Profile for Orleans Parish, Louisiana, LA

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Census & demographics

• Orleans Parish population
• Ancestry of people in Orleans Parish
• Housing
• Income
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• Religious membership by denomination, in Orleans Parish
• Residence in 1995
• School enrollment & education levels
• Transportation & commute times
• Fastest-growing counties in Louisiana
• State data - Louisiana
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

6% of Orleans Parish residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orleans Parish ancestry & family history guide.

• Genealogy page (LA GenWeb) for Orleans Parish
• Cemeteries in Orleans Parish

Post a query on a message board:

• Orleans Parish Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - LA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Cemeteries in Orleans Parish include Ahavas Sholem Cemetery, Brown Memorial Park, Carrollton Cemetery, Charity Hospital Cemetery, Firemens Cemetery, Firemens Cemetery, Girod Cemetery (historical), Greenwood Cemetery, Hebrew Rest Cemetery, Holt Cemetery ... View cemeteries

• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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Communities

Communities in Orleans Parish include Algiers, Algiers Point, Audubon, Bayou Saint John, Behrman, Black Pearl, Broadmoor, Bywater, Carrollton, Central Business District ... View communities

• Orleans Parish business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Small business credit reports

• Courts in Louisiana

• Crime in Orleans Parish
• Arrests in Orleans Parish

• Obituaries - search newspapers in Orleans Parish
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

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Disability access & rights

• Submit disability access info about Orleans Parish
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Louisiana
• National Council on Independent Living

• County profile
• Economic census for Orleans Parish
• Employment growth
• Minority- & women-owned businesses
• Personal bankruptcy<
• Unemployment rate in Orleans Parish
• LA economy

Colleges in Orleans Parish include Delgado Community College, Dillard University, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana Technical College - Sidney N. Collier Campus, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Southern University - New Orleans, Tulane University ... View colleges

School districts in Orleans Parish include Orleans Parish Schools Board ... View school districts

• Private schools in Orleans Parish
• School report cards
• School district map

To see school district boundaries, wait for the map to load in the new window, then select 'Legend.' Choose 'school districts' and update map.

To see school district boundaries, wait for the map to load in the new window, then select 'Legend.' Choose 'school districts' and update map.

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Environment

• Air pollution in Orleans Parish
• Diesel soot in Orleans Parish
• Land contamination in Orleans Parish
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Orleans Parish

• ePodunk festival listings
• Louisiana county fair info
• Louisiana festival info

• Orleans Parish government
• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• State historical society

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For more historical information, see our Orleans Parish family history guide
• Historic sites in Louisiana
• Libraries in or near New Orleans, the county seat
• Museums in Louisiana
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• State archives

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Jobs

• Jobs in the Orleans Parish area

Libraries in Orleans Parish include Algiers Point Branch, Algiers Regional Branch, Alvar Branch, Children's Resource Center (Napoleon Branch), East New Orleans Regional Branch, Keller Branch, Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, Milton H. Latter Branch, New Orleans Public Library, Nix Branch ... View libraries

• Louisiana library

• Census map of Orleans Parish
• Historic maps of Louisiana
• Map of Louisiana parishes

Newspapers in Orleans Parish include New Orleans Times-Picayune ... View newspapers

• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archive in Louisiana
• Today's news around Louisiana

• Search obituaries in Louisiana
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers

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Organizations

• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Gay & lesbian community centers
• Nonprofit groups

• craigslist
• Find friends & family
• Personals

• Photo collection - Louisiana communities

Orleans Parish supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Orleans Parish political report.

• Louisiana Democratic party
• Louisiana Republican party
• Louisiana elections board

• Places of worship near New Orleans, the county seat
• Total membership by faith, in Orleans Parish

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Travel

Airports in Orleans Parish include New Orleans International/Moisant Field

Hotels in Orleans Parish include A Creole House, A Maison Dupuy Hotel, Ambassador Hotel New Orleans, American Creole House B&B, AmeriHost Inn & Suites, Andrew Jackson Hotel, Avenue Garden Hotel, Avenue Plaza Resort & Spa, Baronne Plaza Travelodge Hotel, Best Western ... More hotels

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