Jackson Parish Clerk of Court
Birth Certificates

Birth Certificates

Fees:

  • Birth Certificates - $34.00
  • Birth Certificate plus Birth Card (sold as pair only) - $48.00

Any person who has been issued a birth certificate by the State of Louisiana may apply in person for a certified copy of the birth card or certificate in the Jackson Parish Clerk of Court office.

Applicants applying for a certified copy of a BIRTH CARD OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INDENTIFICATION IN THE FORM OF ONE PRIMARY DOCUMENT OR TWO SECONDARY DOCUMENTS:

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS:

  • Current state issued driver's license that displays a photograph which clearly identifies the applicant.
  • Current state issued picture identification that displays a photograph which clearly identifies the applicant.
  • Current U.S. military identification card that displays a photograph which clearly identifies the applicant.
  • Current U.S. issued or Foreign issued Passport
  • U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-570 or N-578)
  • U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-578)
  • High School Students - a current school yearbook or a current school identification document with a photograph which clearly identifies the applicant.

SECONDARY DOCUMENTS

  • Current student picture identification card from a college or university when accompanied by a 100% fee paid receipt for the current semester. (COUNTS AS TWO DOCUMENTS)
  • A W-2 form issued within the last two years plus an original signed Social Security Card. The Social Security numbers must match. (COUNTS AS TWO DOCUMENTS)
  • Social Security card
  • Original adoption papers
  • Official certified deeds or title to property
  • Certificate of vehicle title
  • Insurance policy must show name of the applicant (Health, Home, Life, and Auto).
  • Payroll stub (cannot be handwritten) showing the name and social security number of the applicant.
  • Current U.S. military dependent identification card that displays a photograph which clearly identifies the applicant.
  • Original DD-214 Military Discharge document which clearly identifies the applicant.
  • Voter's Registration application (certified true copy)

IMPORTANT: IN CASES WHERE APPLICANTS PROVIDE OR ATTEST TO FALSE INFORMATION, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNS THE APPLICATION IS THE INDIVIDUAL PROSECUTED.

Here is a list of customers who may receive certified copies of Louisiana birth records:

  • The person named on the document
  • The current spouse of the person named on the document
  • Mother or father of the person named on the document
  • An adult child of the person named on the document
  • Sister/brother of the person named on the document
  • Grandmother or grandfather of the person named on the document
  • Grandchild of the person named on the document
  • An attorney representing one of the above with a signed contract of representation or authorization.
  • Legal Guardian: Must have judgment of custody.
    When another adult other than the legally entitled individuals listed above is requesting the record of a child, they must present a judgment of custody for the child. Notarized custody papers or provisional custody mandates are not acceptable.

Birth Certificates, Birth Cards, and Death Certificates can also be ordered online at www.vitalcheck.com.

Who is not entitled to request a certificate? (Though they may state they are family):

  • Counsins
  • Aunts/Uncles
  • Step-family
  • In-laws
  • Fiancee

A high school student with an appropriate student ID can obtain a certificate.

In the event a requestor cannot physicially come to the office, they appoint someone to obtain the certificate on their behalf. An original, signed letter of authorization and a copy of the requestor's valid ID must accompany the completed application.

For information on obtaining out-of-state birth and death records click below:

Addresses of Vital Statistics Offices

Alabama
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 5626, Montgomery, AL 36103-5626
(334) 206-5418

Alaska
Office of Vital Records, 5441 Commercial Blvd., Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-3392

Arizona
Office of Vital Records, 1818 West Adams Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 364-1300

Arkansas
Office of Vital Records, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
(866) 209-9482

California
Office of Vital Records – M.S. 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
(916) 445-7171

Colorado
Office of Vital Records, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, Denver, CO 80246-1530
(303) 756-4464

Connecticut
Office of Vital Records, 410 Capital Avenue, P.O. Box 340308, MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7897

Delaware
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 637, Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-5318

District of Columbia
Office of Vital Records, 825 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 671-5000

Florida
Office of Vital Records, 1217 Pearl Street, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231
(904) 359-6900

Georgia
Office of Vital Records, Room 217-H, 47 Trinity Ave., Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-4900

Hawaii
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 548-4533

Idaho
Office of Vital Records, 450 W. State St., 1 st Floor, Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5988

Illinois
Office of Vital Records, 605 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL 62702-5097
(217) 782-6553

Indiana
Office of Vital Records, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-2700

Iowa
Office of Vital Records, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4944

Kansas
Office of Vital Records, Rm. 151, Landon St. Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612-2221
(385)-296-1500

Kentucky
Office of Vital Records, 275 East Main St., Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4212

Louisiana
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160
(504)568-5152

Maine
Office of Vital Records, State House Station 11, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3707

Maryland
Office of Vital Records, 201 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6860

Massachusetts
Office of Vital Records, 150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
(617) 740-2600

Michigan
Office of Vital Records, Lewis Cass Building, 6th floor, 320 South Walnut Street, Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3740

Minnesota
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
(651) 215-5800

Mississippi
Office of Vital Records, 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 576-7400

Missouri
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-6400

Montana
Office of Vital Records, 111 N Sanders, Rm. 209, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, MT 59604
(406) 444-2685

Nebraska
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
(402) 471-2871

Nevada
Office of Vital Records, 505 East King Street, Rm. 102, Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 684-4218

New Hampshire
Office of Vital Records, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4650

New Jersey
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
(609) 292-4087

New Mexico
Office of Vital Records, 1105 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-2338

New York
Office of Vital Records, Empire State Plaza, Tower Bldg., Albany, NY 12237 (518) 474-3077

New York City
Office of Vital Records, 125 Worth Street, CN4, Rm. 133, New York, NY 10013
(212) 788-4520

North Carolina
Office of Vital Records, 1903 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
(919) 733-3526

North Dakota
Office of Vital Records, 600 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
(701) 328-2360

Ohio
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 118, Columbus, OH 43216-0118
(614) 466-2531

Oklahoma
Office of Vital Records, 1000 N.E. Tenth, Room 111, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
(405) 271-4040

Oregon
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 14050, Portland, OR 97293-0050
(503) 731-4095

Pennsylvania
Office of Vital Records, 101 South Mercer Street, P.O. Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 656-3100

Rhode Island
Office of Vital Records, 3 Capitol Hill, Room 101, Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-2811

South Carolina
Office of Vital Records, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3630

South Dakota
Office of Vital Records, 600 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4961

Tennessee
Office of Vital Records, Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Ave. North, Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 741-1763

Texas
Office of Vital Records, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756-3199
(888) 963-7111

Utah
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 141012, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
(801) 538-6105

Vermont
Office of Vital Records, 108 Cherry Street, P.O. Box 70, Burlington, VT 05402-0070
(802) 863-7200

Virginia
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, VA 23218-1000
(804) 662-6200

Washington
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 9709, Olympia, WA 98507-9709
(360) 236-4300

West Virginia
Office of Vital Records, Room 165, 350 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV 25301-3701
(304) 558-2931

Wisconsin
Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 309, Madison, WI 53701-0309
(608) 266-1371

Wyoming
Office of Vital Records, Room 172, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7591

American Samoa
Registrar of Vital Records, Health Information Office, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
(684) 633-1406

Canal Zone
Passport Services, U.S. Dept. of State, 1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20522-1705
(202) 955-0307

Guam
Office of Vital Records, Government of Guam, P.O. Box 2816, Agana, GU, M.I. 96910
(671) 734-4589

Puerto Rico
Demographic Registry, P.O. Box 11854, Fernandez Juncos Station, San Juan, PR 00910
(787) 767-9120