Residents rebuilding in the Orleans and Livingston parishes after the Feb. 7 tornado outbreak might find social security cards and other important documents were lost or damaged in the severe weather ...

Photo caption: Since a new law took effect in August, the Louisiana Vital Records Registry has processed nearly 1,000 requests for original birth certificates from adults who were adopted as children.

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BATON ROUGE — After a lengthy debate, the Senate Judiciary A Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would allow adopted persons to obtain their original birth certificate. House Bill 450, sponsored by ...

Living almost seven decades without any information about her birth, Rebecca Browning never thought she would learn more about where she came from. Now, thanks to a bill passed during the 2022 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Living almost seven decades without any information about her birth, Rebecca Browning never thought she would learn more about where she came from. Now, thanks to a bill passed ...

Since a new law took effect in August, the Louisiana Vital Records Registry has processed more than 500 requests for original birth certificates from adults who were adopted as children. With access ...

Living almost seven decades without any information about her birth, Rebecca Browning never thought she would learn more about where she came from. Now, thanks to a bill passed during the 2022 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - A proposal that would allow adoptees in Louisiana to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate at the age of 24 advanced out of the state Senate Judiciary A Committee on ...