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County seat: Alexandria

Major ancestry groups reported by Rapides Parish residents include:

· Black or African American - 30%
· French (except Basque) - 10%
· Irish - 10%
· English - 8%
· German - 6%
· Italian - 2%
· French Canadian - 2%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Belgian - 1%
· Scottish - 1%
· Dutch - 1%
· Subsaharan African - 1%
· American Indian tribes, specified - 1%
· Mexican - 1%
· African - 1%
· Acadian/Cajun - 1%
· Arab - 1%
Libraries in Rapides Parish include Boyce Branch, Carl N Gunter Sr. Branch, Fuhrer Branch, Georgie S. Johnson Branch, Glenmora Branch, Hineston Branch, J.L. Robertson Branch, Martin Branch, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Branch, Rapides Parish Library

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• Louisiana statewide death index, 1900-1949
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• Louisiana marriages to 1850
• Louisiana marriages, 1718-1925

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• Louisiana adoption message board
• National adoption agency search
• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

Cemeteries in Rapides Parish include Alexander Memorial Gardens, Alexandria National Cemetery, Anandale Cemetery, Ball Cemetery, Ballard Cemetery, Belgard Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Bnai Israel Cemetery, Boyce Cemetery, Bradford Cemetery ... More cemeteries

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

• Historic census records

Communities in Rapides Parish include Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Calcasieu, Cheneyville, Deville, Forest Hill, Glenmora, Lecompte, McNary ... View communities

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