Polyanthos, 1975.Call No. F 876. 919.
Bourquard, Shirley Chaisson. Marriage Dispensations in the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas: 1786-1803. (New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1980). Call No. F368.B68.
State Death Indices 1900-1949. Dataplex Corp.: 199?. Note: this index does not include New Orleans deaths. Call No. Microfilm 1220. See computer catalog record for reel listing.
New Orleans Death Indices 1804-1947 . Publication information same as above. Call No. Microfilm 1221.
Researchers should also check both the card catalog and the computer catalog for materials cataloged under the name of the locality (parish, city or town.) Also, the Mormon Family History Library (FHL) Catalog available on CD-ROM on the 2nd floor or on the Internet is a good source for local records. Microfilm records held by FHL can be loaned through the Newberry Library. Inquire at the genealogy desk if you are interested in this option.