Fax Filing Guidelines

The clerk of court accepts fax filing of any pleading pursuant to LSA-R.S. 13:850.  Note that a "receipt of transmission" must be transmitted by the clerk to the sender in order to complete the filing. 

A fax filing is effective only if the original signed document is received by the clerk's office within five days of the fax transmission and the applicable filing fee and five-dollar transmission fee are paid.

When one is facing a prescription deadline, he should phone the clerk in advance of the fax filing if he needs a clerk to issue the receipt of transmission after regular working hours on the date of the fax transmission.  A fax submission will not be considered filed until the acknowledgment of receipt can be transmitted.  See LSA-R.S. 13:850 (A).

Filings should be faxed to (504) 364-3780.  If there is a problem transmitting to that number, fax to (504) 364-2988.  Use the latter number only if there is a problem with the prior number.