Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for Evangeline Parish, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected inventory entries checked against official repository descriptions and geographic catalog metadata. Coverage and access limits are explained with the inventory. Official inventory or catalog

Formed
1910
Parish seat
Ville Platte
Acadia ParishAllen ParishAvoyelles ParishBeauregard ParishCalcasieu ParishCatahoula ParishConcordia ParishIberville ParishJefferson Davis ParishLafayette ParishPointe Coupee ParishRapides ParishSt. Landry ParishSt. Martin ParishVernon ParishWest Feliciana ParishEvangeline ParishAcadiaAllenJefferson DavisPointe CoupeeRapidesSt. LandryVernonEvangeline
Evangeline ParishToday's boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau

Listed record inventories

Selected records and local publications, with source links and the coverage described by each repository. Consult the access note for gaps, formats and research requirements.

Newspaper holdings

Open the source inventory or catalog

Repository access note: Selected Ville Platte newspaper holdings in Dupré Library’s Louisiana Collection. These dates describe listed microfilm or microfiche holdings, not online images. Film 5625 contains successive Gazette titles; consult the library’s title-level descriptions for issue gaps and title changes. The open-ended microfiche entry reflects the holdings guide and requires confirmation with Special Collections.

Source: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Dupré Library, Louisiana Newspaper Collection Holdings Index.

Where to find the records

  • Find Evangeline Parish's official website

    We haven't checked this parish's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the clerk of court.

  • The clerk of court

    In Louisiana the parish clerk of court keeps conveyances (deeds), mortgages, marriages (outside Orleans Parish) and successions (estates), and court records.

  • The Louisiana State Archives

    In Baton Rouge: state birth records more than 100 years old (before 1911, mainly Orleans Parish), death records more than 50 years old, and historical Orleans Parish marriages.

  • Louisiana State Archivesfree

    The state archives in Baton Rouge, with historical birth, death and Orleans Parish marriage records and Confederate pension applications.

  • FamilySearch Catalogfree

    Search by place for "Louisiana, Evangeline" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.

Boundaries and parent parishes

Formed from: Land not yet in any county

West FelicianaEast Baton RougeEast FelicianaConcordiaAvoyellesWest Baton RougePointe CoupeeIbervilleIberiaST. MartinVermilionCalcasieuRapidesVernonAcadiaLafayetteCatahoulaST. LandryEvangelineEvangelineST. LandryWest FelicianaAvoyellesPointe CoupeeIbervilleST. MartinAcadiaLafayette
Evangeline as created in 1910Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Records stay with the parish that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1910, search the parent parish. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.

Research tip

Louisiana uses civil law, so estates are "successions" and parishes take the place of counties. Catholic church records, which in Louisiana go back to the 1700s, are often the best early source.