Israeli consulate in Metairie: the office is in Houston
There is no Israeli consulate in Metairie. From Metairie, the Israeli Consulate General in Houston is 348 miles by road, around 6 h 30 min of driving.
Which Israeli consulate serves Metairie
On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Houston includes Louisiana; that makes it the office for Metairie.
On the road it is 348 miles from Metairie to the office, about 6 h 30 min in good conditions, or 318 miles as the crow flies.
No time difference to work out: Metairie runs on the same time as Houston.
While Houston’s building is renovated, its notice sends the in-person appointments of Southwest residents to the Consulate General in Atlanta (source); email and mail still go to Houston. Atlanta’s visiting days are on its page.
Cities in Louisiana near Metairie
The nearest cities to Metairie, in a straight line: New Orleans, 5 miles; Gretna, 8 miles; Thibodaux, 42 miles. The Louisiana page gives the drive to Houston from its main cities.
Birth and marriage records for people in Metairie
Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Metairie from the Center of Vital Records and Statistics, in New Orleans (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Louisiana page lists the fee.
The parish for Metairie is Jefferson Parish; what the CDC says about its marriage records is quoted on the Louisiana page.
The apostille for a public document from Louisiana is issued by the Louisiana Secretary of State (HCCH list).
What you can settle from Metairie without traveling
- You can renew an adult passport by mail if you visited Israel in the last ten years and still have the old one: Israeli passport.
- You can ask by mail to extend a travel document that was issued for less than five years: Passport extension.
- You can get a U.S. document apostilled by the state that issued it before you send it to Israel: Apostille and documents.