§970. Court reporter for Twenty-sixth Judicial District for Webster Parish
A.As used herein, "judge" means the district judge of the twenty-sixth judicial
district who resides in Webster Parish. In the event that more than one judge of the twenty-sixth judicial district resides in Webster Parish, the word "judge" shall mean the most senior
of the judges of the twenty-sixth judicial district residing in Webster Parish.
B.The judge may appoint a court reporter for Webster Parish, which reporter shall
hold office for the current term of the judge making the appointment, or until resignation or
until the office is declared vacant by the judge.
C.The court reporter shall be a person of good moral character whose knowledge
of court procedure and general qualifications of competency have been
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§970. Court reporter for Twenty-sixth Judicial District for Webster Parish
A. As used herein, "judge" means the district judge of the twenty-sixth judicial
district who resides in Webster Parish. In the event that more than one judge of the twenty-sixth judicial district resides in Webster Parish, the word "judge" shall mean the most senior
of the judges of the twenty-sixth judicial district residing in Webster Parish.
B. The judge may appoint a court reporter for Webster Parish, which reporter shall
hold office for the current term of the judge making the appointment, or until resignation or
until the office is declared vacant by the judge.
C. The court reporter shall be a person of good moral character whose knowledge
of court procedure and general qualifications of competency have been demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the judge making the appointment.
D. The court reporter shall furnish a bond in the amount of one thousand dollars to
protect litigants against any acts of incompetency on the part of the reporter. The written
appointment, the oath of office, and the bond shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of
the district court for Webster Parish.
E. Subject to the approval of the judge and the police jury, the court reporter may
appoint as many deputy reporters as necessary to assist him with the work of his office
consistent with the work to be done, and the reporter shall be responsible for the work of the
deputies under his oath of office and bond.
F. The duties of the court reporter shall be to report in shorthand, tape recording,
stenotype, or in any recognized manner, and transcribe into typing or printing at the request
of any of the parties to any proceeding, or at the request of the judge, all the testimony taken
in all appealable civil cases tried in the district, and to furnish, for the purpose of appeal the
necessary copies of the testimony required by the law. In criminal cases the court reporters
shall take down the proceedings as required by law and by the court and shall transcribe the
proceedings as directed by the court and shall furnish the necessary copies needed for the
purpose of appellate review.
G. The court reporter shall be subject to the orders of the judge presiding in the
Webster Parish division of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District and shall attend civil and
criminal sessions of the district court as the presiding judge may direct from time to time.
H. The reporter and any deputy reporters shall have the power to administer oaths
in all matters pertaining to depositions taken outside of court to be used in the Twenty-Sixth
Judicial District Court or in other courts. Certificates issued by the said reporter and filed
by him within the scope of his authority shall be received in the courts of this state as are the
certificates of the notaries public.
I. As compensation, the court reporter and deputy reporters shall be paid by the
Webster Parish Police Jury from the fund hereafter created, such annual compensation,
payable monthly, as may be fixed by the judge with the approval of the Webster Parish
Police Jury.
J. The Webster Parish Police Jury shall furnish all supplies and equipment, such as
typewriter, shorthand pads, adding machines, paper, carbon paper, stenograph machines, and
all other supplies and equipment necessary for the taking and transcribing of said testimony.
In addition, the court reporter shall be reimbursed by the Webster Parish Police Jury for all
traveling expenses and other expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties. The
Webster Parish Police Jury shall provide the court reporter with an office or suitable place
of accommodation equipped with the necessary office furniture.
NOTE: The fee provided for in Subsection K is effective on the date of
Judicial Council Approval. See Acts 2020, No. 232.
K.(1) The clerk of court of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court for the parish of
Webster shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, who is not
otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs or subject to the provisions of
Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., a fee to be determined by the judges of the
district, sitting en banc, which shall not exceed fifteen dollars. The fee shall be maintained
by him in a special account designated as the clerk of court's reporter's fund.
(2) No deposit shall be required in forma pauperis cases, but the clerk of court may
test by rule the plaintiff's right to the benefits of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181
through 5188 and of R.S. 13:4529.
(3) The clerk of the district court shall deduct ten percent of all sums collected
hereunder as compensation for his services at the end of each month and remit the remainder
thereof to the Webster Parish Police Jury for deposit into the court reporter's fund with full
accounting of all receipts for the period covered by such remittance.
NOTE: The fee provided for in Subsection L is effective on the date of
Judicial Council Approval. See Acts 2020, No. 232.
L. Additionally, in civil and criminal cases the Webster Parish Police Jury shall be
paid two dollars and fifty cents per thirty-one-line legal size page and fifty cents per page for
copies for all testimony transcribed by the court reporters. This charge shall be taxable as
court costs and shall be advanced to the court reporter assigned to the case for delivery to the
Webster Parish Police Jury for deposit in the clerk of court reporter's fund.
M. Monies in the criminal court fund, indigent defender's fund, or funds otherwise
available for such purposes under the law, shall be paid into the clerk of court reporter's fund
as directed by the court. The Webster Parish Police Jury shall deposit such additional funds
in the clerk of court reporter's fund as are needed to pay the costs and charges herein
provided.