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Louisiana Ship Arrivals

1813-1849: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm

1853-1899: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm

1900-1952: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm 

The WPA (Works Project Administration) indexed names for New Orleans passengers. Vols. 1, 2 and 3 of the 6 volumes they prepared are found on microfilm M2009 from NARA. It covers the years 1813-1849. Vol. 5 is missing; Vol. 4 & 6 have not been filmed. 

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1718 to 1785

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists to New Orelans are:

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana 1813-1849

1. Search online Ships Passenger Lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:

2. Search the WPA indexes made from the Customs House Passenger Lists 1813-1849:

  • Vols 1, 2, 3 on NARA microfilm M2009
  • Vol. 5 is missing
  • Vol. 4, 6 are not microfilmed

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana 1820-1900

1. Search online Ships Passenger Lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1892 to 1924

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1924 to 1959

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists to New York are:

USA Arrivals & Departures


* U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
* U.S., Select Crew Lists and Manifests, 1903-1962 
* U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 
* U.S., Jewish Transmigration Bureau Deposit Cards, 1939-1954 (JDC) 
* Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (in German)
* New World Immigrants, Vol. I & Vol. II 
* Passenger Arrivals, 1819-1820
* Passengers Who Arrived in the U.S., September 1821-December 1823
* Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775 
* U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944
* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s 
* Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825
* U.S., American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965 
* U.S., Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S. Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962
* Child Apprentices in America from Christ’s Hospital, London, 1617-1778
* U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959