How to Obtain Louisiana Vital Records

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How to Obtain Louisiana Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

This page provides information on obtaining copies of Louisiana birth certificates, Louisiana marriage licenses, Louisiana divorce decrees and Louisiana death records. There are also useful links to past Louisiana Vital Records for those of you conducting family history research. General information about US vital records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page

Louisiana birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained from the following government office:

Office of Public Health
Vital Records Registry
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160

Louisiana birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as well as more information are available on the following pages:

The Louisiana Office of Public Health may be contacted by phone on 504-219-4500 or online at https://ldh.la.gov/subhome/16

More Louisiana Vital Records Resources

Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org
 over 700 million records online, search Louisiana birth, marriage and death certificate databases from the 1800s and 1900s

Vitalcheck Express Certificate Service
order copies of Louisiana birth, marriage and death certificates online

Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
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