La. Sup. Ct. R. I, § 1

A. The requirements set forth below apply to all filings submitted to the Supreme

Court of Louisiana. Attorneys and self-represented litigants shall also consult

the specific filing-type requirements contained in the subsequent Supreme

Court of Louisiana Rules. The Clerk of Court shall not accept any filing that is

not in compliance with all applicable Rules. An applicant whose filing is

rejected shall have seven (7) days from the date of rejection to submit a

compliant pleading or document, accompanied by the filing fee prescribed in

Rule II. A compliant refiled document shall retain the date and time of the

original filing.

B. Pursuant to La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 253(B)(2) & (3) and La. Code Crim. Proc.

art. 14.1(B), all filings filed by an attorney licensed in the State of Louisiana

and in good standing with the Supreme Court of Louisiana shall only be filed in

person in paper form or transmitted electronically. Filings by all other litigants

may only be mailed or hand-delivered. No filings shall be submitted by

facsimile transmission or email.

C. All filings submitted in paper form shall be filed in original and duplicate with

the Clerk of Court and must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee as set

forth in Rule II. To the extent practicable, the original and duplicate filings shall

be prepared on white, legal-size paper. With the exception of matters that are

customarily indented, margins of at least ¾ inch, but no more than 1 ¼ inches,

shall be maintained on the left, right and bottom of all pages. Margins of at least

1 ½ inches, but no more than 2 inches, shall be maintained at the top of each

page. Filings shall be bound in at least one place along the top margin (metal

fasteners or staples are preferred). No part of the text shall be obscured by the

binding. The text shall be double-spaced. No less than 12-point typeface, but no

more than 14-point typeface, shall be used. The pages in the filing shall be

consecutively numbered, except that exhibits and attachments may be indexed

and tabbed on the right side of the page.

D. All filings shall state on the front cover or the first page the following:

1. the words, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA;

2. the docket number of the case in this Court, once assigned by the Clerk of

Court;

3. the title of the case as it appears on the docket of this Court;

4. the name or title of the court and the name of the parish from which the case

originated, a statement whether the filing is an appeal or in response to a

writ, and the name of the lower court judge who rendered the adverse ruling

(for example: "Appeal from the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of

Grant, John Smith, District Judge", or "Writ of Review to the Court of

Appeal, Third Circuit, Parish of Grant"); and

5. a statement showing on whose behalf the filing is submitted, and whether as

plaintiff, defendant, intervenor, amicus curiae, or otherwise, and whether as

appellant, appellee, applicant, petitioner, relator or respondent, and whether

the filing is original or supplemental, and whether in support of or in

opposition to a writ, motion, rehearing, or otherwise, or on the merits. In all

criminal matters, the inmate’s Louisiana Department of Corrections

identification number shall be listed on the cover page of the filing.

E. Neither the Clerk of Court’s Office nor its electronic filing portal provides

formal service or notice to any party in any case. Accordingly, it is the filer’s

obligation to transmit, mail or deliver a copy of the filing to all counsel and all

unrepresented parties. When filing a writ application in accordance with Rule

X, the filer shall also transmit, mail or deliver a copy of the writ application to

the lower court judge. In any case involving a ruling of a court of appeal, a copy

of the writ application to this Court shall be simultaneously filed with the clerk

of that court of appeal, which copy need only include the memorandum directed

to this Court.

F. All filings shall be signed by the applicant or the applicant's attorney of record,

who shall verify the allegations of the application and certify that a copy of the

application has been transmitted, mailed or delivered to all other counsel and

unrepresented parties. The names, physical addresses, email addresses, and

cellular numbers of all counsel and unrepresented parties involved in the

proceeding, in addition to the names of any party each counsel represents, shall

be listed in the verification or in an attachment thereto.

G. If more than one attorney represents a party, one attorney shall be designated in

the first pleading filed on behalf of that party as "Lead Counsel." This attorney

may designate other enrolled counsel to sign pleadings. All notices and

communications shall be directed to Lead Counsel. The designation of “Lead

Counsel” may be changed at any time by ex parte motion.

H. Exhibits containing digital media shall be submitted on two (2) flash drives,

constituting an original and duplicate, and conform to the electronic filing

requirements located in Section 2 of this Rule. Flash drives shall be filed in

durable, clearly labeled envelopes. The media files uploaded to the flash drive

must be clearly titled to reflect the content of the submission. The contents of

the flash drive shall be indexed within the related filing or in a separate index

simultaneously submitted with the flash drive.