Ms. Delores,

The Government Land Office Records can be searched and the results printed out online. Go to...

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

Click on "Search Land Patents". You will have to enter your zip code but after that it is a very easy to use site. I enrered "Baham" for Louisiana and got three pages of results. If you go to print out the records I suggest printing it from the PDF version. That makes for a crystal clear copy.