Your baby must have a name for the birth certificate. Louisiana law does not recognize the naming practices of other cultures. If you have questions, please call Nancy Johnson or Sabrina Hunt at 675.7226. These birth certificate clerks are here to help you.f you (the mother) and your baby's father are from a country other than the United States and are not married: you both must have current United States IDs. If both of you do not have IDs, the father will not be listed on the birth certificate. The baby will be given the mother's last name.