Red River Parish

This parish is available for adoption. If you are interested, please contact Marsha Bryant.

Hello and welcome to Red River Parish, Louisiana.  Red River Parish was founded in 1871 from the Parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, and Natchitoches.  If your ancestor was here before 1871, please check these parishes!

On March 2, 1871, Governor Henry Clay Warmoth signed Act 39 creating Red River Parish.  The Parish, a plantation region, was the scene of much Reconstruction-era violence.  As of 1990, the population of the parish was 9,387 people.  With a water area of 388.6 square miles, and land area covering some 13.5 square miles;  the population averages out to approx. 24.1 people per square mile.  The parish seat is Coushatta.

I hope we are able to help you in your family history research.  This site, like all USGenWeb sites, is dedicated to the availability of public records for public viewing.  Genealogy is a lot of fun, but it should not cost a lot of money for public records.

If you have records or sources of information about Red River Parish and its pioneers, I would love to have you share your information with us.  If you are willing to look up information for other people, please let me know so I can put the people in touch with you.  If you have comments, questions, or suggestions, you can contact Marsha Bryant, and we will see if we can get together.

You may also use the automatic Submission forms for submitting to the LAGenWeb Archives at Our Genrecords site to submit information that you wish to donate.

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. The Louisiana GenWeb Project is an extension of the KY GenWeb Project.  If you have any questions or would like to Volunteer in any capacity, please contact:

STATE COORDINATORS	Neighboring Parishes
State Coordinator: Jo Branch Co-State Coordinator: Edward Hayden Asst. State Coordinator: Marsha Bryant	Bienville Bossier Caddo DeSoto Natchitoches Sabine