Civil Fees

ADVANCE DEPOSIT FEE SCHEDULE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
EAST FELICIANA PARISH
Effective Apri 1, 2025

Please Request Refund at Conclusion of Suit.
Prease add an additional $100.00 per service to each filing.

New Suit with (1) service		$400.00
With TRO or Rule		$450.00
With TRO and Rule		$525.00
Each additional service		$100.00
Answer & Reconventional Demand w/1 service		$350.00
Executary Process		$500.00
Protective Orders		Actual Cost
Garnishments		$500.00
Judgment Debtor Rule w (1) service		$350.00
Successions		$400.00
Appointment of Curator		$825.00
Subsequent Pleadings with (1) service		$250.00
	Each Additional Service	$100.00
Motion and Order to Continue (1) service		$225.00
Motion and Order for Appeal		$225.00
More than 2 attys-add $30.00 each
Reissue Summons/Subpoena		$100.00
	Payment of Civil Witness Fees Prior to Issuance:
	Per Day Witness Fee	$25.00
	Hotel & Meal (if more than 25 miles from Courthouse)	$5.00
	Mileage (per mile, going and returning)	.   $0.16
	Law Enforcement Officer Witness Fee	$40.00

Should it be necessary to have a party served through the Secretary of State, please send additional checks payable to the Secretary of State in the amount of $50.00 and payable to Sheriff of East Baton Rouge in the amount of $27.20.

Sheriffs which require payment in advance are:
Bossier Parish – $30.00 + mileage	Pointe Coupee – $30.00 + mileage
Caddo Parish- $30.00	St. Helena Parish- $30.00
East Baton Rouge Parish – $30.00 + mileage	St. Mary Parish – $30.00 + mileage
Jefferson Parish – $30.00	Tangipahoa Parish – $30.00
Natchitoches Parish – $30.00 + mileage	Terrebonne Parish – $30.00 + mileage
Plaquemine Parish- $30.00
Pointe Coupee-  $30.00 + mileage	West Baton Rouge Parish – $30.00 per paper
Secretary of State - $50.00
Commisioner of Insurance - $25.00

These Advance Deposit fees include the statutory judicial fees as provided in R.S. 13:10.3

ADVANCE PAYMENT OF FEES INDICATED SHALL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY FILING