How to Find Louisiana Vital Records

Louisiana vital records include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Find out how you can best get the LA vital records you want and approximately how much these records will cost you.

Louisiana, known as the 'Bayou State', 'Creole State', 'Pelican State', 'Sugar State' and 'Duck Capital of America', has an estimated population of  4,468,976 (year 2005 estimates). Now that creates a lot of vital records doesn't it? If this figure makes you think that searching for vital records in Louisiana is hard, hold that thought because it's not. LA vital records are easy to locate. What you do have to remember though is to ensure that you provide as many accurate information as you can.

Vital records represent four main life events: birth, death marriage, and divorce. You can thus imagine that everyday, thousands of these records are created so if you are looking for a specific LA vital record, the chances of it being found fast depends on how much data you provide and how accurate these information are.

LA Vital Records - What You Should Provide

Do be sure you are ready with the following for your vital records request.

• The complete name of the person whose vital record is being located.

• County, city or town where the birth, death, marriage or divorce took place.

• Exact (or approximate) birth, death , marriage or divorce dates.

• The requesters' relationship to the individuals whose records they're asking for.

• Your (requester) full name, signature and contact details.

• Your reason for requesting copies of the records.

• Self-addressed and stamped envelopes.

How Much Will Louisiana Vital Records Cost You?

Following is a quick rundown of approximately how much is required to get copies of pertinent vital records in Louisiana from the resource mentioned below.

Copy of Birth Record - $15.00 (long form), $9.00 (short form)

Copy of Death Record - $5.00

Louisiana state birth and death records are on file from the date July 1914 onwards. However, for New Orleans, birth records are available from 1892, while death records are available from 1942.

Copy of Marriage Record - $5.00

Copy of Divorce Record -  rate varies. To find out how much it will cost (and for any other information you need), send a letter of request to the Clerk of Court in the parish where the divorce was granted.

* Fees are quoted as of this writing. To check for any changes, pls. call the number cited below.

Useful Louisiana Vital Records Resource

Vital Records Registry
Office of Public Health
325 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112

Tel: (504) 568-5152

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