Please join us at our new home, located at the new Main Library at 7711 Goodwood Blvd. We are located on the second floor in the Special Collections Department, sharing the space with Archives and the Baton Rouge Room. We are now open and excited to welcome patrons new and old!
9 am to 8:45 pm Monday -Thursday
9 am to 5:45 pm Friday - Saturday
2pm to 8:45 pm Sunday
7711 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 231-3751
The Advocate Obituary Project indexes obituaries appearing in the State Times or Morning Advocate. Years covered to date: 1952-91. To use these files: Save the file(s) to the Computer's Desktop and then Open them for optimal viewing.
Introducing Fire Insurance Maps Online, a database of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Located in the Digital Library.
This Guide is to assist the beginning Genealogist. For help, please contact us at (225) 231-3751 or email David Laatsch.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library Genealogy Collection focuses on southern states and includes:
Microfilm: Slave papers, legal records, city directories, plantation records, church records, & passenger records.
Print Resources: Books, newsletters, magazines, local histories, family genealogies, & vertical files.
Electronic Resources: Ancestry.com Library edition, HeritageQuest, Fold3, & Internet resources.
The East
