A Guide to Genealogical Research at the Louisiana State Archives, Revised 2nd Edition
by Judy Riffel
2009 - 164 pages softcover
Introduction and 12 chapters covering: Censuses and Census Substitutes; Vital Records; Colonial Records; Parish Civil Records; Land Records and Maps; Military and Pension Records; Immigration and Naturalization Records; Other Governmental Records; Church and Cemetery Records; Newspapers; Ethnic Research; and Miscellaneous Collections. Includes 5 appendices and subject index.
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$34.50 (Non-Members)
$24.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Natchitoches Baptisms, 1817-1840, Abstracts from Register 6 of St. Francis Catholic Church, Natchitoches, Louisiana
by Judy Riffel
2007 - 344 pages soft cover
Abstracts of baptisms from the Catholic Church at Natchitoches, La. Includes full-name index.
$44.00 (Non-Members)
$34.00 (Le Comite' Members)

1878 Iberville Parish Census   [NOTE: Out of Print]
by Judy Riffel
1991 - 200 pages soft cover
Transcription of the 1878 Iberville Parish census found in the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court's Office. Introduction describes the parish in 1878.
$10.00 (Non-Members, PDF files delivered electronically)
Free (Le Comite' Members on the Members' Page)

"A Soldier's Journey," The Civil War Diary of Henry C. Caldwell, Co. E, 7th Louisiana Infantry, CSA   [NOTE: Out of Print]
by Keith G. Bauer
2002 - 125 pages soft cover
Diary of Louisiana Confederate soldier, Henry C. Caldwell, of Franklin, Louisiana. Recounts his experiences during the war in Virginia from 1861 to 1863.

Abstracts of St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Records, 1757-1798
by Judy Riffel
2003 - 320 pages
Detailed guide to colonial-period records of St. John the Baptist Parish. Provides complete description of all documents including names of all parties involved. Includes full-name index.
$38.50 (Non-Members)
$28.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Calendar of the Natchez Trace Collection Provincial & Territorial Papers, 1759-1813
by Judy Riffel
1999 - 217 pages soft cover
A document by document guide to the Natchez Trace Collection Provincial & Territorial Papers at the University of Texas at Austin and available on microfilm at the Louisiana State Archives. Includes maps and full-name index.
$33.50 (Non-Members)
$15.50 (Le Comite' members)

Calendar of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Civil Records,
Volume 1, 1803-1819
by Judy Riffel
1995 - 229 pages soft cover
A document by document guide to reels 10 through 16 of the St. Landry Parish civil records on microfilm at the Louisiana State Archives. Includes maps and full-name index..
$26.00 (Non-Members)
$13.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Civil Birth and Death Registers for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1874-1918
by Judy Riffel, Barbara Comeaux Strickland, Cherryl Forbes Montgomery, Marlene Conran, and Phyllis Pitre Lastrapes
2001 - 348 pages soft cover
Index to Baton Rouge Birth and Death Registers. Includes names, ages, dates, parents, and page number of original register. Full-name index.
$33.50 (Non-members)
$20.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Genealogical Selections From the Acts of the Louisiana Legislature, 1804-1879
by Judy Riffel
2005 - 196 pages soft cover
Emancipations, divorces, name changes, adoptions, and other items of genealogical interest from the Acts of the Legislature. Includes full-name index.
$36.00 (Non-Members)
$26.00 (Le Comite' Members)

Guide to the Louisiana Miscellany Collection, 1724-1837
by Judy Riffel
2006 - 248 pages softcover
Document by document guide to a Louisiana colonial manuscript collection at the Library of Congress. Includes maps and full-name index.
$38.50 (Non-Members)
$28.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Iberville Parish Cemeteries   [NOTE: Out of Print]
by Judy Riffel
1989 - 380 pages soft cover
Tombstone inscriptions from the following cemeteries: St. Mary's Episcopal, Bayou Goula; St. Joseph Catholic, Grosse Tete; Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Stephen's Episcopal, Maringouin; Jewish, Protestant, and St. John the Evangelist Catholic, Plaquemine; St. Raphael Catholic, Point Pleasant; Rosedale; St. Gabriel Catholic; Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle; and several plantation, family, abandoned, and lost cemeteries. Includes history of each cemetery, maps, drawings, and full-name index.
$10.00 (Non-Members, PDF files delivered electronically)
Free (Le Comite' Members on the Members' Page)

Iberville Parish Records, Volume I [NOTE: Out of Print]
by Judy Riffel
1981 - 176 pages soft cover
Transcription of 1840 and 1850 Iberville Parish censuses and 1850 slave schedule. Also includes Book of Oaths I and II and full-name index.
Book of Oaths I and II are available free to Members on the Members' Page.

Iberville Parish Records, Volume II
by Judy Riffel
1982 - 183 pages soft cover
Transcription of 1860 Iberville Parish census and 1860 slave schedule. Also includes Record of Wills, Book A, 1818-1852; Death and Marriage Notices from the Southern Sentinel, 1856-1858; and full-name index.
$12.00 (Non-Members)
$ 7.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Iberville Parish Records, Volume III
by Judy Riffel
2000 - 352 pages soft cover
Guide to 22 reels of microfilm containing records rescued from the attic of the old parish courthouse in Plaquemine. Includes full-name index.
$33.50 (Non-members)
$23.50 (Le Comite' members)

Orleans Parish Poll Tax Rolls, 1869-1870
1996 - 252 pages soft cover
Index to 1869 rolls for Wards 2, 3, 5, and 6, and to 1870 rolls for Wards 7, 8, and 9 on microfilm at the Louisiana State Archives.
$26.00 (Non-Members)
$21.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Shreveport Civil Birth Records, 1875-1911
by Judy Riffel
2004 - 220 pages
Index to Shreveport birth records. Includes name, date of birth, parents' names, and reference numbers.
$33.50 (Non-Members)
$28.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Shreveport Civil Death Records, Volume I, 1874-1902
by Judy Riffel, Charles D. Tolle, and Barbara Comeaux Strickland
2002 - 258 pages soft cover
Index to Shreveport death records. Includes name, age, death date, parents, spouse, and reference numbers.
$33.50 (Non-members)
$28.50 (Le Comite' Members)

Shreveport Civil Death Records, Volume II, 1902-1913
by Judy Riffel
2002 - 296 pages soft cover
Index to Shreveport death records. Includes name, age,
death date, parents, spouse, and reference numbers.
$36.00 (Non-Members)
$28.50 (Le Comite' Members)

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
by Judy Riffel and Louis Altazan
2001 - 145 pages soft cover
Listing of tombstone inscriptions from St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery dating back to 1827. Includes full-name index., extracts from Baton Rouge Civil Death Registers and Death Certificates.
$28.00 (Non-Members)
$15.50 (Le Comite' Members)

St. Martin Parish Cemeteries
by Judy Riffel and Larry Gates
1996 - 414 pages soft cover
Tombstone inscriptions from the following cemeteries: St. Martin of Tours Catholic, St. Michael's Protestant, and Methodist, St. Martinville; St. Bernard Catholic and Pentecostal, Breaux Bridge; St. Joseph Catholic, Cecilia; St. Michael the Archangel, Henderson; and cemeteries in the Atchafalaya area. Includes maps and full-name index.
$36.50 (Non-Members)
$21.00 (Le Comite' Members)

New Orleans Register of Free People of Color, 1840-1864
by Judy Riffel
2008 - 234 pages soft cover
Register of free people of color in the city of New Orleans providing name, sex, color, age, identifying marks, profession, place of birth, time of arrival, date of registration, and legal references to freedom. Includes full-name index.
$40.00 (Non-Members)
$30.00 (Le Comite' Members)

A Place Named Desperate!
by Lawrence L. Hewitt
1982 - 21 pages soft cover
Report of Colonel Benjamin Whitfield Johnson of the siege of Port Hudson during the Civil War.
$5.00 (Non-Members)
$4.00 (Le Comite' Members)

Natchitoches Baptisms, 1841-1849,
Abstracts from Register 9 of St. Francis Catholic Church, Natchitoches, Louisiana by Judy Riffel
2010 - 179 pages, soft cover
Abstracts of baptisms from the Catholic Church at Natchitoches, La.
Includes full-name index
$44.00 (Non-Members)
$34.00 (Le Comite' Members)

Post Hospital Ledger, Port Hudson, Louisiana, 1862-1863 [NOTE: Out of Print]
by Lawrence L. Hewitt and Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr.
1981 - 132 pages soft cover
Abstracts of hospital ledgers including Confederate soldier's name, rank, dates, and illness. Includes full-name index.
$10.00 (Non-Members, PDF files delivered electronically)
Free (Le Comite' Members on the Members' Page)

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