Dockets are published in the LPSC bi-monthly Bulletin. These Bulletins are posted on the LPSC website generally on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. Following publishing, stakeholders have 25 days to Intervene unless otherwise noted. Although, don’t be discouraged, late intervention is almost always allowed!
The full rules can be found here, but please feel free to use our Intervention and Cover Letter templates below. Once completed, they will need to be submitted to the LPSC Records & Recording Division by 4:30pm CST, the day of the deadline.
TEMPLATES:
HOW TO SUBMIT INTERVENTIONS & COMMENTS
Interventions, comments and testimony need to be filed with the LPSC’s Records & Recording Division. They can be submitted via fax, hand delivery or by mail.
- Fax filing: This option is convenient if a deadline is quickly approaching, and is usually used for comments to maximize work time. With this option, the document needs to be faxed to the LPSC’s Records & Recording Division by 4:30pm on the day of the deadline, and circulated (via email is fine) to the Service List. Following the fax submittal, the original document and two copies must be mailed to the LPSC, along with the fax filing fee (a check to the LPSC for $25) within five (5) business days. NOTE: filings done by fax cannot exceed 25 pages.
- Mail-in filing: This is the best option for Interventions! Just print out your documents, make two copies, drop it in the mail and circulate to the Service List. Overnight mail with services like FedEx and UPS are accepted as well.
- Hand Delivery: A self-explanatory option, although accessing the building can be tricky. You’ll need to go to the Galvez Building in Baton Rouge, check in with security and take the elevator up to the 11th floor.
LATE INTERVENTION AND/OR MISSED DEADLINES
Maybe you missed the deadline, or are new to the LPSC game, you can still jump in!
You’ll just need to Petition the Commission to Intervene Out of Time. Feel free to use these templates below! Depending on the type of docket, the Petition is reviewed and other Stakeholders may be given the opportunity to object within a specified time period. Given no objections, you’ll be granted Intervenor status.
If you missed a comment deadline, you’ll follow a similar process. You’ll need to Petition the Commission to Leave Comment Out of Time, and yes, we have a template for that too! This is used if you miss a deadline by a day or so, not an opportunity to submit comments on something from months ago.
Petition the Commission to Intervene (or Leave Comment) Out of Time can be submitted at the same time as your Intervention or Comments, and the same submittal process used. Note, filing as an Interested Party does not have a deadline.
TEMPLATES: