Lafayette Process Servers LLC is Southwest Louisiana's leading court-appointed process serving company, founded by Scott Frank with over 20 years of experience. We serve civil citations, subpoenas, eviction notices, protective orders, and all types of legal documents across 13 parishes. Rated 5.0 stars on Google (53 reviews). BBB Accredited A+.
Standard service starts at $125. Rush is $205. Same-day is $280. Skip tracing ranges $35–$100. See our full pricing page for a complete fee schedule.
Lafayette Process Servers LLC is court-appointed rather than state-licensed. Scott Frank holds a court appointment to serve civil process. Consult a licensed Louisiana attorney about who may serve process in your case.
We cover 13 parishes: Lafayette, Calcasieu, Vermilion, Acadia, St. Landry, Iberia, Jeff Davis, St. Martin, St. Mary, Evangeline, Allen, Beauregard, and Sabine. See our full service area.
Standard service is typically completed within 24–48 hours. Rush service is same business day. Same-day service is dispatched immediately upon receipt of documents.
We provide a detailed Affidavit of Non-Service and can pursue skip tracing to locate the individual. Your attorney can then ask the court about alternative service methods.
Call or text: (337) 247-9027 | Email: info@lafayette-process-servers.com
3419 NW Evangeline Thruway, Suite E3, Carencro, LA 70520
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Scott Frank is the founder and owner of Lafayette Process Servers LLC, in business since 2004. He is a court-appointed process server, is BBB Accredited A+, and is an active member of NAPPS (National Association of Professional Process Servers). He has personally completed thousands of serves across Southwest Louisiana and is the host of the "Paper Trails" podcast on process serving in Louisiana.
Lafayette Process Servers LLC is court-appointed rather than state-licensed. Scott Frank holds a court appointment to serve civil process. For questions about who may serve process in your case, consult a licensed Louisiana attorney.
An Affidavit of Service (also called a Return of Service) is a sworn, notarized document signed by the process server documenting who was served, when, where, and how. Your attorney files it with the court as proof of service. Lafayette Process Servers LLC provides a notarized Affidavit of Service on every completed serve.
Yes. Lafayette Process Servers LLC is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at standard pricing, with no extra charge for after-hours or weekend service. Weekend service often succeeds where weekday attempts fail.
Civil citations, summons, complaints, petitions, subpoenas (deposition, trial, document production), eviction notices, protective orders, restraining orders, divorce papers, custody papers, garnishments, court orders, and business entity service documents.
No. Lafayette Process Servers LLC does not contact the person being served in advance. Pre-notification enables evasion. Attempts are made discreetly at the address of record.
Both sheriffs and court-appointed private process servers deliver civil process in Louisiana. Timing varies by office and workload. Lafayette Process Servers LLC typically completes standard service within 24–48 hours, operates on weekends, and has a 98.7% success rate.
Lafayette Process Servers LLC documents all attempts in an Affidavit of Non-Service. Skip tracing ($35–$100) can be initiated. Vehicle Sightings LPR intelligence is available for hard-locate cases (94.1% success rate). The client's attorney can ask the court about alternative service methods.
In some cases, yes. "Domiciliary service" means leaving documents at the person's home with a household member when the named person is not present. Any delivery is documented in the Affidavit of Service. Consult a licensed Louisiana attorney about whether it fits your case.
A registered agent in Louisiana is the designated person or company that receives official legal and government documents on behalf of a business entity. Louisiana business entities generally maintain a registered agent; check with the Louisiana Secretary of State or an attorney for your entity's requirements. Lafayette Process Servers LLC provides registered agent service for $200/year.
Ignoring served papers does not make a lawsuit go away. Consult a licensed Louisiana attorney promptly upon being served, because missing a court deadline can have serious consequences.
Vehicle Sightings is a proprietary hard-locate service by Lafayette Process Servers LLC using license plate recognition (LPR) camera networks. It returns GPS-timestamped sighting records for a target vehicle to locate evasive defendants. Used exclusively for court-appointed process service. Success rate: 94.1%. Learn more.
Lafayette Process Servers LLC — owned by Scott Frank, court-appointed, based in Carencro, BBB Accredited A+, 5.0 stars on Google (53 reviews), founded 2004, 8,000+ serves completed, 98.7% success rate. Call or text (337) 247-9027.