Births, Marriages & Deaths

Louisiana (like many states these days) restricts access to certain public records.  For information on accessing information, please visit: http://oph.dhh.state.la.us/recordsstatistics/vitalrecords/page2b2f.html?page=377

There is additional information available in the left-hand navigation bar that includes volunteer input.

Births

Records for births less than 101 years ago should be obtained from:

• Louisiana Vital Records Registry 
  PO Box 60630
  New Orleans, LA 70160
  (504) 568-8353 recording
  Fax: (504) 568-6909
  Email: [email protected]

Records for births occurring more than 100 years ago must be requested from:

• Louisiana State Archives
  Location: 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2137
  Mailing: P O Box 94125, Baton Rouge La 70804-9125
  Tel. No. (225) 922-1206
  NOTE: The archives provide New Orleans birth indices, but no records, for: 1790-1818
  Records begin at 1819

An index of birth records for births between 1796-1900 can be searched (free of charge) at:
    Alphabetically:    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans/birth-alpha.htm
    By year:    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans/birth-index.htm

Transcribed birth certificates for births between 1790-1899 can be found (free of charge) at:
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans/birth-cert.htm
 
An index of birth records for births between 1790-1899 can be searched (with paid subscription) at:
     http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/6587.htm

Marriages

"The Louisiana Vital Records Registry is the Marriage License/Certificate repository for all Orleans Parish marriage records where the ceremony was conducted within the past fifty (50) years.  If the marriage is an Orleans Parish marriage but the ceremony was performed more than fifty (50) years ago, you must place your order with the Office of the Secretary of State.  If the marriage license was purchased in a parish other than Orleans, you must place your order with the Clerk of Court in the parish where the license was purchased."
    From: http://oph.dhh.state.la.us/recordsstatistics/vitalrecords/docs/packet12.pdf

Marriage records are available from 1879 through the public records.  Marriage records were not registered civilly before 1831.

Marriage records from over 50 years ago can also be found at:

• Louisiana State Archives
  Location: 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2137
  Mailing: P O Box 94125, Baton Rouge La 70804-9125
  Tel. No. (225) 922-1206
  NOTE: The archives provide New Orleans marriage indices, but no records, for: 1831-1869
  Records begin at 1870

Marriage indices (by bride or groom), dispensations, and transcribed marriage certificates can be found (free of charge) at:
    https://sites.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/la/orleans/marriage_bc.htm

Marriages up to 1850 can be searched (with paid subscription) at:   http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/2090a.htm

Deaths

Records for deaths less than 51 years ago should be obtained from:

• Louisiana Vital Records Registry 
  PO Box 60630
  New Orleans, LA 70160
  (504) 568-8353 recording
  Fax: (504) 568-6909
  Email: [email protected]

Deaths occurring more than 50 years ago must be requested from:

• Louisiana State Archives
  Location: 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2137
  Mailing: P O Box 94125, Baton Rouge La 70804-9125
  Tel. No. (225) 922-1206
  NOTE:  The archives provide:

  • Orleans Parish death records are available for: 1819-1940
  • Orleans Parish death indices (but no records) are available for: 1804-1818
  • State wide death certificates are available for: 1918-1940

An index of death records, transcribed death certificates and listings of epidemic victims for deaths between 1796-1900 can be searched (free of charge) at:
    http://www.usgwarchives/la/orleans/death_cert.htm

Deaths from 1900-1949 can be searched (with paid subscription) at:   http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/6697.htm

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