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Rapides Parish History
The parish was created in 1807 after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase.
The parish seat is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South.


Cities
 Alexandria ~ Pineville

Towns
 Ball ~ Boyce ~ Cheneyville ~ Glenmora ~ Lecompte ~ Woodworth ~ 
Forest Hill ~ McNary ~ Deville ~ Buckeye ~ Clifton ~ Elmer ~ Flatwoods ~ Gardner ~ Hineston ~ Lena ~ Libuse ~ Melder ~ Otis ~ Sieper ~ Tioga 

 

 

 

Rapides Parish Records

Cemeteries

Church 
Records
Parish
Records
Miscellaneous
Data
Wills/
Probate Records

WEBSITE UPDATES:

Feb 2025: Birth News: QUARLES, TINKLEPAUGH

Jan 2025: Birth News: KENNEDY, CARRUTH, WOZENCRAFT, BROCK; Marriage News: DeFOREST, FREEMAN, BENNETT, RICHARDS, LUCKETT, MARYE, MILAM, NELSON

Oct 2024: Community News: brass band, SMITH, Greenwood Plantation, SCHMALINSHI, Clapp addition of Alexandria

Jun 2024: Bios: BERRY,  BETTISON, HAAS, HAVARD, PEARCE; Death News: RHORER, CALVIT, MILEY; Birth News: LACOMB, HAWORTH, DOWTY, RIDGE; Marriage News: CASSELL, DOYLE, EGAN, McVOY, BETHARD, MARTIN; Visiting News: LAIRD climbed Pike's Peak

Mar 2024: Marriage News: READER, WHITNEY, DE SHAZOR, PERKINS

Jan 2024: Military: 1890 Veterans Schedule; Death News: LUTZ; Marriage News: CAMPBELL, RUSHING

Sept 2023: History: 1914 Historical Overview; News: Newspapers of Rapides Parish; ROSENTHAL, Sister Mary Joseph; Birth News: LANEY; Ads: HUNTER; Marriage News: DAVIS, HOLYLAND, HYATT, BURGES; Sick List News: LUCKETT, DAVIS; Visiting News: BAYNARD; School News: WINGATE, STARKEY, DUNCAN, St. James Church School; Biographies: NELSON, GASSIOTT

Jul 2023: Marriage News: WARNER, WINFORD

Jun 2023: Biographies: BROWNELL

May 2023: Death News: GRAY, WHEELER, ORSBORN, HETHERWICK, CASSON, DUBOIS, LUSBY, ERWIN, MARLER, KOONE, WARTON, ROGERS; Marriage News: SYLVESTER, VIOLETT, WINN, BYNUM, SANFORD, WILKINSON, SULLIVAN, GLOVER, HARDING, GRAINGER, WALLACE, PATON, DAY, WEEK, LACROIX, BADEN, McKENZIE, DAVIS, SMITH, FITZHUGH, MOORE, RANDOLPH, DEAN, JOHNSTON, COMPTON, SLEET, DUNN, WHEELER, HAWKINS; Visiting News: GEHR, COMPTON, ROBINSON, FERGUSON, SANFORD, HAWORTH, QUIGLEY, KELLY, FERGUSON, DAVIDSON, BLACKMAN, GOODWIN, ROSENTHAL; Community News: THORNTON, DUNCAN, CLEGG; Crime News: ROPER; Ads: MOSELEY; Sick List News: SIOSSAT, HAYES; Birth News: THATCHER

Jan 2023: Marriage News: BOWLES, DELAFIELD,  HOY, COVINGTON; Military: 1883 Pensioners, Korean War Casualties, Vietnam War Casualties

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