Civil Cover Sheet - Preparation Worksheet - Louisiana
LOUISIANA CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET SCREENING AND COMPLETION WORKSHEET
1. CURRENT REQUIREMENT CHECK
Do not cite La. R.S. 13:4688 as current authority. The Legislature repealed that section in its entirety through 2024 La. Acts No. 15, effective May 8, 2024.
The Supreme Court's published District Court Rule 9.6 states that, at the commencement of litigation involving an action for an offense or quasi-offense, petitioner's counsel, counsel's representative, or the self-represented litigant completes the Supreme Court-authorized Civil Case Cover Sheet. The Court's 2011 Part G, § 13 order and attached form describe the same scope.
Before using this worksheet, confirm all of the following:
☐ This is an original petition in a Louisiana judicial district court.
☐ The action seeks damages arising from an offense or quasi-offense.
☐ The filing court currently requires the Civil Case Cover Sheet and has supplied or confirmed the accepted version.
☐ Any court-specific electronic-filing instructions have been reviewed.
If the action is contractual, probate, family, administrative, or otherwise outside the offense/quasi-offense scope, do not assume this statewide reporting form applies. Check the filing court's current rules and clerk instructions.
2. CASE IDENTIFICATION
| Official-form field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Suit caption | [PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF] v. [RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT] |
| Court | [JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT] |
| Parish of filing | [PARISH] |
| Docket number | [TO BE ASSIGNED / DOCKET NUMBER] |
| Filing date | [__/__/____] |
| Name of lead petitioner's attorney | [ATTORNEY NAME / NOT APPLICABLE] |
| Name of self-represented litigant | [NAME / NOT APPLICABLE] |
| Number of named petitioners | [____] |
| Number of named defendants | [____] |
3. TYPE OF LAWSUIT
The Supreme Court's approved form directs the filer to select the categories that most appropriately apply and to check no more than three.
| Category | Select | Category | Select |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto: Personal Injury | ☐ | Auto: Property Damage | ☐ |
| Auto: Wrongful Death | ☐ | Auto: Uninsured Motorist | ☐ |
| Asbestos: Property Damage | ☐ | Asbestos: Personal Injury/Death | ☐ |
| Product Liability | ☐ | Premise Liability | ☐ |
| Intentional Bodily Injury | ☐ | Intentional Property Damage | ☐ |
| Intentional Wrongful Death | ☐ | Unfair Business Practice | ☐ |
| Business Tort | ☐ | Fraud | ☐ |
| Defamation | ☐ | Professional Negligence | ☐ |
| Environmental Tort | ☐ | Medical Malpractice | ☐ |
| Intellectual Property | ☐ | Toxic Tort | ☐ |
| Legal Malpractice | ☐ | Other Tort | ☐ |
| Other Professional Malpractice | ☐ | Redhibition | ☐ |
| Maritime | ☐ | Class action | ☐ |
| Wrongful Death | ☐ | General Negligence | ☐ |
Other Tort—describe: [________________________________________________]
Class action—nature of case: [________________________________________________]
4. ONE-SENTENCE CASE DESCRIPTION
Briefly describe the nature of the litigation in one sentence of additional detail:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
5. PERSON COMPLETING THE FORM
The official form states that the information should be the best available at filing, does not constitute a discovery request, response, or supplementation, and is not admissible at trial.
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Name | [________________________________] |
| Address | [________________________________] |
| Telephone | [________________________________] |
| [________________________________] | |
| Capacity | ☐ Petitioner's counsel ☐ Counsel's authorized representative ☐ Self-represented litigant |
Signature: ______________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]
6. FILING CHECKLIST
☐ Obtained the current accepted cover sheet directly from the filing court or its official filing system.
☐ Transferred the worksheet entries to that form without adding non-form fields.
☐ Selected no more than three lawsuit categories.
☐ Submitted the completed cover sheet with the original petition if the court confirmed it is required.
☐ Retained filing confirmation and a copy of the submitted form.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Louisiana District Court Rules, Title II, Rule 9.6 — published cover-sheet rule and offense/quasi-offense scope
- Louisiana Supreme Court Part G, § 13 order and approved form — official form fields and instructions
- 2024 La. Acts No. 15 — repealed La. R.S. 13:4688 in its entirety
- Current Louisiana Legislature entry for La. R.S. 13:4688 — identifies the May 8, 2024 repeal
- 22nd Judicial District Court appendices — post-repeal official appendix continues to list Appendix 9.6 and the statewide form link
About this template
- Last updated
- August 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Louisiana District Court Rule 9.6 (cover sheet for litigation involving an offense or quasi-offense)
- Louisiana Supreme Court General Administrative Rules, Part G, § 13 (civil case reporting)
- 2024 La. Acts No. 15 (repealed La. R.S. 13:4688 effective May 8, 2024)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 3, 2026.
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