How to Find Louisiana Birth Records
How to Find United States Birth Records 
Louisiana Births
Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Louisiana.
Next Step: When did the birth occur? |
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Births before 1911
Before 1853, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.
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Births after 1911
Statewide registration of births began in 1911. Currently, there are no online indexes to Louisiana birth records from 1911 to the present
Obtain the Record
With approximate birth years and places, you can locate birth records from 1853-1896 on microfilm available through the Library of Virginia and the Family History Library.
Delayed birth records for the years 1869-1912 are available for a fee at the Virginia Division of Vital Records (PDF file).
There are no restrictions on these records.
Births after 1911
Statewide registration of births began in 1912 in Virginia. Currently, there are no online indexes to Virginia births from 1912 to the present.
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 Virginia Division of Vital Records (PDF file) or VitalChek.
Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:
To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, 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 child 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 until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search.