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  "citation": "R.S. 9:221",
  "heading": "Authority to issue marriage license",
  "text": "A. A license authorizing an officiant to perform a marriage ceremony must be issued by:\n\n(1) The state registrar of vital records, or a judge of the city court, in the Parish of Orleans;\n\n(2) The clerk of court, in any other parish; or\n\n(3) A district judge, if the clerk of court is a party to the marriage.\n\nB. No marriage license for a minor under the age of sixteen shall be issued. No marriage license for a minor of the age of sixteen or seventeen shall be issued where there is an age difference of three years or greater between the persons seeking the marriage license.",
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      "number": "IV",
      "name": "HUSBAND AND WIFE"
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      "number": "1",
      "name": "MARRIAGE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES"
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE"
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      "number": "A",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1987, No. 886, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 2019, No. 401, §2.",
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