United States

Apostille in Louisiana

Verified as of August 12, 2026

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 carries an unverified marker — 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.

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority: 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

Form: A PDF request form.
Where to get it: https://www.sos.la.gov/media/vdag5if3/authentication-request-form.pdf
From the source: "An authentication request form", linked from the official apostilles/authentications page; the page publishes no form number

Requesting online

Online route: 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

Access: Open for walk-in service.
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:00 pm
From the source: No appointment requirement stated

What it costs

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

How to pay unverified

Accepted methods: The source does not itemize which payment methods this office accepts.
From the source: Not stated on official pages (unverified: check/money order payable to Secretary of State per third-party filing services)

“Unverified” marks a value we could not confirm against an official page. Facts without the marker are not therefore audited — always confirm money and addresses with the office before you send anything.

Where to send your documents

By U.S. Mail

Louisiana Secretary of State
Commissions Division
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

USPS not FedEx UPS DHL

By courier

Louisiana Secretary of State
Commissions Division
8585 Archives Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

FedEx UPS DHL not USPS

FedEx / UPS / DHL labels ask for a recipient phone number — the office's published number is 225.922.0330.

From the source

"For mail sent via FedEX, UPS, or DHL please use our physical address" — the Archives Ave. street address; USPS mail goes to the PO Box

How long it takes

This office publishes no turnaround commitment. What it does say:

In person: Walk-in served during office hours Mon–Fri 8:00 am–4:00 pm (except state holidays); same-day not explicitly stated
From the source: Mail processing time not stated on official pages

Checking status and verifying an apostille

Verify an issued 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.
Check a request's status: No status-tracking page is published for this office.

Remote online notarization

Status: 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: February 1, 2022
What the notary must register: 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
Fee caps: No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act or a standard notarial 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

E-register: none found on official pages

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