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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==


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A limited number of birth records for various parishes are available at the following online database:  
A limited number of birth records for various parishes are available at the following online database:  
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== '''Births after 1911'''  ==
== '''Births after 1911'''  ==


Statewide registration of births began in 1911. Currently, there are no indexes to Louisiana birth records from 1911 to the present available online.  
Statewide registration of births began in 1911. Currently, there are no complete indexes to Louisiana birth records from 1911 to the present available online.
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A limited number of birth records for this time period are available at the following online database:


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| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1674847|1811-1830; 1854-1934 - At FamilySearch}}
| width="65%" | '''Free; ''' Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934: Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Louisiana.
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==== '''Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
==== '''Obtain the Certificate'''  ====


With full names, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the [http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/635 Louisiana Department of Health] or [https://www.vitalchek.com/birth-certificates/louisiana VitalChek].<br>  
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 [http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/635 Louisiana Department of Health] or [https://www.vitalchek.com/birth-certificates/louisiana VitalChek].<br>  


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