Genealogical Research

We are now accepting genealogical research requests. 
 

Please review our NEW Genealogical Research Policy
 before submitting requests. 
 

All genealogical research requests are to be mailed to the Office of Archives. We are unable to accept requests and payments by email, online, or over the phone. 

Our Genealogical Request Forms are fillable PDFs. Please complete the appropriate form and print.

We accept requests for records dated from 1924 or earlier. 

Only four (4) separate requests can be submitted at once. Any more requests submitted before the previous four (4) are fulfilled will be returned.  

The fee for genealogical research is $25.00 for each record request. 

Accepted payment: personal check or money order made out to                                                                        DIOCESE OF LAFAYETTE 

Please allow 8-12 weeks for requests to be fulfilled.

An official copy of the digitized record will be provided. You will be notified if the record is unable to be found. The Archives does not issue sacramental certificates.

Printed request forms & payment should be mailed to:

Diocese of Lafayette
 Office of Archives
 1408 Carmel Drive
 Lafayette, LA 70501
 

Please note: 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

• Baptism Record: possible date or 5-year range of birth

• Marriage Record: possible date or 5-year range of marriage

• Death Record: possible date or 5-year range of death

We DO NOT provide notarized copies of sacramental records. We provide official copies that feature the Diocese of Lafayette Seal. 

Sacramental records prior to 1993 are not searchable by name. Records are arranged by (1) church parish, (2) sacrament type, and lastly by (3) date. Without this information, we will be unable to search for a record.   

Notations from Rev. Donald J. Hebert’s Southwest Louisiana Records are helpful in confirming the correct record. However, this does not necessarily expedite results due to records not being searchable by volume and page number.

The Archives does not keep cemetery plot records. Please contact the church parish to which a cemetery belongs to access plot information.