Fees and mailing instructions
Parents can mail completed form and fees to Louisiana Vital Records, ATTN: Amendment Department, P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160.
Forms to include:
Completed and notarized AOP (original copy)
Child’s certified birth certificate (vital records charges an additional fee if a certified birth certificate is not included)
If a 3-party AOP was completed: a certified DNA-based paternity test that demonstrates paternity with at least 99.9% probability
Fees:
Check or money order for $27.50 payable to “Louisiana Vital Records” (DO NOT MAIL CASH). This fee includes one certified copy of the child's amended birth certificate. At the time of submission, parents may also include $9.00 for each additional certified copy they would like to receive. If they do not submit a certified copy of their child's birth certificate, they must include an additional $15 to cover a statutory search.
Fees for walk-in-services at the Central Vital Records Office in New Orleans are payable by cash, check, or money order.
