Effective immediately, COTTFile will be the vendor for civil and criminal e-filing with the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court. The clerk will discontinue using Tybera June 30, 2026. If you e-file with our office, please establish an account with COTTFile as soon as possible.
CIVIL & CRIMINAL E-FILING: Follow this link to sign up and begin using COTTFile: https://cottfile.com
The clerk of court is pleased to offer e-Filing services for civil and criminal pleadings. E-filing is a convenient, quick, and easy method to file any document.
- Beginning January 1, 2026, fax filing is discontinued and pleadings filed by an attorney must be submitted electronically or in-person (paper);
- No additional fee to the clerk for e-Filing;
- No follow-up with original document;
- No need to send checks for sheriff’s service (CIVIL) – we will issue check from funds on deposit;
- If there is a negative balance on the docket (CIVIL), we will capture funds to cover the negative balance plus the funds for services incurred by the e-filed pleadings;
- Real-time acceptance, image display, and e-mail notification;
- Research and development performed without tax dollars;
- Filings may be submitted 24/7/365, and documents are considered filed as of the date of the submission to the clerk;
- PLEASE image your documents in legal size, black-and-white only (unless color photographs, diagrams, etc. being submitted). Please sign your documents electronically or with black ink.
