Filing Fees

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Civil Filings

CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE  – Effective August 1, 2017

Type of Suit – All amounts are based on one service. Each additional service is $100.00 each.

Fax Filing: RS 13:850  – Original has to be received within 7 days.

Advance Court Costs must be paid at the time of filing.

Adoptions$400.00
Amended & Supplemental Petitions$400.00
Cross Claims$300.00
Damages$400.00
Divorce$400.00
Emancipations$300.00
Executory Judgment & Garnishment$400.00
Executory Process$400.00
Garnishment in Existing Suit$400.00
Interventions$300.00
Judgment Debtor Exams$250.00
Jury Order$150.00
Mandamus$300.00
Minority Interdiction$300.00
Name Change$300.00
Open Account$400.00
Partition of Community Property$250.00
Reconventional Demand$300.00
Rules$300.00
Sequestrations$300.00
Subpoenas & Duces Tecum$100.00
Successions$400.00
Double Successions$500.00
Third Party Demand$300.00
Tutorships$300.00
Workman’s Compensation$300.00
  • Separate Check required for service through Secretary of State – $50.00 per service made payable to the Secretary of State
  • For Service through the Sheriff’s Office of a different parish – Please call for additional amount.
  • Judgment of Dismissal – Please call the Civil Department at 985-369-6653
  • Copies of Paper exhibits, attachments, transcripts and depositions – $2.00 per page
  • Copies of all other exhibits – compact disc, tapes, maps, etc. – $5.00 each
  • Certified copy of document – $6.00 per document
  • Criminal Search / background – $20.00