Archives of the Diocese of Shreveport

The Archives of the Diocese of Shreveport is the repository for materials relating to the history of the Catholic Church in north Louisiana. This area includes the sixteen civil parishes (counties) of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Union, Webster, and West Carroll.

The sacramental records program of diocesan archives maintains a centralized copy of Catholic baptisms, marriages, and burials that are 72 years old or older with the earliest records dated 1856.

To learn more about the archives, contact
Christine Rivers, Chancellor