Since a new Louisiana law took effect in August that gives adopted people access to their original birth certificates, a state official said his agency has received almost 1,000 requests for copies.

House Bill 450, now Act No. 470, took effect Monday, and it allows adopted persons 24 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.

Before 1977, an adoptee could obtain his or her original birth certificate in Louisiana without any hindrance. But lawmakers concerned about birth parents’ privacy passed a law then sealing an ...

House Bill 450 allows adopted persons 24 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry sends rescue responders from Shreveport, Baton Rouge ...