- A. A pretrial statement shall be filed with the appropriate district office within the time frame designated in the scheduling order.
- B. The party or counsel who prepared and submitted the pretrial statement to the workers' compensation court should attend the pretrial conference. Any substitute permitted by the court to attend the conference shall be knowledgeable of all aspects of the case and shall possess the necessary authority to commit his client or associate regarding changes, stipulations, compromise/settlements, and trial dates.
- C. The pretrial conference shall be jointly requested by the parties or may be ordered by the court. The pretrial conference may be held by telephone or virtually, unless in the judge’s discretion, attendance in person at the conference is necessary.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 25:277 (February 1999), amended LR 25:1868 (October 1999), LR 33:657 (April 2007), amended by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation, LR 37:1629 (June 2011), amended by Louisiana Works, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, LR 51:1628 (October 2025).