Louisiana Death Records

The Louisiana Vital Records Registry is the storeroom of all the death records less than fifty one years. Death that happened in the state of Louisiana more than fifty one years years is recorded and maintained at the Office of the Secretary of State.

The death records in Louisiana are confidential and cannot be obtained by any person. The only person who is authorized to request for a copy of a death certificate must be a close or immediate family member, a person authorized which name appears on the certificate of death, or a legal representative of a family.

To order a death certificate, one must completely fill out the Application of Certified Copy of Death Certificate and send via mail to the Louisiana Vital Records Registry. The search for the death record cannot be performed if the information required on the application is incomplete. The application must include signature of the applicant, required payments, and as well as a copy of the applicant's state picture identification.

To get a death certificate in Louisiana the requester is required to pay a fee of $7.00 each copy. In addition, the fee must be paid through money order or check for the correct amount. However, transactions through credit cards are not accepted. If the requested file is not found, the fee is retained for the search efforts.

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