Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, they are prime sources of genealogical information; but, unfortunately, official vital records are available only for relatively recent periods. These records, despite their recent creation in the United States, are critically important in genealogical research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Louisiana Vital
Records Registry
PO Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 568-5152 recording
Fax: (504) 568-5391
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money order payable to Vital Records. Include phone number(s) and SASE in
request.
3851 Essen
Lane
PO Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
(225) 922-1208
If no record is
on file, a search fee equivalent to the cost of one copy of the record
will be charged.
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Acadia Parish P.O. Box A Crowley, LA 70527-6001 (318) 783-8800 |
Madison
Parish 100 North Cedar Street Tallulah, LA 71282 (318) 574-3451 |
| Allen Parish P.O. Box G Oberlin, LA 70655-2007 (318) 639-4328 |
Morehouse Parish P.O. Box 509 Bastrop, LA 71220-0509 (318) 281-4132 |
| Ascension Parish 208 East Railroad Avenue Donaldsonville, LA 70346-0351 (225) 621-5709 |
Natchitoches Parish P.O. Box 799 Natchitoches, LA 71458-0799 (318) 352-2714 |
| Assumption Parish P.O. Drawer 520 Napoleonville, LA 70390-0518 (985) 369-7435 |
City of New
Orleans 1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112-2114 (504) 548-4000 |
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Avoyelles Parish 312 North Main Street Marksville, LA 71351 (318) 253-9208 |
Ouachita Parish 300 Saint John Street Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 327-1340 |
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Beauregard Parish P.O. Box 310 DeRidder, LA 70634-0310 (318) 436-7019 |
Plaquemines Parish P.O. Box 61 Point A La Hache, LA 70082-0061 (504) 333-4343 |
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Bienville Parish PO Box 479 Arcadia, LA 71001 (318) 263-2019 |
Point Coupee Parish 160 East Main Street New Roads, LA 70760-0290 (225) 638-9556 |
| Bossier Parish P.O. Box 70 Benton, LA 71006-0070 (318) 965-2329 |
Rapides Parish P.O. Box 1150 Alexandria, LA 71309-1150 (318) 473-6660 |
| Caddo Parish 501 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101-5401 (318) 226-6900 |
Red River Parish P.O. Box 709 Coushatta, LA 71019-0709 (318) 932-5719 |
| Calcasieu
Parish P.O. Box 3287 Lake Charles, LA 70602-3287 (318) 437-3500 |
Richland Parish P.O. Box 668 Rayville, LA 71269-0668 (318) 728-2061 |
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Caldwell
Parish P.O. Box 1737 Columbia, LA 71418-1737 (318) 649-2681 |
Sabine
Parish 400 Capitol Street, Room 101 Many, LA 71449 (318) 256-5637 |
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Cameron Parish P.O. Box 366 Cameron, LA 70631-0366 (318) 775-5718 |
Saint Bernard Parish 8201 West Judge Perez Drive Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 278-4200 |
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Catahoula Parish P.O. Box 258 Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0258 (318) 744-5435 |
Saint Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057-0302 (985) 783-5000 |
| Claiborne
Parish P.O. Box 270 Homer, LA 71040-0270 (318) 927-2222 |
Saint Helena Parish P.O. Box 339 Greensburg, LA 70441-0339 (225) 222-4549 |
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Concordia Parish 4001 Carter Street, Room 1 Vidalia, LA 71373 (318) 336-7151 |
Saint James Parish P.O. Box 106 Convent, LA 70723-0106 (225) 562-2300 |
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De Soto
Parish P.O. Box 898 Mansfield, LA 71052-0898 (318) 872-0738 |
Saint John the Baptist Parish 1801 W. Airline Hwy. La Place, LA 70068 (504) 652-9569 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish PO Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1471 (504) 389-3000 |
Saint Landry Parish PO Box 551 Opelousas, LA 70571-0551 (337) 948-3688 |
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East
Carroll Parish 400 First Street Lake Providence, LA 71254-2654 (318) 559-2256 |
Saint Martin Parish 301 West Port Street Saint Martinville, LA 70582 (318) 394-2200 |
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East
Feliciana Parish P.O. Drawer 427 Clinton, LA 70722-0595 (255) 683-8577 |
Saint Mary Parish 500 Main Street Franklin, LA 70538 (318) 828-4100 |
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Evangeline Parish 200 Court Street Ville Platte, LA 70586 (337) 363-5651 |
Saint Tammany Parish P.O. Box 628 Covington, LA 70434-0628 (985) 898-2591 |
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Franklin
Parish 6558 Main Street Winnsboro, LA 71295 (318) 435-9429 |
Tangipahoa Parish P.O. Box 215 Amite, LA 70422-0215 (985) 748-3211 |
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Grant Parish 200 Main Street Colfax, LA 71417 (318) 627-3157 |
Tensas Parish P.O. Box 6168 Saint Joseph, LA 71366-6168 (318) 766-3542 |
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Iberia Parish 300 Iberia Street New Iberia, LA 70560 (318) 365-8246 |
Terrebonne Parish 309 Goode Street Houma, LA 70361-4513 (985) 868-5050 |
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Iberville Parish 58050 Meriam Street Plaquemine, LA 70765-0389 (225) 687-5190 |
Union Parish PO Box 723 Farmerville, LA 71241-0723 (318) 368-3296 |
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Jackson Parish 500 East Court Street Jonesboro, LA 71251-3446 (318) 259-2361 |
Vermilion Parish 100 North State Street Abbeville, LA 70511 (337) 898-4300 |
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Jefferson
Davis Parish P.O. Box 1049 Jennings, LA 70546-1049 (318) 824-4792 |
Vernon Parish P.O. Box 1548 Leesville, LA 71496-1548 (318) 238-0324 |
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Jefferson Parish P.O. Box 9 Gretna, LA 70054-0009 (504) 364-2626 |
Washington Parish P.O. Box 607 Franklinton, LA 70438-0607 (504) 839-7825 |
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Lafayette Parish P.O. Box 4017C Lafayette, LA 70502-4017 (337) 291-8200 |
Webster Parish P.O. Box 389 Minden, LA 71058-0389 (318) 377-7564 |
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Lafourche Parish P.O. Drawer 5548 Thibodaux, LA 70302 (504) 446-8427 |
West Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767-0757 (225) 383-4755 |
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LaSalle Parish P.O. Box 57 Jena, LA 71342-0057 (318) 992-2101 |
West Carroll Parish P.O. Box 630 Oak Grove, LA 71263 (318) 428-3390 |
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Lincoln Parish P.O. Box 979 Ruston, LA 71273-0979 (318) 251-5150 |
West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1921 Saint Francisville, LA 70775-1921 (225) 635-3864 |
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Livingston Parish P.O. Box 427 Livingston, LA 70754-0427 (225) 686-2266 |
Winn Parish PO Box 951 Winnfield, LA 71483-0951 (318) 628-5824 |