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Marriage Licenses

***NEW*** Save time at the courthouse!  Begin your marriage license application online!  Click here to begin the online application process, which will provide you with information concerning documents needed and required fees.

Application for Marriage License (print and bring with you)
Marriage License Copy Request
Covenant Marriage Declaration of Intent and Affidavit with Attestation of Counselor (already married)
Covenant Marriage Declaration of Intent and Affidavit with Attestation of Counselor (not yet married)
Covenant Marriage Brochure (La. Attorney General)

You may contact the Marriage License Department at:

(504) 364-2922 or (504) 364-2923 (West Bank) OR
(504) 736-6390 (East Bank)
marriageinfo@jpclerkofcourt.us
Office hours are 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 

Marriage License Requirements and Things to Know

Application.  You will need to complete an Application Form (may be downloaded HERE).  ***IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PRINT ON LEGAL SIZE PAPER.*** 

***NEW*** Save time at the courthouse!  Begin your marriage license application online!  Click here to begin the online application process, which will provide you with information concerning documents needed and required fees.

MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS/GUIDELINES

  • Identification
    • Valid and unexpired driver’s license OR
    • Government issued ID card (ID issued by OMV, Passport ID card, Government
      Agency ID, Public University) OR
    • Valid and unexpired passport from country of birth OR
    • Unexpired visa with form I-94 issued by the U.S
  • Signatures Required on Application
    • Both parties must appear and sign before the deputy clerk OR
      Appearing party signs before deputy clerk and other party signed before a notary OR
      Both parties signed before a notary public OR
    • One party signs application before notary or deputy clerk, with order from judge or
      justice of the peace in Jefferson Parish allowing for only one signature
    • Military exception – individual appearing attaches a copy of the other party’s military
      ID and only appearing party needs to sign application.
  • Status of Previous Marriage (if applicable)
    • Must have date of previous divorce, death, or annulment (legal, not church)
    • Photocopy of Judgment of Divorce, Certificate of Death, or Judgment of Annulment
  • Social Security Numbers
    • Must have Social Security numbers of both parties OR
    • Valid and unexpired passport from the country of birth OR
    • Unexpired visa with Form I-94 issued by U.S.
    • Waiver obtained pursuant to La. C.C.P. Art. 74.3.1
  • Birth Certificates
    • Born in Louisiana – certified copy of each party’s birth certificate (short form
      acceptable) OR Order waiving birth certificate(s) WITH letter from proper registration
      authority, with raised seal or stamp, thorough search made but no birth record found
    • Born outside Louisiana but in a U.S. state or territory – certified copy of each party’s
      birth certificate OR Order waiving birth certificate(s) WITH letter from proper
      registration authority, with raised seal or stamp, thorough search made but no birth
      record found
    • VO v. GEE EXCEPTION – for party born outside U.S. or its territories, who is a
      NATURALIZED U.S. citizen – Certificate of Naturalization by U.S. Citizenship and
      Immigration Authority
    • Born outside U.S. or its territories and not a naturalized citizen of the U.S. – certified
      birth certificate AND valid and unexpired passport OR unexpired visa accompanied
      by Form I-94 issued by U.S.
    • If birth certificate is not printed in English, party shall also submit a translation which
      contains sworn declaration of the translator that translator is fluent in the language of
      the original birth certificate and of the translation, and that the translation is a true
      and accurate representation of the original.
  • Waiting Period
    • A Louisiana marriage license is valid in any parish in Louisiana for a period of 30 days
      from date of issuance. There is a 24-hour waiting period between the time of issuance
      of the license and the ceremony. If there is a need for the ceremony to occur prior to the
      expiration of the 24-hour waiting period, application for a waiver can be made to a district
      judge or justice of the peace authorized to perform the marriage. Waiver must be
      attached to marriage/certificate returned to clerk of court.
  • Age Requirement
    • Applicants must be 18 years of age to obtain a marriage license without parental
      consent. If an applicant is 16 or 16 years of age, must have judicial authorization and
      written consent of 1) both parents, 2) tutor of minor, or 3) person awarded custody of
      minor. No marriage shall be performed for a minor under the age of 16. See Louisiana
      Children’s Code Article 1545.

Fees

The fee for obtaining a marriage license is $27.50.  A certified copy of a marriage license is $10.00 (La. R.S. 13:841).  If a waiver is required, there will be an additional fee of $4.00 per waiver.  Cash, debit or credit card, money order, personal checks, or certified or cashiers checks are accepted forms of payment.  By Louisiana law, the clerk of court transfers $12.50 for each marriage license to the State of Louisiana for programs for the victims of family violence.

Newlyweds should order a certified copy of their marriage license two weeks after the marriage to insure that the license has been returned and recorded.

Justice of the Peace contact info:  First Justice Court–The Hon. Vernon J. Wilty, III, (504) 364-2760; Second Justice Court–The Hon. Mark D. Spears, Jr., (504) 349-5407; Third Justice Court–The Hon. Charlie R. Kerner, (504) 689-2208; Fourth Justice Court–The Hon. Leon Bradberry, Jr., (985) 278-1973; Fifth Justice Court–The Hon. Charles V. Cusimano, II, (504) 736-8714; Sixth Justice Court–The Hon. Kevin J. Centanni, (504) 466-7984; Seventh Justice Court–The Hon. Michele P. Holmes, 349-5416; & Eighth Justice Court–The Hon. Roscoe W. Lewis, Sr., (504) 461-0130.

Attention, genealogists!  Images for marriage licenses and applications filed prior to 1951 are available via JeffNet, the clerk of court’s remote access service.  JeffNet offers a day rate for users who do not require the full monthly subscription. The day rate is $5.00 for a 24 hour access block. Day accounts have full access to all online records and image viewing. Clerk of Court documents can be purchased and downloaded as PDF documents for $.75 per page. Certified copies also are available. The cost for those is $.75 per page plus $5.00 certification cost. The JeffNet 24-Hour account does not provide access to e-filing or e-recording services. Users who wish to utilize e-filing or e-recording privileges must setup a standard JeffNet subscription.  To setup a 24-Hour access account using Visa, MasterCard, or American Express, click here.

The clerk of court’s marriage licenses indices may be accessed via the Louisiana Clerks’ Remote Access Authority (LCRAA), which was established in 2014 as a bold initiative of the La. Clerks of Court Assn. to provide the public with access to all La. clerks of court indices.  The system is free and open to the public and currently includes mortgage and conveyance (recording) and marriage license data.  Users are directed to individual clerks’ web sites for premium access to images.  The system is helpful to users who wish to search records in multiple parishes without the need to visit individual courthouses or web sites (until an image, or copy thereof, is desired).

LCRAA assists clerks of court to acquire  and maintain technology infrastructure needed for back-imaging records, data preservation, and e-recording and e-filing initiatives. For more information about LCRAA, and to sign up for a FREE account, visit https://laclerksportal.org.