# Apostille in Louisiana

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/louisiana/
- **Title:** Apostille in Louisiana — United States | Andrii Co.
- **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/louisiana/index.md for: en

> Apostille guide for Louisiana, United States: the competent authority is Louisiana Secretary of State (Commissions/Certifications, Baton Rouge). Verified 2026-08-09.

Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

About this entry's sources: sos.la.gov apostille page robots-blocked at fetch time; payment methods and the request form are unverified

## Who issues the apostille

Louisiana Secretary of State (Commissions/Certifications, Baton Rouge)

## Which documents this office will accept

- **From the source:** Documents issued by Clerks of Court or the Louisiana Department of Vital Records need no notarization; all other documents must be notarized by a Louisiana notary public with the notary's printed name and notary ID number below the signature; business documents must be on record with the SOS Commercial Division

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

The request form is not published online — confirm with the office whether it wants a form, and which one, before you send anything.

## Requesting online

There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.

## Where to go in person

- **Baton Rouge** — 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:00 pm No appointment requirement stated

## What it costs

- **$20.00 USD** per document — "The fee is $20 per document"
- **$10.00 USD** per document — Applies to: documents related to an adoption — "$10 per document if the content is related to an adoption"
- **$20.00 USD** per document — Applies to: authentication of Louisiana business documents — Authentication of Louisiana business documents: $20

## How to pay

- Not stated on official pages (unverified: check/money order payable to Secretary of State per third-party filing services)

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

## How long it takes

- This office publishes no turnaround commitment. Nothing here is estimated from other offices.
- **In person:** Walk-in served during office hours Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:00 pm (except state holidays); same-day not explicitly stated
- Mail processing time not stated on official pages

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one.

## Remote online notarization

- Remote online notarization is permitted here.
- **Legal basis:** La. R.S. 35:621–630 (Act No. 254 of 2020), effective February 1, 2022
- **In force since:** 2022-02-01
- **Registration:** Yes — application to the Secretary of State in prescribed format, completion of any required course of instruction, other SOS requirements (R.S. 35:625.1(B)); one-time $100 fee on filing
- **How the signer is identified:** Personal knowledge; OR all three of: (1) remote presentation of a government-issued ID bearing signature and photo, (2) credential analysis, and (3) identity proofing by either dynamic KBA (5-question quiz, 2-minute completion window) or biometric analysis (facial recognition, voiceprint, fingerprint) (R.S. 35:627(A)). Credible witness not listed for remote acts
- No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act. A missing cap is not the same as "no cap" — the reason is in the notes below.
- **From the source:** No statutory cap found on RON or standard fees — Title 35 sets no fee schedule for notarial acts; Louisiana law does not set maximum fees for notarial acts (unverified). Remote notarization prohibited for testaments, codicils, trust instruments, donations inter vivos, matrimonial agreements, and acts modifying spousal support obligations (R.S. 35:623(B)); Louisiana is a civil-law notary state

## Other things the source says

Request form: referenced on the official page but no direct URL is published (site blocks crawler; obtain via https://www.sos.la.gov/certifications/apostilles-authentications) (unverified). E-register: none found on official pages

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

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- [Apostille in Arizona](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md)
- [Apostille in Arkansas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md)
- [Apostille in California](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Apostille in Colorado](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
- [Apostille in Connecticut](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Apostille in Delaware](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
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