Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 60. Handling of delayed or altered certificate

A. (1) Certificates accepted for filing more than six months after the time prescribed for their filing and certificates, other than birth certificates, which have been altered after being filed with the state registrar shall contain the date of the delayed filing or the date of the alteration and be marked distinctly “delayed” or “altered”.

(2) All alterations of birth certificates shall be accomplished by preparation of a new birth certificate on which the altered information is entered. The new certificate shall have the original file number and be annotated at the top of the document with the word “Amended”. The original birth certificate shall indicate such alterations by the interlinear method of drawing a line through the old information and entering the new information. The line shall not obscure the original information. Thereafter, the certificate shall be distinctly marked “altered”. Thereafter, when a verified certification of birth is issued, it shall be based upon the new certificate, except when an order of a court of competent jurisdiction shall require the issuance of a verified transcript or certification based upon the original record of birth.

E. (1) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the regulations for amending a vital record or when the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statements or the documentary evidence, and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not amend the vital record and shall advise that applicant of the reason for this action and shall further advise the applicant of the right to seek a court order in a contradictory proceeding against the state registrar of vital records brought in a Louisiana court of competent jurisdiction at the domicile of the vital records registry.

(2) The petitioner's burden of proof in such proceedings shall be to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the vital record on file with the vital records registry is incorrect or contains inaccurate information and that such vital record should be altered to show the correct or accurate information.