Louisiana Death Certificates

Ordering Louisiana Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Louisiana Death Certificates

The Louisiana Vital Records Registry is the repository for all Louisiana Birth Certificates less than 101 years old and all Louisiana Death Certificates less than 51 years old. If the birth occurred in Louisiana more than 100 years ago or the death occurred more than 50 years ago, you must submit your order to the Office of the Secretary of State. If the birth or death occurred in another state, please contact the Vital Records office in that state for instructions.

In accordance with Louisiana Statutes, birth and death records on file in this office can be disclosed only as follows:

• To the registrant, a member of the immediate or surviving family of said person, or a person named in a court proceeding as a member of the immediate or surviving family of said person, or the beneficiary of an insurance policy or trust.

• The credentials of an attorney together with a written declaration of the record in which he is interested, and that he is a legal representative of one of the above named parties shall constitute sufficient proof of a direct interest in the matter recorded.

• Federal, state and local bodies of government when conducting an official law enforcement investigation, as deemed appropriate by the state registrar.

Information for Genealogists

For assistance with your family history research, please do not contact the State of Louisiana. Instead please refer to the following websites for help:

• Louisiana Birth, Marriage and Death Records - online databases of primary records.

• Louisiana Adoption Registry - for help with locating adoptees and birth families from Louisiana.

• Louisiana Obituaries - find obituaries from Louisiana newspapers.

• Social Security Death Index - National database of deaths dating back to the 1940's.