Baton Rouge is about 75 miles from the New Orleans Passport Center, Louisiana's only State Department passport office. For a first passport, several Baton Rouge post offices accept applications, one of them on Saturdays until 3 PM.
8 acceptance facilities near Baton Rouge8 facilities
Local overview
Getting a passport in Baton Rouge
The New Orleans Passport Center, about 75 miles east, is the nearest agency to Baton Rouge, and it keeps its appointments for travel less than 14 days away or a visa due within 28. Houston's agency is about 260 miles west. For a routine first passport, Baton Rouge post offices hold passport appointments: the Main Office Downtown Unit at 750 Florida St, Woodlawn at 4700 Millwood Dr, and the Bluebonnet Blvd office at 8101 Bluebonnet, which keeps the longest hours, until 5 PM on weekdays and until 3 PM on Saturdays. Louisiana lets participating clerks of court print any Louisiana birth certificate for an extra clerk fee, and the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, downtown at 222 St. Louis St, Suite 179, is one of them. So the certified copy a first passport needs can come from a downtown office. Gonzales has its own page.
At a passport agencyOften same day to a few daysBy appointment only, for travel within 14 daysTravel within 14 days, by appointmentNew Orleans Passport Center ↓
Through AllstateAs quick as 4 business daysNo appointment, all passport typesAll passport types, hand-carriedOption 3 below ↓
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Option 1 · In person
Where to apply in person in Baton Rouge
First passports, children’s passports and lost or stolen passports start with an in-person visit to an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.First, child and lost or stolen passports start at an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.
Data checked October 2026
Main Office Downtown Unit Post Office750 Florida St, Baton Rouge, LA 70801Baton Rouge · 3.0 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 3 PM; Sat, 8 to 11 AM. Walk-ins Tue, 12 to 3 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 381-0325Book an appointment →
Gmf Passport Office Post Office8101 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810Baton Rouge · 5.0 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 1 PM and 2 to 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM to 3 PM. Walk-ins Wed, 2 to 5 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 763-3671Book an appointment →
Woodlawn Post Office4700 Millwood Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70817Baton Rouge · 6.4 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 2 PM; Sat, 9 AM to 12 PM. Walk-ins Tue, 2 to 4 PM; Wed, 1 to 2 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 752-7418Book an appointment →
Denham Springs Post Office140 Del Orleans Ave, Denham Springs, LA 70726Denham Springs · 10.8 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 10 AM to 2:30 PM; Sat, 8:30 to 11:45 AM. Walk-ins Tue and Wed, 9 to 10 AMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 665-0528Book an appointment →
Greenwell Springs Post Office22801 Greenwell Springs Rd, Greenwell Springs, LA 70739Greenwell Springs · 12.4 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM; Sat, 9 to 11 AM. Walk-ins Mon to Thu, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM; Sat, 9 to 11 AMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 261-4985Book an appointment →
Plaquemine Post Office58015 Canal St, Plaquemine, LA 70764Plaquemine · 12.5 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 8:30 AM to 4 PM; Sat, 9:30 to 11:15 AM. Walk-ins Tue, 9 AM to 12 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 685-0858Book an appointment →
Prairieville Post Office15655 Airline Hwy, Prairieville, LA 70769Prairieville · 13.9 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 3 PM; Sat, 9 to 11 AM. Walk-ins Tue, 9 AM to 12 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 673-8100Book an appointment →
Zachary Post Office6001 Main St, Zachary, LA 70791Zachary · 14.5 milesHours: Mon to Fri, 8:30 AM to 3 PM; Sat, 9 to 11 AM. Walk-ins Wed, 11 AM to 2 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (225) 570-5070Book an appointment →
New Orleans Passport Center (U.S. Department of State)
About 76 miles from Baton Rouge, in New Orleans, LA. By appointment only, for international travel within 14 days or a foreign visa needed within 28 days. Can’t get an appointment? We can still hand-carry your application.By appointment only, for travel within 14 days or a visa needed within 28 days.
Data checked October 2026
Local tip: The post office at 8101 Bluebonnet Blvd holds passport appointments on Saturdays from 8 AM to 3 PM, and on weekdays until 5 PM.
Option 2 · By mail
Renew by mail from Baton Rouge
If your most recent passport qualifies for renewal, you can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department. Use USPS and a trackable service.Eligible renewals can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department, by USPS with tracking.
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155
About 6 to 8 weeks door to door
Expedited service (+$60)
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
About 4 to 5 weeks door to door
Addresses from the U.S. Department of State. Routine renewals from California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Texas go to a different address in Irving, Texas; each city page shows the right one for its state.
For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our registered couriers hand-carry your application.For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our couriers hand-carry your application.
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There's no State Department office in Baton Rouge; the New Orleans Passport Center, about 75 miles away, is the closest, for imminent travel. First-time applications go to Baton Rouge post offices such as the downtown unit on Florida St.
No. You'd need to be in Redmond, Washington to hand documents to us, so from Baton Rouge they travel by FedEx, either on the label we provide or a FedEx label you already have.
For a trip within 14 days, an in-person appointment at the New Orleans Passport Center is the fastest option. With us, the clock starts when your documents reach our office: 4 business days at our quickest level, up to 10 at the slowest.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court, 222 St. Louis St, Suite 179, prints long and short form Louisiana birth certificates for an extra clerk fee.
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