FEES:
| Birth Certificates |
$24.00 (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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