LAC 48:V.11105. Procedure

A. All alterations of original birth, death, and marriage certificates maintained by the Vital Records Registry pursuant to R.S. 40:33 shall be accomplished 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. B. Thereafter the certificate shall be distinctly marked "altered" on its face and include the evidentiary basis for the alteration, the date of alteration and the initials of the state registrar or his designee making the alteration. Original information appearing on a document accepted for filing by the state registrar shall not be obliterated under any circumstances. See R.S. 40:59 and R.S. 40:60.