Louisiana Death Records
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Finding death records in Louisiana can be very important, but can nonetheless be somewhat confusing. In many states, all public records are kept in a single place, by a single agency. In Louisiana, things are done somewhat differently.
Current death records, which is to say those from the last 50 years, are kept by the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. But records from more than 50 years ago are kept by the Louisiana State Archives.
While this might seem strange, it makes more sense when you consider the immense number of Louisiana death records that there are. In some parishes, records date back all the way to 1804. That means that those doing Louisiana genealogy research could easily find valuable death records that help them connect the dots together. Even better, internet public records finders make it possible to search these records and many others faster than you might imagine.

