FEES:
Birth Certificates |
$34.00 (available for persons born in 1983 forward) |
Birth Cards |
$14.00 (any age-birth records 100 years old) |
Any person who has been issued a birth certificate by the State of Louisiana may apply in person for a certified copy of the birth card or certificate in the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court office.
Applicants applying for a certified copy of a BIRTH CARD OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INDENTIFICATION IN THE FORM OF ONE PRIMARY DOCUMENT OR TWO SECONDARY DOCUMENTS:
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS:
- A state issued Driver's License that includes a photograph. (Expired license are acceptable if they show no signs of tampering).
- A state issued picture identification. (Expired state identification cards are acceptable if they show no signs of tampering.)
- A current U.S. military identification card that includes a photograph.
- A high school yearbook - provided the pictures clearly identifies the applicant as the same.
SECONDARY DOCUMENTS
- A student I.D. card from a Louisiana college or university when accompanied by a 100% fee paid receipt for the current semester. (COUNTS AS TWO DOCUMENTS)
- A W-2 form issued within the past two years plus a Social Security Card. The Social Security numbers must match.
(COUNTS AS TWO DOCUMENTS)
- Original adoption papers.
- Original of a Louisiana high school, college, or university diploma.
- Official certified deeds or title to property in Louisiana.
- Louisiana vehicle registration or certificate of title.
- Local utility statements showing name and address of individual applying.
(EACH UTILITY COMPANY COUNTS AS ONE DOCUMENT)
- Insurance policy (Health, Home, Life, Auto).
- A payroll stub. The stub must show the name and social security number of applicant. (Cannot be handwritten stubs).
- A military dependent ID card.
- A credit card statement showing name of applicant and home address. (Note that credit cards are not acceptable.)
NOTE: IN INSTANCES WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL CANNOT PRESENT THE REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION, A RELATIVE WITH PROPER IDENTIFICATION CAN OBTAIN THE DOCUMENT. ALSO, ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWS THE REGISTRANT AND HAS PROPER INDENTIFICATION MAY OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE BY PRESENTING A RELEASE SIGNED BY THE REGISTRANT.
***IMPORTANT: IN CASES WHERE APPLICANTS PROVIDE OR ATTEST TO FALSE INFORMATION, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNS THE APPLICATION IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Here is a list of customers who may receive certified copies of Louisiana birth records:
- Mother / Father: If listed on the certificate. (If the child has been adopted, the mother / father listed on the certificate are the only ones entitled to the certificate.)
- Biological or legally adopted son or daughter. (Use son / daughter's birth record, adoption decree.)
- Current legal spouse.
- Grandparents: Maternal grandparents are entitled. Paternal grandparents entitled only if father is listed on certificate.
- Legal Guardian: Must have judgment of custody. Custody by mandate of Provisional custody from a notary not accepted. Transfer of custody witnessed by a notary is not accepted.
- Attorney: Must be representing the registrant at present. Attorney Bar number is needed on application.
Birth Certificates, Birth Cards, and Death Certificates can also be ordered online at www.vitalcheck.com.
For information on obtaining out-of-state birth and death records, click here to see a list of nation-wide offices. |
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ADDRESSES OF VITAL STATISTICS OFFICES |
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Alabama |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 5626, Montgomery, AL 36103-5626 |
(334) 206-5418 |
Alaska |
Office of Vital Records, 5441 Commercial Blvd., Juneau, AK 99801 |
(907) 465-3392 |
Arizona |
Office of Vital Records, 1818 West Adams Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007 |
(602) 364-1300 |
Arkansas |
Office of Vital Records, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205 |
(866) 209-9482 |
California |
Office of Vital Records – M.S. 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410 |
(916) 445-7171 |
Colorado |
Office of Vital Records, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, Denver, CO 80246-1530 |
(303) 756-4464 |
Connecticut |
Office of Vital Records, 410 Capital Avenue, P.O. Box 340308, MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308 |
(860) 509-7897 |
Delaware |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 637, Dover, DE 19903 |
(302) 739-5318 |
District of Columbia |
Office of Vital Records, 825 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 |
(202) 671-5000 |
Florida |
Office of Vital Records, 1217 Pearl Street, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231 |
(904) 359-6900 |
Georgia |
Office of Vital Records, Room 217-H, 47 Trinity Ave., Atlanta, GA 30334 |
(404) 656-4900 |
Hawaii |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801 |
(808) 548-4533 |
Idaho |
Office of Vital Records, 450 W. State St., 1 st Floor, Boise, ID 83720-0036 |
(208) 334-5988 |
Illinois |
Office of Vital Records, 605 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL 62702-5097 |
(217) 782-6553 |
Indiana |
Office of Vital Records, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
(317) 233-2700 |
Iowa |
Office of Vital Records, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319 |
(515) 281-4944 |
Kansas |
Office of Vital Records, Rm. 151, Landon St. Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612-2221 |
(385)-296-1500 |
Kentucky |
Office of Vital Records, 275 East Main St., Frankfort, KY 40621 |
(502) 564-4212 |
Louisiana |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160 |
(504)568-5152 |
Maine |
Office of Vital Records, State House Station 11, Augusta, ME 04333 |
(207) 287-3707 |
Maryland |
Office of Vital Records, 201 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
(410) 767-6860 |
Massachusetts |
Office of Vital Records, 150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125-3105 |
(617) 740-2600 |
Michigan |
Office of Vital Records, Lewis Cass Building, 6th floor, 320 South Walnut Street, Lansing, MI 48913 |
(517) 373-3740 |
Minnesota |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164-0975 |
(651) 215-5800 |
Mississippi |
Office of Vital Records, 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 |
(601) 576-7400 |
Missouri |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 |
(573) 751-6400 |
Montana |
Office of Vital Records, 111 N Sanders, Rm. 209, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, MT 59604 |
(406) 444-2685 |
Nebraska |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, NE 68509-5065 |
(402) 471-2871 |
Nevada |
Office of Vital Records, 505 East King Street, Rm. 102, Carson City, NV 89701 |
(775) 684-4218 |
New Hampshire |
Office of Vital Records, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301 |
(603) 271-4650 |
New Jersey |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 |
(609) 292-4087 |
New Mexico |
Office of Vital Records, 1105 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87503 |
(505) 827-2338 |
New York |
Office of Vital Records, Empire State Plaza, Tower Bldg., Albany, NY 12237 |
(518) 474-3077 |
New York City |
Office of Vital Records, 125 Worth Street, CN4, Rm. 133, New York, NY 10013 |
(212) 788-4520 |
North Carolina |
Office of Vital Records, 1903 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1903 |
(919) 733-3526 |
North Dakota |
Office of Vital Records, 600 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0200 |
(701) 328-2360 |
Ohio |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 118, Columbus, OH 43216-0118 |
(614) 466-2531 |
Oklahoma |
Office of Vital Records, 1000 N.E. Tenth, Room 111, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 |
(405) 271-4040 |
Oregon |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 14050, Portland, OR 97293-0050 |
(503) 731-4095 |
Pennsylvania |
Office of Vital Records, 101 South Mercer Street, P.O. Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16101 |
(724) 656-3100 |
Rhode Island |
Office of Vital Records, 3 Capitol Hill, Room 101, Providence, RI 02908-5097 |
(401) 222-2811 |
South Carolina |
Office of Vital Records, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201 |
(803) 898-3630 |
South Dakota |
Office of Vital Records, 600 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501 |
(605) 773-4961 |
Tennessee |
Office of Vital Records, Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN 37247 |
(615) 741-1763 |
Texas |
Office of Vital Records, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756-3199 |
(888) 963-7111 |
Utah |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 141012, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012 |
(801) 538-6105 |
Vermont |
Office of Vital Records, 108 Cherry Street, P.O. Box 70, Burlington, VT 05402-0070 |
(802) 863-7200 |
Virginia |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, VA 23218-1000 |
(804) 662-6200 |
Washington |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 9709, Olympia, WA 98507-9709 |
(360) 236-4300 |
West Virginia |
Office of Vital Records, Room 165, 350 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV 25301-3701 |
(304) 558-2931 |
Wisconsin |
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 309, Madison, WI 53701-0309 |
(608) 266-1371 |
Wyoming |
Office of Vital Records, Room 172, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002 |
(307) 777-7591 |
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American Samoa |
Registrar of Vital Records, Health Information Office, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 |
(684) 633-1406 |
Canal Zone |
Passport Services, U.S. Dept. of State, 1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20522-1705 |
(202) 955-0307 |
Guam |
Office of Vital Records, Government of Guam, P.O. Box 2816, Agana, GU, M.I. 96910 |
(671) 734-4589 |
Puerto Rico |
Demographic Registry, P.O. Box 11854, Fernandez Juncos Station, San Juan, PR 00910 |
(787) 767-9120 |
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