Louisiana Orleans Parish Marriage Certificate Application
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Mail application for a certified copy of an Orleans Parish marriage certificate. The state vital records office holds marriage records only when the license was issued in Orleans Parish within the last 50 years. It is mailed to the Center for Vital Records and Statistics in New Orleans.
Who can use this form
- The form does not print who may request a copy.
- The state office has the record only if the marriage license was issued in Orleans Parish within the last 50 years.
- For a marriage in any other parish, the form says to contact the Clerk of Court in the parish where the marriage occurred.
- For an Orleans Parish marriage older than 50 years, the form says to contact the State Archives.
What to send with it
- Completed application with both spouses' names and the date of marriage
- Your mailing address, day phone and email for the certificates
- The number of copies requested and the total fees due
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Center for Vital Records and Statistics P.O. Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160
- State fee
- $5.00 per copy. Mail orders add a $0.50 state charge per transaction. If no record is found, the fees are kept for the search (R.S. 40:40).
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev 7/26
- Source
- Not provided