Ancestry.com - New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899 $

Original source: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Department of Health & Hospitals | State of Louisiana - Request a Birth or Death Certificate

Contact information, fees, and ordering procedures for Louisiana vital records.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism, and christening records from the state of Louisiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 16,890 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch.org - Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1910, 1960 ^FREE

This collection includes birth records and index for 1910. It also includes marriage and death records and indexes for 1960. This collection is being published as images become available.

Louisiana Secretary of State - Vital Records

Birth, death, marriage records via state of Louisiana website. Some are New Orleans Only, but tremendously useful as you are given reference book record number.

Orleans Parish Birth Records

Certified copies of microfilmed birth certificates for births that occurred in Orleans Parish between 1819–1907, and some earlier. From the Louisiana State Archives.

Records Room: Louisiana Counties, United States

VitalChek Network - Louisiana

vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Louisiana

Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

Where to Write for Vital Records - Louisiana

From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).