Civil Filing Fees

In accordance with Act 352 of the 2025 Louisiana Legislature, all pleadings, documents, and exhibits filed with the Clerk of Court on or after January 1, 2026, shall ONLY be filed in person in paper form or transmitted electronically through a system established by the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority (LCRAA). Additionally, the filer is responsible for ensuring that any private or confidential information is not included in filings. For complete details regarding these requirements, please refer to Act 352.

The correct advance deposit must accompany the original petition; otherwise, the pleadings will be returned to sender or filed only and held until the filing fee is received, if prescription is a factor.

When all of the advance deposit is depleted, no documents or pleadings will be filed and no action will be taken by the Clerk until an additional deposit is made or costs due are paid.

All outstanding court costs must be paid before a suit is dismissed. Please call the Suit Department at (225) 621-8400, ext. 2 for costs through dismissal.

To receive certified copies of judgments, all outstanding court costs must be paid.

NOTICE: Pursuant to Act 415 of the 2017 Regular Session which enacted R.S. 13:996.69 relative to a courthouse building fund in Ascension Parish, the following costs are effective DECEMBER 1, 2017: (a) A filing charge of $150.00 per initial filing in a civil suit (excluding adoptions); (b) A filing charge of $30.00 upon the filing of each additional pleading in a civil matter.

ALL BUILDING FEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ADVANCED DEPOSIT LISTED BELOW

In accordance with R.S. 13:841, the following advanced deposits will be required by the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court:

Civil - New Filings

Suit Cost
Without Service of Process $355.00
Holding Service With Court Date $435.00
With One Service of Process - Excludes Executory Process, Sequestration, & Writ of Attachment or Garnishment $ 405.00
Adoptions $500.00
Name Change $500.00
Appeal from Justice of the Peace Court $495.00
Executory Process (Sheriff check must be separate) $600.00

Sequestration, Injunctive Relief With One Service of Process (Sheriff check must be separate) $495.00
Garnishment With One Service of Process $500.00
Each Additional Service $130.00
Service through the Secretary of State (Must have separate check payable to Secretary of State) $50.00

Service through East Baton Rouge Sheriff, according to fee schedule (Must have separate check payable to East Baton Rouge Sheriff)

Sheriff Fees - Ascension (Make checks payable to APSO) Current Rates

Writ of Sequestration $1,000.00
Writ of Seizure and Sale $1,000.00
Writ of Fieri Facias (Foreclosure) $1,000.00
Writ of Fieri Facias (Garnishment) $200.00
Writ of Possession $200.00
Sheriff Fees - Ascension (Make checks payable to APSO) New Rates Effective May 1,2023

Writ of Sequestration $1,800.00
Writ of Seizure and Sale $1,800.00
Writ of Fieri Facias (Foreclosure) $1,800.00
Writ of Fieri Facias (Garnishment) $300.00
Writ of Possession $300.00

Exhibits: R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(c)

Exhibit Cost
Paper exhibits, attachments, transcripts, and depositions, $32.00

First page $ 32.00 plus $2.00 per each additional page;
101 pages and over $1.00 each additional page

All other exhibits (filing compact discs, tapes,maps, etc.)+ above costs per page on content $5.00
to print exhibits for scanning & hard copy in record

Existing Suits - Pleadings Filed Into Existing Civil Suits, With One Service of Process

Suit Cost
Motions With Rule, Exceptions With Rule, Summary Judgment With Rule, Judgment Debtor Exams, etc. $210.00

Interrogatories, Request for Production, Request for Admission of Facts (Does not include filing fee.) $100.00

Supplemental & Amending Petition, With one Service of Process $210.00

Third Party Cross Claims, Interventions, Concursus With One Service, Answer & Reconventional Demand $330.00

Each Additional Service $130.00

Service through the Secretary of State, each with separate check - See East Baton Rouge Sheriff fee schedule for $50.00

service in East Baton Rouge with separate check
Appeals (filing fee only) Additional costs will be billed $300.00

Existing Suits - Pleadings Filed Into Existing Civil Suits, Without Service of Process

Suit Cost
Initial page, R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(a) $36.00

Subsequent page(s) each R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(b) $4.00

Conformed copy, each R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(c) $3.00

Certified copy, each R.W. 13:841(A)(5)(a) $5.00

Copies, per page, R.S. 13:841(A)(6) $1.00

Minute Entry, R.S. 13:841(A)(7) $5.00

Notice to Attorney, 1st Notice $15.00

Notice to Attorney, each additional $5.00

Act of Congress $5.00

Supplemental & Amending Petitions, without service $180.00

Commission To Sell (Sheriff's fee $1,000.00 made payable to APSO) $330.00

FAX FEES

FAX FEES
Fax fee, without the costs to file the pleading $5.00

Fax Receipt $15.00

Family Suits - New Filings

Suit Cost
New Suit, without Service of Process $355.00

New Suit, with one Service of Process $405.00

New Suit, holding service with court date $435.00

Issuance of TRO, Rule, or Citation $130.00

Service of Process, each additional $130.00

Rule to Show Cause - Art. 102 - Issuance of one Rule only - Does not include Judgment of Divorce $210.00

Income Assignment Order/QDRO with service $160.00

Rule in Existing suit without TRO $210.00

Family Suits - Pleading in Existing Family Suits Without Service of Process

Suit Cost
Initial page, R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(a) $36.00

Subsequent page(s) each R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(b) $4.00

Conformed copy, each R.S. 13:84(A)(2)(c) $3.00

Certified copy, each R.W. 13:841(A)(5)(a) $5.00

Copies, per page, R.S. 13:841(A)(6) $1.00

Minute Entry, R.S. 13:841(A)(7) $5.00

Certificate of Divorce, R.S. 40:57 and R.S. 40:58 $15.00

Notice of Assignment, each $15.00

Probate Matters

Probate Cost
New Probates - Succession, Tutorship, Emancipation, Minority, Interdiction, etc. $500.00

Initial page, R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(a) $36.00

Subsequent page(s) each R.S. 13:841(A)(2)(b) $4.00

Conformed copy, each R.S. 13:84(A)(2)(c) $3.00

Certified copy, each R.W. 13:841(A)(5)(a) $5.00

Certificate of No Opposition $15.00

Notice of Publication without certified copies $15.00

Issue & process letters of confirmation, appointment, administration, testamentary $20.00
or tutorship without certified copies

Miscellaneous Fees

Fee Cost
Garnishment in existing suit $385.00

Subpoenas $160.00

Bench Warrant $180.00

Notice of Judgment by mail, first notice $5.00

Notice of Judgment by mail, each additional $5.00

Notice of Judgment with service - For each service does not include Sheriff's fee $20.00

Recording Documents in the Civil Suit Department

DOCUMENT TO BE RECORDED IN ONE INDEX BOOK (fees assessed separately per recording book) Cost
Fees Include $5.00 LCRAA Fee, 10 names indexed and 1 certified copy
1 to 5 Pages $105.00

6 to 25 pages $205.00

26 to 25 pages $305.00

51 or more pages - 1st 50 pages $305.00
Each additional page after 50 $ 5.00

Indexing fee after 10 names (per name) $5.00
Pages Larger than 8.5" x 14" (per Page) $20.00

Judgements and liens that have the effect of judgements recorded without the last 4 digits of the debtors $25.00
SSN will include an additional fee per debtor (CCP 1922)

Document to be Recorded In Both Books
Fess Include $5.00 LCRAA Fee , 10 names indexed and 1 certified copy

1 to 5 pages $205.00

6 to 25 pages $405.00

26 to 50 pages $605.00

51 or more pages - 1st 50 pages $605.00
Each additional page after 50 $ 10.00

Indexing fee after 10 names (per name) $5.00
Pages Larger than 8.5" x 14" (per page) $ 20.00