Louisiana Marriage & Divorce Vital Records
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
52,271 sq mi
4533372
In 1803, as a result of negotiations between President Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon, Louisiana became a part of the United States. New Orleans and the surrounding territory commanded control of the mouth of the Mississippi River, along with a great deal of the Midwestern products it transported to markets. With this acquisition, the United States nearly doubled in size and became a world power. Louisiana marriage records over 50 years old are stored by the Louisiana State Archives, PO Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. Search the Orleans Parish Marriage Records Database at http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/633/Default.aspx to order certified copies of these Louisiana vital records that took place in Orleans Parish over 50 years ago. Certified copies of marriage licenses are delivered by mail and payable by check or money order. For more recent Louisiana divorce records, contact the Clerk of Court in the parish where the divorce was granted. For more information on Louisiana vital records, visit Louisiana Birth & Death Vital Records