Lafayette Parish Civil Records
Collection 551
Lafayette Parish (La.) Civil Records, 1800-1865
16 microfilm reels (35mm)
Lafayette Parish, located in the Acadiana region of south Louisiana, was formed in 1823 and named after 18th century American Revolutionary war hero and supporter Marquis de Lafayette. The parish seat is Lafayette.
This collection contains 16 reels of microfilmed civil records from Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, from 1800 to 1865.
The film was acquired by the Center for Louisiana Studies as an extension of the Colonial Louisiana Records Collection. That collection was transferred to the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection in 2013. The films may overlap in content or dates.
Series:
A. Original Acts
Inventory:
| A. Original Acts | |
| Reel 1 | Book 1A, Acts 1-400 (1800-1825) |
| Reel 2 | Books 1B-2B, Acts 401-89 (1825-1827) |
| Reel 3 | Books 4-5, Acts 1324-1733 (1830-1832) |
| Reel 4 | Books 4-5, Acts 1387-1812 (1850-1852) |
| Reel 5 | Books 5-6A, Acts 1733-2161 (1832-1834) |
| Reel 6 | Books, 5-6, Acts 1811-2169 (1852-1854) |
| Reel 7 | Books 6-7, Acts 2169-2564 (1853-1856) |
| Reel 8 | Book 7, Acts 2549-2674 (1856) |
| Reel 9 | Books 7-8, Acts 2564-2845 (1856-1857) |
| Reel 10 | Books 8-4[sic], Acts 878-1386 (1856) |
| Reel 11 | Books 8-9, Acts 2925-3227 (1857-1858) |
| Reel 12 | Book 9, Acts 3146-3306 (1839-1840); Book 1, Acts 1-317 (1840-1842) |
| Reel 13 | Book 9, Acts 3227-3584 (1858-1859) |
| Reel 14 | Books 9-10, Acts 3584-3601-3800[sic] (1859-1860) |
| Reel 15 | Book 10, Acts 3801-4000 (1860-1861) |
| Reel 16 | Books 11B-12A, Acts 4001-4393 (1861-1865) |