La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § I-401
Item | Fee |
Express Delivery (Cost Per Package) | Actual Cost |
Non-Sufficient Funds Charge | $25.00 |
Photocopies (Per Page) | $0.25 |
Postage (Per Package) | Actual Cost |
Public Records Request Fee (Certify Public Records) (Cost Per Certification Form) | $20.00 |
Public Records Request Fee (Cost Per Page up to 8 1/2" X 14") (Two-sided copy is charged as two pages) | $0.25 |
(Including Facsimile) | |
Public Records Request Fee (Cost Per Page for Printed Copy Greater Than 8 1/2" X 14") (Two-sided copy is charged as two pages) | Actual Cost |
Public Records Request Fee (Cost Per Page for CD-ROM or USB Drive) | $0.25 |
Public Records Request Fee (Cost Per Page for Electronic File Emailed) | $0.25 |
Item | Fee |
Corporations - | |
Complete Corporation Information Computer Data Transfer | |
Weekly, Per Initial Load | $2,500.00 |
50 Files at $200 Per Week | $10,000.00 |
Total | $12,500.00 |
Monthly, Per Initial Load | $2,500.00 |
11 Monthly Files at $400 | $4,400.00 |
Total | $6,900.00 |
Monthly Trade Names Only, 12 Monthly Files | |
Total | $1,725.00 |
Customized Computer List (Per Page) | $25 for 1st 40 Records Plus $0.01 Per Each Additional Record |
Miscellaneous Corporations Fees -- | |
Agent for Service of Process | $15.00 |
Certificate for Service of Process | $20.00 |
Political Subdivision | $10.00 |
Power of Attorney | $25.00 |
Uniform Commercial Code - | |
Direct Access Fee, Annual Subscription, Unlimited Usage | $400.00 |
Monthly Updates Information Computer Data Transfer, Annual Fee, Monthly Updates Subscription | $6,900.00 |
Item | Fee |
Adoptions (Apostilles or Authentication Certificates) (Cost Per Certificate) | $10.00 |
Apostille Certificate (Cost Per Certificate) | $20.00 |
Certificate of Authentication (Cost Per Certificate) | $20.00 |
Certificate of a Pardon (Cost Per Certificate) | $20.00 |
Certified Document (Executive Orders or Proclamations) (Per Document) | $20.00 |
Replacement Commission Certificate | $20.00 |
Replacement Identification Card | $5.00 |
Item | Fee |
Bond Registration Certificate (Municipal Bonds) (Optional) | $10.00 |
Certified Copy (In Addition to Per Page Fee) | $20.00 |
Certified Copy of "Living Will" Declaration Registration | $20.00 |
"Living Will" Replacement of Identification Card | $5.00 |
Proces Verbal | |
Recordation | $10.00 |
Proces Verbal (Cost Per Page) | $2.00 |
Public Officials Signature Registration Certificate | $10.00 |
Publications | |
Ballot Box | $5.00 |
Buckram Bound Acts of Legislature | |
2010/I, II and III (2010 Regular Session) | $172.00 |
2011/I and II (2011 Regular and 1st Extraordinary Sessions) | $120.00 |
2012/I, II and III (2012 Regular Session) | $174.00 |
2013/I and II (2013 Regular Session) | $120.00 |
2014/I and II (2014 Regular Session) | $170.00 |
2015/I and II (2015 Regular Session) | $205.00 |
2016/I and II (2016 Regular Session) | $340.00 |
2017/I and II (2017 Regular Session and 1st and 2nd Extraordinary Sessions) | $250.00 |
Future Issues (Printed Annually) * | Varies |
Code of Governmental Ethics | $5.00 |
Corporation Law | $25.00 |
Election Code | $20.00 |
Lawrason Act | $5.00 |
Legislative Calendar of the Legislature | $25.00 |
Official Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives | $25.00 |
Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate | $25.00 |
Report of Secretary of State CY 2009 and CY 2010 | $63.00 |
Report of Secretary of State CY 2011 and CY 2012 | $60.00 |
Report of Secretary of State CY 2013 and CY 2014 | $70.00 |
Report of Secretary of State CY 2015 and CY 2016 | $40.00 |
Report of Secretary of State (Future Issues) (Printed Bi-Annually) * | Varies |
Roster of Officials 2012 | $25.00 |
Roster of Officials 2016 | $30.00 |
Roster of Officials (Future Issues) (Printed Every 4 Years)** | Varies |
The department shall publish the cost in The Advocate annually for these publications and will post the costs on the department's website after the cost for each publication is determined.
*Pursuant to R.S. 43:22, the formula for the cost for publishing the Buckram Bound Acts of Legislature is as follows: Printing Estimate + 10 percent of the Printing Cost + Postage/Quantity of Books Ordered.
**The cost for these publications may vary and is based upon the following: Printing Estimate + Department Staff Costs + Postage/Quantity of Books Ordered.
Item | Fee |
Digital Imaging - | |
600 Pixels Per Inch .TIFF Digital Image (Not for Commercial Use) (For Existing Original Photograph Collections Only) (See Reproduction Rights Fee) 2 | $10.00 |
Reproduction Rights Fee (Commercial Use Only) (Per Image) 3 | $100.00 |
Oversized Digital Image Capture | $20.00 |
Legislative Committee Hearing/Meeting | |
For Public (Cost Per Digital Audio File) | $20.00 |
For State Agency (Cost Per Digital Audio File) | $10.00 |
Photocopy Reproduction -- | |
Confederate Pension Records Applications (Per Individual) (Cost Per One Application) | $20.00 |
Military Service Records (Confederate Soldiers Military Records From Louisiana and World War I Discharge Records) (Cost Per Individual) | $15.00 |
Other Historical Documents (Per Act 602 of the 2006 Regular Legislative Session) (Louisiana Governmental Agencies Only) (Cost Per Set) | $10.00 |
Proces Verbal | |
Certification | $20.00 |
Proces Verbal (Cost Per Page) | $2.00 |
Self-Service Charges | |
Book Scanner (Cost Per Page or Digital Image) | $0.25 |
Computer Printouts (Cost Per Page) | $0.25 |
Microfilm (Cost Per Page or Digital Image) | $0.50 |
Photocopies (Cost Per Page or Digital Image) | $0.25 |
Staff Reproduction of Archival Material | |
Document Certification (Cost Per Record) | $20.00 |
Public Vital Records (Certified) (Cost Per Record) | $10.00 |
Public Vital Records (Certified Letter of "No Record After Reasonable Search") (Per Individual, Per Spelling Variation) | $20.00 |
Public Vital Records, Photocopy/Digital Image (Non-certified) (Cost Per Record) | $5.00 |
Flash Drive-2GB (with State Seal) (Includes first 10 Digital Images) | $15.00 |
Microfilm Duplication of Existing Roll (Cost Per Roll) | |
16mm Reel | $30.00 |
35mm Reel | $45.00 |
1 Fees are for research and must be collected for both successful and unsuccessful searches. No research will be conducted until payment is approved or received.
2 Refer to the Louisiana State Archives Policy on the Reproduction of Archival Images (Form LH10).
3 Refer to the Louisiana State Archives Policy on the Reproduction of Archival Images (Form LH10) and Request for Permission to Publicly Display Images for Commercial Use (Form LF12).
Item | Fee |
Audio and Video Fees - | |
Low Resolution video preview files provided in MP4 format | No cost |
Materials Charge (Cost per storage media) | $15.00 |
Multimedia Archives License Fee Schedule - | |
Feature Film (per second) | |
United State Only | $80.00 |
Worldwide | $90.00 |
Film Festival Only (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana Only | $15.00 |
United States | $20.00 |
Worldwide | $25.00 |
Television Broadcast (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana Only | $30.00 |
United States | $40.00 |
Worldwide | $50.00 |
Television Broadcast Non-Commercial PBS Station (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
United States only | $20.00 |
Worldwide | $25.00 |
Premium Streaming Service (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) (per second | |
United States only | $40.00 |
Worldwide | $50.00 |
Educational, Non-commercial Distribution Only (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
United States only | $20.00 |
Worldwide | $25.00 |
Television Commercial (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only (single market) | $30.00 |
United States only | $40.00 |
Worldwide | $50.00 |
Corporate Presentation (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
Located United States only | $20.00 |
Located Worldwide | $25.00 |
Live Event (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
Located United States only | $20.00 |
Located Worldwide | $25.00 |
Live Event Non-Profit (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $10.00 |
Located United States only | $15.00 |
Located Worldwide | $20.00 |
Concert (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $20.00 |
Located United States only | $25.00 |
Located Worldwide | $30.00 |
Concert Non-Profit (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
Located United States only | $20.00 |
Located Worldwide | $25.00 |
Museum Exhibit (per second) | |
Located Within State of Louisiana only | $10.00 |
Located United States only | $15.00 |
Located Worldwide | $20.00 |
Music Video (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only | $10.00 |
United States only | $15.00 |
Worldwide | $20.00 |
Industrial Communication (non-broadcast) (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only | $20.00 |
United States only | $25.00 |
Worldwide | $30.00 |
Web Player-Commercial (web hosted and protected from download) (per second).-Term limits apply | |
Worldwide | $30.00 |
Webplayer-Non-Commercial (web hosted and protected from download) (per second)-Term limits apply | |
Worldwide | $15.00 |
Radio Transmission (per second) | |
Within State of Louisiana only | $15.00 |
United States only | $20.00 |
Worldwide | $25.00 |
All media, Not known, Worldwide | $100.00 |
Item | Fee |
Paper Record Conversion Services | |
Paper to Microfilm or Digital (per image)* | $0.10 |
Paper to Microfilm and Digital (per image)* | $0.15 |
Microfilm Conversion Services | |
Microfilm to Digital (per image, TIF or PDF)* | $0.07 |
Microfilm to Digital (per image, TIF and PDF)* | $0.08 |
Additional indexing (per field, per series) | $0.05 |
Image Capture | |
Digital to Microfilm (TIF or PDF, per image)* | $0.07 |
Additional Services/Add-ons | |
2nd Diazo Duplicate Reel (16 mm) | $15.00 |
2nd Diazo Duplicate Reel (35 mm) | $20.00 |
2nd Silver Original Reel 16mm (Dual Reels 100') | $18.00 |
2nd Silver Original Reel 16mm (Dual Reels 215') | $20.00 |
Add-on Image to Microfiche Jacket | $0.30 |
Load Reel onto Cartridge | $12.00 |
Microfiche Jacket | $0.60 |
Microfilm Duplication of Existing Roll (Cost Per Roll) | |
16 mm Reel | $25.00 |
35 mm Reel | $40.00 |
Delivery of Digital Media Storage Type | |
External Hard Drive (per drive) | At Cost |
Media by Data Exchange (FTP, per gigabyte) | No Charge |
Archival Supplies utilized for original materials returned to agency post-digitization (boxes, folders, etc.) | At Cost |
1Above pricing may include the following services as applicable: pickup, document preparation, filming, processing, storage of original reel at the Louisiana State Archives Facility, duplicate reel sent to agency, disposal of original documents, and/or return of documents per agency instruction or approval. For more details or job price quotes, please contact the imaging and preservation services program at (225) 922-1000.
*Conversion services for digital media includes basic editing, quality control, and the first two fields of indexing.
Item | Fee |
Package of Cubic Foot Boxes (25 Boxes in Package) | At Cost |
Intake and Disposal Fee | At Cost |
Due to the fluctuation in the department's procurement cost of the storage boxes, and destruction by outside vendors, the actual cost for storage boxes and destruction will be assessed and will be posted on the department's website.
La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § I-401