Louisiana Marriage Records

To begin, add a marriage record or view a list of locations and resources for Louisiana marriage records.

Marriage records from the state of Louisiana are actually a rich source of history. In some parishes, these records begin as early as 1830. However, negotiating Louisiana marriage records can sometimes be a bit complicated. Marriage records are held by the Louisiana Vital Records Registry, the agency in charge of birth and death records, but only for Orleans Parish. The other 63 parishes (the equivalent of counties in other states) each keep their own marriage records through the clerk of court.

Furthermore, marriage records from Orleans Parish that are more than 50 years old are stored at the Louisiana State Archives.

To avoid all of this confusion, one of the best ways to look for marriage records from Louisiana is to use an online public records finder.

Louisiana marriage certificates and information is available from the Parish where the marriage occurred. You may write to the Clerk of Court in the correct Parish for information that is less than 50 years old. If you need an older record, you may write to the Louisiana State Archives. The fee is usually $5.50, but may vary from Parish to Parish. You may need to provide relationship information, and you will have to show picture ID. For more information visit: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals