Family and Local History Databases

Ancestry.com Library Edition can be accessed on computers at any Ouachita Parish Public Library branch. The database contains over 31,000 collections and 24 billion records including U.S. Census, military and immigration records that can help with genealogy research.

Find thousands of historical images from Louisiana libraries, including the Ouachita Parish Public Library.

Search through scanned newspapers, including scattered issues from The Daily Telegraph (1870-1886), Register (1859-1860), Weekly News Star (1894-1920), Monroe News-Star 

Use the Ouachita Parish Public Library Obituary Index to search for names from death notices and obituaries printed in local newspapers. If you find a listing that interests you, visit the Genealogy department to view the microfilm newspapers. Genealogy staff began this project in 1995 and it now contains over 200,000 names found from the northeast Louisiana area. The database can be be limited by dates and notes such as cemetery name. Contact genealogy_SC@oplib.org for more information.