Allen Parish Vital Records Information
and Courthouse Addresses
Allen Parish

Clerk of Court
400 West Sixth Street
P.O. Box 248
Oberlin, LA 70655
(337) 639-4351
(337) 639-2030 (Fax)

Court Records from 1913
Land Records from 1886
Probate Records from 1913
Marriage Records from 1913
Birth and Death Records from July 1914

Louisiana State Archives
Books on general histories, census indexes, immigration schedules, church records, and family histories are available in the library. Also located in the research library, is a computerized database of more than two million names. The system provides census information, pedigree charts, international ancestral data, marriage information, a nationwide telephone index, and information based on Social Security filings.

Researchers may obtain any of the following vital records by visiting the Louisiana State Archives Research Library or may request the records by mail. The Archives maintains the following:

Orleans Parish birth records for 1819-1901 (births over 100 years ago)*
(Index for 1790-1818, but no records)

Orleans Parish marriage records for 1870-1951 (marriages over 50 years ago)**  (Index for 1831-1869, but no records)

Orleans Parish death records for 1819-1951 (deaths over 50 years ago)*
(Index for 1804-1818)

Statewide death records for 1911-1951 (deaths over 50 years ago)*

*The only birth records that are currently available at the Archives prior to 1901 are from Orleans Parish. The only death records currently available prior to 1911 are from Jefferson and Orleans Parishes. Records from Orleans are filed separately from the combined statewide listing of all the other parishes in the state. Records prior to the dates listed above are probably nonexistent unless the parish where the birth or death occurred kept such a record. If the person being researched was Catholic, birth and death information would probably be shown in the records of the church or diocese where that person lived. 
** All marriage records, other than Orleans Parish, are maintained by the Clerk of Court in the parish where the marriage license was purchased.

The archive charges $5.00 for a certified copy which includes a three year search per surname. Fees must be retained for both successful or unsuccessful searches. Searches are processed by a given year; therefore a name, place and date, or a span of three years is required to research request. 

The Research Library is open Monday-Friday from 8am until 4pm; Saturday from 9am until 5pm; and Sunday from 1pm until 5pm.

Louisiana State Archives
3851 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2137
(225) 922-1208
http://www.sec.state.la.us/archives/archives/archives-index.htm

Family History Centers in Louisiana
Alexandria 
611 Versaillies Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: 318-448-1842
Hours: T,W 6pm-9pm; Th 9am-5pm; Sat 10am-2pm
Closed 2 weeks over Christmas & New Years
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Opelousas 
430 Plantation Rd
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: 318-942-8081
Hours: Sat 10am-12pm
http://www.familysearch.org

Newspaper

Leesville Leader
206 E. Texas
Phone: 337-239-3444
Fax: 337-238-1152
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 619
Leesville, LA 71446
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com