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Orleans Parish

State Archives Birth Indexes

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The Orleans Parish (New Orleans) birth records are generally listed as beginning in 1790, however there is only one record from 1790. The birth records are sparse until the 1830s and 1840s, when the population of the city greatly expanded. The online Orleans Parish Archives is the most up-to-date index, with work apparently going on now on 1904. (Birth records are kept private for 100 years, but a person who has a right to a record can order a copy.) The available indexes can be found on the Orleans Parish pages of the USGenWeb Archives Project.
See:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/birth-index.htm
and
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/birth-alpha.htm

C = Complete E = Excerpts

Status	Date	Birth Index Reel 1 (1790-1868)	Submitted	Submitter
C	1790 - 1820	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1821 - 1827	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1828 - 1830	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1831	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1832	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1833	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1834	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1835	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1836	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1837	Birth Index	Dec 2000	N.O.V.A.
C	1838	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1839	Birth Index	Feb 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1840	Birth Index	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1841	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1842	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1843	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1844	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1845	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1846	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1847	Birth Index	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1848	A - L M- Z	Sep 01	N.O.V.A.
C	1849	Birth Index	Jan 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1850	A - K L - Z	Feb 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1851	A - K L - Z	May 01	N.O.V.A.
C	1852	A - G H - Q R - Z	Jun 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1853	A - K L - Z	Oct 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1854	A - F G - L M - Z	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1855	A - F G - M N - Z	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1856	A - D E - K L - P Q - Z	Jul 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1857	A - E F - K L - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1858	A - F G - M N - Z	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1859	A - F G - M N - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1860	A - F G - M N - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1861	A - F G - O P - Z	Oct 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1862	A - D E -K L - Q R - Z	Mar 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1863	A - D E - K L - R S - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1864	A - D E - J K - P Q - Z	Apr 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1865	A - D E - K L - Q R - Z	Apr 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1866	A - D E - J K - P Q - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1867	A - C D - J K - P R - Z	Dec 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1868	A - D E - J K - O P - T U - Z	Jan 2002	N.O.V.A.
Status	Date	Birth Index Reel 2 (1869 - 1885)	Submitted	Submitter
C	1869	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1870	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Feb 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1871	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1872	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Jan 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1873	A - D E - K L - P Q - Z	May 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1874	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Feb 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1875	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Jul 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1876	A - C D - H I - P Q - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1877	A - D E - L M - R S - Z	Nov 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1878	A - D E - K L - R S - Z	Oct 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1879	A - D E - K L - P Q - Z	Jul 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1880	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Feb 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1881	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1882	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Jan 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1883	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1884	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1885	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Nov 2001	N.O.V.A.
Status	Date	Birth Index Reel 3 (1886-1899)	Submitted	Submitter
C	1886	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1887	A - C D - G H - L M - R S - Z	Nov 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1888	A - C D - G H - L M - Q R - V W - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1889	A - C D - F G - K L - M N - R S - Z	Oct 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1890	A - C D - G H - L M - Q R - S T - Z	Sep 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1891	A - C D - G H - L M - P Q - S T - Z	Jan 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1892	A - B C - E F - H I - L M - P Q - S T - Z	Oct 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1893	A - B C - D E - H I - L M - P Q - S T - Z	Jan 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1894	A - B C - E F - I J - L M - P Q - S T - Z	Nov 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1895	A - B C - E F - I J - L M - Q R - S T - Z	Feb 2002	N.O.V.A.
C	1896	A - B C - F G - K L - O P - S T - Z	Nov 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1897	A - E F - K L - Q R - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1898	A - D E - J K - P Q - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1899	A - D E - K L - Q R - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1900	A - C D - F G - L M - R S - Z	Aug 2001	N.O.V.A.
C	1901	A-D E_K L-Q R-Z	June 03	N.O.V.A.
C	1902	A - D E - K L - Q R - Z	May 2004	N.O.V.A.
C	1903	A - B C - D E - H I - L M - O P - R S - T U - Z	May 2006	N.O.V.A.
E	1904	A - B C - D E - G H - K L - N O - R S - Z	May 2006	N.O.V.A.

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