New Orleans
City Archives
Finding Aids and Inventories


The Louisiana Division houses the City Archives, the official repository for the historical records of the New Orleans municipal goverment.

Established by the Spanish rulers of Louisiana in 1769, the City Archives has remained together as a collection and has been added to regularly since coming under the Library's administration in 1946. Today the City Archives comprises more than 1200 manuscript volumes, more than 3500 cubic feet of unbound documents, and sizable collections of maps, architectural drawings, photographs, videotapes, and sound recordings.

The inventories and finding aids on this page represent only a portion of the municipal records available in the City Archives. For further information on records not listed here, or to make an appointment, call us at (504) 596-2610 or email us at iwainwri@gno.lib.la.us.

Microfilmed records in the City Archives are available for in-house use during regular hours. Records not yet on microfilm are available by appointment only.

See Also:
Guide to the Early Records (1760-1861) in the New Orleans City Archives
Records of the Mayors of New Orleans
Records of Subdivisions of the Mayor's Office
Records of the City Council Members
Records of the City Council
Records of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Records relating to City Employees
Records of the Law Department
Records relating to the City Charter
Records of the New Orleans Police Department
Records of the New Orleans Fire Department
Records relating to Public Health
Records relating to the financial administration of New Orleans
Records relating to Public Markets in New Orleans
Records relating to Public Property, Public Works and Public Buildings in New Orleans
Records of the Department of Utilities
Records of the Department of Public Safety
Records of the New Orleans Public Library
Records relating to the arts
Records relating to planning and zoning
Records of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

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Updated 6/16/2009