Lousiana
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The state of Louisiana along with its capital Baton Rouge and most populous city, New Orleans, is located in the Southern region of the country and requests more than 200 apostilles of documents each month.
Here you’ll find what type of documents you can apostille in the state of Louisiana and the requirements for both original documents and scanned copies of them.
What are the requirements for apostilling a document in Louisiana?
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Original Document
You will need to make sure of the following:
- You have an original document or duplicate issued by the State
- Appropriate signature is provided
- Original document was recently issued
- The apostille of the original takes anywhere from 4-10 business days.
Appropriate signature is provided
- Original document was recently issued
- The apostille of the original takes anywhere from 4-10 business days.
The Louisiana Secretary of State apostilles public and private documents if the following applies:
- Vital Records such as birth, marriage and death certificates bear the signature of the Registrar of Vital Records Darlene W. Smith
- Other documents are acceptable for an apostille if they were signed by one of the following:
- Louisiana Notary Public
- Clerks of Court
- Deputy Clerks of Court
- Ex-Officio Notary Deputy Sheriffs
- Judge
- Justice of the Peace
- Registrar of Vital Records
Please note:
- College/ University transcripts and diplomas are acceptable for an apostille as long as they have been signed by the state accredited university’s registrar, president, dean, etc.
- High School transcripts and diplomas are also acceptable as long as they have been signed by the high school’s superintendent
- For walk-in orders of an original document, visit the Vital Records Central Office at:
- 1450 Poydras Street Suite 400 New Orleans, LA 70112
- For mail requests, send applications to the Vital Records Registry at:
- PO Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160
- For online, fax or phone orders, call (877) 605-8562 or visit the VitalChek Network’s website at: https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/louisiana/louisiana-vital-records?click_id=646829930273374210&ppc=0
- If you want to order online you can also visit: www.vitalchek.com
Scanned Photocopy of Original Document
You will need to make sure of the following:
- Appropriate signature is NOT provided
- Original document is damaged
- Original document was issued over 10 years ago
- Destination country ACCEPTS apostilles of the scanned photocopy of the original document; most countries do accept an apostille of the scanned photocopy.
- You need the apostille within 24 hours.
Please note:
- Because the notary and the apostille are required to be issued from the same state, the scanned photocopy of the original document that you provide will be notarized and apostilled in New York City.
- For walk-in orders of an original document, visit the Vital Records Central Office at:
- 1450 Poydras Street Suite 400 New Orleans, LA 70112
- For mail requests, send applications to the Vital Records Registry at:
- PO Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160
- For online, fax or phone orders, call (877) 605-8562 or visit the VitalChek Network’s website at: https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/louisiana/louisiana-vital-records?click_id=646829930273374210&ppc=0