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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Vital Records|US Vital Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to Find United States Births]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Louisiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Louisiana Vital Records|Vital Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Louisiana Births''' | |||
Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana. | Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana. | ||
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== '''Births before 1911''' == | == '''Births before 1911''' == | ||
Before 1911, no births were recorded by the state. Some individual parishes recorded births before 1911, notably [[Orleans Parish, Louisiana#Vital_Records|Orleans Parish]], which began in 1790. For further information on parish birth records, see [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Louisiana_Vital_Records Louisiana Vital Records] or individual [[Louisiana Genealogy|parish pages]] for specifics. You often must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | Before 1911, no births were recorded by the state. Some individual parishes recorded births before 1911, notably [[Orleans Parish, Louisiana#Vital_Records|Orleans Parish]], which began in 1790. For further information on parish birth records, see [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Louisiana_Vital_Records Louisiana Vital Records] or individual [[Louisiana Genealogy|parish pages]] for specifics. You often must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | ||
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| width="65%" | '''Free; ''' Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934: Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Louisiana. | | 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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| width="65%" | '''Free; ''' Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934: Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Louisiana. | | 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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:*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]] | :*[[How to Find United States Birth Records|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]] | ||
:*[[United States Record | :*[[United States Record Selection Table|United States Record Selection Table ]] | ||
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] | :*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] | ||
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | :*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|1929995|Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1910, 1960}} Images only. Includes Birth records and index for 1910. | |||
*[http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/LocateHistoricalRecords/Pages/LouisianaBirthRecords.aspx Orleans Birth Records]. | *[http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/LocateHistoricalRecords/Pages/LouisianaBirthRecords.aspx Orleans Birth Records]. | ||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/birth-alpha.htm Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish 1796 - 1900] | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/birth-alpha.htm Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish 1796 - 1900] | ||
[[Category:Louisiana_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] | [[Category:Louisiana_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] | ||
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Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana.
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Births before 1911[edit | edit source]
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.
| Records that give birth information: | ||
A limited number of birth records for various parishes are available at the following online database:
| Louisiana Births Databases - Includes Indexes Only | ||||
| Try: | 1811-1830; 1854-1934 - At FamilySearch | Free; Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934: Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Louisiana. | ||
Births after 1911[edit | edit source]
Statewide registration of births began in 1911. Currently, there are no complete indexes to Louisiana birth records from 1911 to the present available online.
A limited number of birth records for this time period are available at the following online database:
| Louisiana Births Databases - Includes Indexes Only | ||||
| Try: | 1811-1830; 1854-1934 - At FamilySearch | Free; Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934: Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Louisiana. | ||
Obtain the Certificate[edit | edit source]
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.
If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search.
Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]
- Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1910, 1960 Images only. Includes Birth records and index for 1910.
- Orleans Birth Records.
- Alphabetical Birth Indexes for Orleans Parish 1796 - 1900