Research Tools
Bayou State Periodical Index
An index of Louisiana periodicals between the years 1960-2008. Maintained by various contributors and sponsored by the LLA and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Digital Library on American Slavery
Digital Sandborn Insurance Maps for Louisiana
A digital archive of maps of the New Orleans area made between 1867-1970. These were created by fire insurance companies to assess the risk of various properties in the area. Maps such as these are useful in locating early addresses, as they list the street blocks and building numbers as they existed at the time each particular map was created.
Family Search
GNOCDC Data Center, Pre-Katrina
LexisNexis Academic: Federal and State Cases
(LexisNexis Academic/Legal Research Federal & State Cases Page: Click on drop down box for "Select Sources", then "LA Federal & State Cases , combined")
Search the full-text of cases from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
Louisiana City Directories
A listing of the city directories housed in our Louisiana Collection that pertain to New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
Louisiana Digital Library
UNO collections available for online browsing via the LDL.
Louisiana Legislature (Bills and Resolutions)
The official page of the Louisiana Legislature. One useful aspect is the ability to search for House and Senate bills by session, bill number, legislator, and committee.
Louisiana State Archives Multimedia Search
The Louisiana State Archives maintains a large multimedia collection, including footage from a variety of local television stations in the New Orleans area such as WWL and WDSU. A significant amount of this film has been digitized and indexed, and researchers are free to search the multimedia archives online.
National Center for Education Statistics
NOPL Index of Street Names and Numbers Changes
