Q. How much does it cost to get a copy of an archived obituary?

If you know the exact date and name, info etc, we will copy an obituary from the Advocate. Send a check for $3.00 per request made out to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge LA 70806 and include a Self-Addressed stamped envelope. You must know the exact date (or within a few days) of the obituary.

To do it yourself from home, you can use the our database remotely here http://www.ebrpl.com/databases/#magsnews just click Advocate Historical archive or Times Picayune Historical Archive.

For obituaries after 1986 (Advocate) or after 1989 (Times Picayune) use http://www.ebrpl.com/databases/#magsnews and choose NEWSBANK.