Appeals

The Appeals Division serves as the Clerk of Court's Office for the State Civil Service Commission by helping the Commission hear and decide appeals. It receives appeals, maintains appeal files, schedules hearings, issues subpoenas, mails decisions, and compiles the appellate record if judicial review is sought. The Appeals Division also provides a staff of Referees who hear and decide cases for the Commission.

After the Commission or a Referee hears an appeal, a written decision is issued. If a Referee issues the decision, the employee and the agency have the right to ask the Commission to review the Referee's decision or to appeal the Referee's decision directly to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. If the Commission issues the decision, or takes action on an application for review, the employee and the agency have the right to appeal the Commission's decision to the First Circuit. Any party dissatisfied with the First Circuit's decision may ask the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals' decision. The Louisiana Supreme Court, in its discretion, may or may not grant that request for review.

Learn more about the Life of an Appeal.

Legal Help

The Appeals Division is unable to provide legal assistance or representation to appellants. You may represent yourself or hire an attorney to represent you. State Civil Service staff cannot represent you.

If you choose to hire an attorney, you are responsible for paying the attorney’s fees. However, if you are successful in your appeal, you may be awarded up to $5,000 in attorney’s fees.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may qualify for free legal assistance. Please refer to the following websites for more information:

LA Law Help

LA State Bar Association

Ways to Communicate With Our Office

All documentation under Chapter 13 that is required to be directed to or received by the Appeals Division should be submitted to the Appeals Division for proper distribution.

Submit documentation using one of the following methods:

  1. Email (preferred method):
    scs-appeals@civilservice.la.gov

  2. Physical Address:
    Appeals Division
    1201 North Third Street, Suite 3-280
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

  3. Mailing Address:
    Appeals Division
    P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9111

Your email address will be used only for SCS – Appeals business purposes.

Receive our Decisions Electronically

This service provides a monthly memorandum listing the decisions rendered the previous month by the State Civil Service Commission and its Referees, which includes hyperlinks to the decisions themselves. It also provides an update memorandum regarding the status of decisions that were not final when they were initially reported. Subscribe to our Electronic Decision Notification System.

Contact Appeals


Phone Number: 
(225)342-8070
David W. Boggs
Appeals Administrator