CIVIL ADVANCED DEPOSITS BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2017
Effective January 1, 2026, Documents and Pleadings that are eRecorded or efiled will NOT be printed out. Go to clerkconnect.com to eFile and eClerksla.com to eRecord.
The following fees apply to:
New Suits | Interventions | Reconventional Demands | Third Party Demands | Cross-Claims | Compromise Settlements | Deficiency Judgments | Garnishments | Successions | Tutorships | Mandamus | Adoptions
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Petition - 1 Service $350.00**
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With Temporary Restraining Order OR Rule $425.00**
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+ Additional Defendant and/or Service $100.00
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+ Secretary of State Fee $50.00
The following fees apply to:
Exceptions | Judgment | Debtor Rules | Motion and Order for Continuances | Rule to Show Causes | Motion for Summary | Judgments | Interrogatories | Request for Admissions | Mandamus | Motion and Order for Appeals | Writ of Fi-Fas
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Subsequent Pleadings - 1 Service $250.00**
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Without Service $200.00**
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+ Each Additional Service $100.00
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Clerk’s Suit - 1 Defendant $350.00
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+ Each Additional Service $100.00
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Subpoena and/or Subpoena Duces Tecum $100.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)
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Notice of Deposition with 1 Subpoena or Subpoena Duces Tecum $150.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)
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Curator Fees $200.00+/-
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Law Enforcement Officer $40.00
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Law Enforcement Officer Per Diem $50.00 per day + mileage round trip
(IRS Mileage Rate for Business Purposes)
Per R.S. 13:3661, “…No witness shall be subpoenaed to attend a trial or hearing unless the party who desires the testimony of the witness has deposited with the clerk of court the estimated attendance fee and travel expenses…”
Other Filings
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First Page $6.00
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Each Additional Page $4.00
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Fax Filing $5.00 + per page filing fee
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Certifying Copies $5.00 + $1.00 per page
(we make our own copies for certification)
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Copies $1.00 per page
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Conformed Copy $3.00 (if copy is included)
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Exhibits, Attachments, Transcripts and Depositions $2.00 per page
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Electronic Exhibits $5.00 plus $2 per page for each document contained therein
Digital media such as flash drives, cd's, etc.
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Exhibits with large charts, etc. $5.00 each
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Court Minutes $1.00 + $5.00 if certified
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Act of Congress $5.00 + $1.00 per page
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Original Page $5.00
Including transcript and exhibits for Appeals
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Notice Without Service $15.00
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Notice with Service $20.00
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Postage Amount actually incurred
**If you will be sending paper - exhibits, attachments, transcripts and depositions with your pleadings, you will need to send an additional $2.00 per page to cover the filing of your attachments.
NOTE: Your attention is called to that portion of R.S. 13:842 which reads in part: “Whenever the costs have been exhausted the amount of the original advance deposit, the clerk may refuse to perform any further function in the proceeding until the additional costs for the function have been paid.”