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  "heading": "Amendments to certificate of birth",
  "text": "A. The state registrar of vital records is authorized to amend an original birth certificate in accordance with Louisiana law.\n\nB. Any change in the surname of a child from that required or allowed in R.S. 40:34.2 shall be made by court order as provided in R.S. 13:4751 through 4755 or as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by rules promulgated thereunder.",
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