1. A. The clerks for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees as court costs in a workers’ compensation dispute. Fees not pre-paid shall be due upon dismissal of or final judgment in the docket number, or on demand by the clerk:

   1. 1. filing of LW-WC-1008$50;
   2. 2. filing of LW-WC-1011 when no LW-WC-1008 for the same parties, same accident, and same issue(s) is pending$50;
   3. 3. service of process on secretary of state$50 or as otherwise set by the secretary of state;
   4. 4. copies of any paper in any suit record$0.25 per page;
   5. 5. for each certification$1 per page;
   6. 6. filing by facsimile$10 for the first 5 pages and $2.50 for each page thereafter;
   7. 7. cost of preparation of record for appealavailable upon request from the district office;

   8. 8. cost of service by certified mail the actual postage price on the United States Postal Service’s website on the date on which service is requested for the item and attachments being served for the total of the following:

      1. a. fees for a Certified Mail letter, and
      2. b. fees for Return Receipt Service;
   9. 9. subpoenas/subpoenas duces tecum$5;

   10. 10. privilege of litigating without prior payment of costs.

       1. a. If a requestor is unable to pay the costs of court in advance because of his or her poverty and lack of means, the requestor shall fully execute an in forma pauperis request on the LW request for waiver of advance costs form, and file the form with the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration. If the form is deemed proper and the relief sought appropriate, a workers’ compensation judge shall execute the pauper order, and the filing fee will not be due in advance or as they accrue. If the request is denied by a workers’ compensation judge, all costs shall be pre-paid in full before any documents may be filed.
       2. b. In the event any person seeks to prosecute a suit in a workers’ compensation court while incarcerated or imprisoned for the commission of a felony without paying the costs in advance as they accrue or furnishing security thereof, the court shall require such person to advance costs in accordance with Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, article 5181(B) and (C).
   11. 11. Service by Commercial Courier. If requesting service by commercial courier, the party requesting service by commercial courier shall provide to the court an envelope used by the commercial courier with the requestor’s account number on it or a prepaid envelope which is properly addressed to the person or entity on whom service is being sought.

2. B. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees which shall be pre-paid in full before any records are produced, unless otherwise ordered by a workers’ compensation judge or otherwise provided by law:

   1. 1. record request—$25 per request per docket number;
   2. 2. certification fee—$25 per request per docket number;
   3. 3. if a requestor is indigent and seeks to have the fee waived, the requestor shall fully execute an in forma pauperis request on the LW Request for Waiver of Advance Costs Form, and file the form with the Office of Workers’ Compensation court in which the case is pending and/or is filed. If the form is deemed proper and the relief sought appropriate, a workers’ compensation judge shall execute the pauper order, and the records request will be produced without pre-payment. If the request is denied by a workers’ compensation judge, all costs shall be pre-paid in full before any records are produced.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 25:281 (February 1999), amended LR 25:1871 (October 1999), amended by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation, LR 37:1630 (June 2011), amended by the Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, LR 42:763 (May 2016), LR 44:102 (January 2018), amended by Louisiana Works, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, LR 51:1630 (October 2025).