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Who can perform marriages? (see R.S.9:202-204)

  • Priest, minister, rabbi, clerk of the Religious Society of Friends, or any clergyman of any religious sect, who is authorized by the authorities of his religion to perform marriages; must be registered with Clerk of Court in parish where he will principally perform marriage ceremonies.
  • State Judge or Justice of the Peace.
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