Certified Translation for Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles residents can order certified translation from Apostille Authentications starting at $65 per page, with most documents returned in 1 to 2 business days. A signed certificate of accuracy is included with each translation. We serve Calcasieu Parish remotely from our office near Portland, Oregon; we have no staff or office in Louisiana. You send a scan or photo through the quote form, and the finished translation comes back electronically or in the mail.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
Upload Your Documents For Translation
Ordering from Lake Charles, step by step
- 1. Send the file. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file with the quote form.
- 2. Say where it is going. USCIS, the Calcasieu Parish Clerk, a school, a court or an office abroad. Requirements differ, and this tells us whether a notarized translator’s statement is needed.
- 3. Confirm the language. 100 languages are available. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most often; ask us about any language not named here.
- 4. Receive it. Pricing begins at $65 per page. Most translations are ready within 1 to 2 business days and arrive electronically, or by mail if you need originals.
- 5. Reach us. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court requirements
The Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, 1000 Ryan Street in Lake Charles, handles marriage licenses, passports, court records and Louisiana birth and death certificates. Its marriage license page states: ‘Certified translation of birth certificate if certificate is in a language other than English: Must include sworn declaration of translator.’ Applicants born outside the United States and its territories can show a valid passport from the country of birth or an unexpired visa with Form I-94, among other listed identification.
Mention the clerk when you order so the translator’s statement can be prepared as a sworn declaration. Where a Louisiana notarization is called for, we arrange for a Louisiana-commissioned notary to notarize the translator’s statement.
| Office hours | Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Birth and death certificates, passports | Not processed after 3:30 p.m. |
| Marriage license fee | $27.50, cash or credit card, no bills larger than $20 |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 70602 |
| Phone | 337-437-3550 |
Language access at the Lake Charles courts
The 14th Judicial District Court serves Calcasieu Parish from 1001 Lakeshore Drive. Both the court and the clerk publish interpreter and language services information in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Louisiana’s statewide language access plan directs larger courts to identify their vital documents and translate them into the non-English languages commonly encountered locally, and it gives the Supreme Court’s Office of Language Access, (504) 310-2540, as the contact for interpreter concerns.
Federal matters are heard at the Edwin F. Hunter, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 611 Broad Street, the Lake Charles division of the Western District of Louisiana. It serves Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon parishes.
Who speaks another language in Lake Charles
According to Census Bureau QuickFacts, 8.5% of Lake Charles residents age 5 and over speak a language other than English at home, and 5.6% of residents are foreign born (2020 to 2024 estimates).
Translations for immigration cases
USCIS applies 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): a foreign-language document must come with a complete English translation, the translator’s certification that it is complete and accurate, and the translator’s certification of competence to translate from that language into English. Birth, marriage and divorce certificates, police records and diplomas are translated in full under that rule. We supply the certification with every order, though the decision on any filing belongs to USCIS.
The apostille route from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge
No office in Lake Charles issues apostilles. Requests go to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Commissions Division, which authenticates signatures of Louisiana notaries, clerks and deputy clerks of court, judges, sheriffs and the registrar of vital records. Each document costs $20; adoption-related papers are $10.
To apply by mail, enclose a written request that names the country where the document will be used, your daytime phone number and a prepaid return courier envelope. Send USPS mail to P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125, and FedEx, UPS or DHL packages to 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Walk-in service runs Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except state holidays. Questions go to commissions@sos.la.gov or (225) 922-0330. We help customers put these requests together and can translate the document for the receiving country.
Related services for Lake Charles
- Louisiana document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Louisiana apostille service
- All document translation services
Lake Charles translation questions
Apostille Authentications translates documents for Lake Charles customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload a scan or photo and receive a certified translation by email or mail.
Certified translation starts at $65 per page, with most orders completed in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. The Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court requires a certified translation when the birth certificate is in a language other than English, and the translation must include a sworn declaration of the translator.
The office is at 1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Birth and death certificates and passports are not processed after 3:30 p.m.
Send it to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Commissions Division in Baton Rouge with a written request naming the destination country, a daytime phone number, a prepaid return courier envelope and $20 per document, or use the office’s weekday walk-in hours.
Yes. Spanish and Vietnamese are among our most requested languages, and each translation includes the translator certification required by 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- Louisiana Secretary of State, authenticating signatures of Louisiana officials
- Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court
- Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court, marriage licenses
- 14th Judicial District Court
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles
- Louisiana Supreme Court, Language Access Plan
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Lake Charles city, Louisiana
Get your Lake Charles translation started
Upload your document for a quote, or call (971) 514-3743 and tell us where the translation is going. We confirm the level of certification you need before any work begins.