Louisiana Vital Statistics Directory

Vital records in Louisiana are the responsibility of the Louisiana Vital Records Registry, a division of the Office of Public Health. Vital records include birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. Louisiana birth records are restricted for 100 years from the date of the birth. During the restriction period, birth records are only available to the registrant or their spouse, parents, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or adult grandchild. Guardians other than parents may also access birth records if they present a judgment of custody to the State Registrar. Birth records are available from 1907 to present.

Death records are restricted for 50 years from the date of death. During the restriction period, birth records are only available to the registrant or their spouse, parents, adult child, sibling, grandparent, adult grandchild, or a beneficiary of an insurance policy. Death records are available from 1957 to present. Death records prior to 1957 can be obtained through the Louisiana State Archives. Birth and death records can be ordered in person, by mail, by internet, by fax, or phone.

Marriage records for marriages that occurred in the Orleans Parish from 1957 to present are available form the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. Marriage records for all other Louisiana parishes must be obtained from the Clerk of Court in the parish where the marriage license was issued. Orleans Parish marriage records can be ordered by mail, by internet, by fax, or phone. Divorce records must also be obtained from the Clerk of Court in the Parish where the divorce was finalized.

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