How to Find Louisiana Birth Records

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Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana.

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Births before 1911
Before 1911, no births were recorded by the state. Some individual parishes recorded births before 1911, notably Orleans Parish, which began in 1790. For further information on parish birth records, see Louisiana Vital Records or individual parish pages for specifics. You often must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.

A limited number of birth records for various parishes are available at the following online database:

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Births after 1911
Statewide registration of births began in 1911. Currently, there are no complete indexes to Louisiana birth records from 1911 to the present available online.


 * Index only.
 * Images only. Includes Birth records and index for 1910.
 * Orleans Birth Records.
 * Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish 1796 - 1900

A limited number of birth records for this time period are available at the following online database:

Obtain the Certificate
With full names, dates and places of an event from your records or an index, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the Louisiana Department of Health or VitalChek.

Restrictions for ordering Louisiana birth certificates: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate
 * The spouse of the person on the certificate
 * The adult child or adult grandchild of the person on the certificate
 * The sibling of the person on the certificate
 * The legal guardian of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above.

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