This Project is designed to discover the Male Y-DNA patterns of the Caldwell Parish & Catahoula Parish, male settlers. The Project goal is to connect the correct Y-DNA pattern and Paternal Haplogroup to each Surname. To best benefit this project, a male descendant of an early settler of Caldwell Parish and/or Catahoula Parish, will need to be Y-DNA tested. The Y-DNA for this project must be tested through FTDNA. It takes a while to get the results in, so it is best to order the Y-DNA testing kit as soon as possible. Once the result come back this project will need to be joined through your FTDNA account. It is better to have the oldest living male descendant Y-DNA tested, but you are not able to do this, then just have a male descendant of the region described Y-DNA tested.We Will Also document the Mitochondrial DNA and Surname for males of these regions that have had their Maternal lines tested. through FTDNA.